Syonyk Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Um... yuck. 140k miles or so on the engine (EA82). I pulled it apart to reseal it. It's... really gross inside. Is this normal, or does this speak to neglect on the part of the previous owners in terms of oil changes & such? This is WHY I was doing the reseal: This was a puddle of oil in the bellhousing: Inside the bellhousing, partially cleaned: Yea. Watch for that rear main. It's nasty when it leaks. -=Russ=- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Signs of neglect and cheap oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 no doubt neglect, and a bit of heat too... I never had the oil pan off yet, nice pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davalos Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Ack ... My sube looks kinda almost identical to that one ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Carbonized oil - pretty normal. Every engine I've torn down looked pretty much the same. Castrol super clean will take it off easily. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 man I swear you took those pics from my car. it looks identical. problem with mine, its had a slight rod knock for almost a year now. No use in resealing an engine that could die at any time. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 You might want to take the "oil sump pipe O ring challenge". Pain to get off most of the time. Old oil doesn't look too hideous.I've had some that were running fine looked that just like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 wow thats pretty nasty. When i pulled the pan on my first suby (86 EA81 hatch) that had been sitting for 3 years before i got it it was clean enough to eat off of. Guess they took good care of it..and it had 120k on it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 You might want to take the "oil sump pipe O ring challenge". Pain to get off most of the time. The FSM actually reccomends against EVER removing the pickup tube. Apparenty it's just not easy to get it sealed up again. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Looks like the engine bay of my EA-81 hatch. Oil spewed from the pan gasket and all over. BTW: Anyone wants it come and get it $400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 That looks like most of the engines I've had apart. The only one that didn't look like that had been running Mobil 1 synthetic for about 20,000 miles, which cleaned up everything inside amazingly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX2FFU Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 At least they won't rust underneath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I bet the EPA would go ape sh*t if they seen that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 looks like all the motors i've taken apart as well. i have one block that has crytstal clean heads but i haven't removed the pan yet. it had 200,000 miles but was the cleanest heads i've ever seen. wondering what inside the pan looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Well, both my subies got Oil under the Engine, (It seems to Come out Like Sweat) but, my EA82 was a li´l bit Cleaner when I took off the Oil Pan, two years ago... Maybe is ´cos I use two times a year, a QMI "Motor Flush" ... A cousin that works in Costa Rica, told me that some Oil Brands have more tendences to leave strong yellow barnish & gum in the Oil Passages; he told me that the Worst on that aspect is Peenzoil, and the Cleaner one is Chevron... I used many, many years Chevron 20W-50, but now, I do preffer Motul Brand; (It Hides the "Tick of Death" Sound Better) it´s cleaner. Well, Time to Cleanin´ and Also I suggest that when you make the engine to Run Again, Use a Motor Flush in Next oil Change. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasWaff Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I'm a big believer in pulling the oil pan and cleaning the scunge off the bottom and cleaning the oil pickup screen... But maybe that's just me, the Felix Unger of oil. Also wanted to give this site a bump on USMB again, for those who may not have seen it. Pretty cool, and the site has lots of info and is not a giant sales pitch. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/ DasWaff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Well, both my subies got Oil under the Engine, (It seems to Come out Like Sweat) but, my EA82 was a li´l bit Cleaner when I took off the Oil Pan, two years ago... Maybe is ´cos I use two times a year, a QMI "Motor Flush" ... A cousin that works in Costa Rica, told me that some Oil Brands have more tendences to leave strong yellow barnish & gum in the Oil Passages; he told me that the Worst on that aspect is Peenzoil, and the Cleaner one is Chevron... I used many, many years Chevron 20W-50, but now, I do preffer Motul Brand; (It Hides the "Tick of Death" Sound Better) it´s cleaner. Well, Time to Cleanin´ and Also I suggest that when you make the engine to Run Again, Use a Motor Flush in Next oil Change. Good Luck! I've been told by a couple of reasonably reliable sources that Pennzoil has a higher paraffin content than other oils, which causes more buildup inside the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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