eddygordouk Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 Damn!! I could have gotten you a parts car for free. Had a crate engine from japan in it with 80k on it. Oh well... Look into a company called "Rising Sun Engines" they import 60k EA's from japan and you can probably get one for under $450 -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxalplyx Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 why not go get a head gasket? are the timing belts on properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddygordouk Posted June 19, 2005 Author Share Posted June 19, 2005 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 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxalplyx Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 can u give me a quick diagram of how the cylinder number layout is on the RX? When you are standing in front of the car facing the engine, the engine layout is as follows. Cylinders: #3 #4 #1 #2 > < <-----You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddygordouk Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 When you are standing in front of the car facing the engine, the engine layout is as follows. Cylinders: #3 #4 #1 #2 > < <-----You yup it was, how intresting. why? is there sumthin repeating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddygordouk Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj48 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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