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soooo i fiiiinally get a compression test from my frends shop aaaaannnd.....bad news. One piston is basically gone and runnin at 60, abother is at 90. NOT FUN TO HEAR. Stupid up hill climbs from Reno....but anyways, it seems i must find a new engine basically. So does anyone know where i can find a decent used ea82T engine? im lookin i guess for JDM motors nows since there low on miles. Nippon Motors has them goin for $550 before ship i presume. I was wondering if anyone knew how decent they were for service, quality, and so on. Does anyone know anywhere else they sell motors? of does anyone have one in decent condition? I would really try and get one as soon as possibl;e haha. but yeah, sad news all but ill try my best to get the RX up an rurnnin as soon as i financially can :grin:

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One piston is basically gone and runnin at 60, abother is at 90. NOT FUN TO HEAR. Stupid up hill climbs from Reno....but anyways,

 

Could you share with us what cylinder you found the 60 and 90 in? Was it #3 cylinder that was 60 and #1 being 90? I'm curious!

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Could you share with us what cylinder you found the 60 and 90 in? Was it #3 cylinder that was 60 and #1 being 90? I'm curious!

 

can u give me a quick diagram of how the cylinder number layout is on the RX? i wasnt sure if it was 3 or 2 haha. but if im correct it seemed like the 3rd cylinder was 60 and the 4th was 90, but im not sure. Lordy i wish i coulda had that crate engine. How difficult is it to swap the engine out? I wonder if anyone wants the turbo or anything, seems to run strong haha, jus all the other stuff. Yeah the timing belts and everything is on. We did a spark plug quick check and when #3 was pulled the knocking whent away :banghead: so you how that is. thanks for the help though. by the way, how decent are JDM motors? as in, how well do they perform? and is it easy for a JDM ea82T engine to pass smog? Rising sun engines says theirs do and they seem quite decent, since im in California. Has anyone delt with them?

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yup it was, how intresting. why? is there sumthin repeating?

 

#3 is the closest to the turbo (heat) and also the furthest from the fuel distribution (lean) thus prone to be the most problematic.

 

Its not a new problem, but it is one that seems to have plagued subaru turbo motor for a while. Even now in the newer wrxs I have seen, #3 usually seems to be the first to go if things aren't treated well.

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#3 is the closest to the turbo (heat) and also the furthest from the fuel distribution (lean) thus prone to be the most problematic.

 

Its not a new problem, but it is one that seems to have plagued subaru turbo motor for a while. Even now in the newer wrxs I have seen, #3 usually seems to be the first to go if things aren't treated well.

 

whats the best way to help out those quadrants then? i really want to get aan intercooler setup for the engine imma swap in, would that reduce the load of heat near the turbo? jus wondering cuz i dont want it to happen again haha.

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I recently bought a used Mazda MPV engine from Rising Sun. I have about 4K on it now and it has been great. My only suggestion is to replace the timing belts (they will do it for you) and water pump before installation.

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