WoodsWagon Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I've got 2 apart on my garage floor, a 97 DOHC EJ25 out of an outback, and a SOHC EJ25 out of a forrester. The DOHC has badly rusted and pitted cyl walls, the SOHC had a piston that blew the ringlands off. AND, previously unknown, it has huge gouges in one cyl wall. Like gouges you can feel through the paper towl you're using to wipe down the cyl's with ATF. No big deal I think, I'll use one half of each block and see how it goes. Then I get bit by the thrust bearings, one is on the third main, the other is on the rear main. How many POS EJ25's does it take to build one good one? I've got a sea of EJ22 + EJ25 parts I'll see about collecting another EJ25. There's enough with blown headgaskets kicking around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5GL Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 "How many POS EJ25's does it take to build one good one?" About six, if you and carma are on the outs... Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 same amounts as any collection of POS engines. Sounds like the DOHC was poorly stored (not the engines fault), and only god knows what happened to blow a hole in the piston on the SOHC, though that is usually a bad case of engine knock. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 I'm picking up another EJ25 tommorow morning, for 25 bucks. The valves on the drivers side were closed so that side should be good. The passengers side may be done, none of the plugs were rusty, so there's hope. The engine was left without a throttle body and injectors, so there was pletny of ways for water to get in, there's even a puddle in the intake. You can't loose for 25 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5GL Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Scrap aluminum is up these days I hear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Scrap aluminum is up these days I hear... ROFL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 how are you finding so many people that store these things like that? rusted, pitted cylinder walls is not normal for any subaru...even any subaru engine that blows a headgasket. subaru's are notorious for having near perfect cylinder walls and crosshatching at 200,000+ miles. it is hard to keep the cylinder walls from rusting, they will rust even if oiled and sitting in a garage. it's really annoying, i've had it happen too. i hate reapplying the oil, i just want to store it and let it set. either a very controlled environment or wrapping them is needed i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 Well, the block I picked up yesterday turns pretty smoothly, so I may be lucky. I'll pull the heads off and return them to the guy, he wants them so he can send them out to the machine shop and have a set on hand for the next car that comes in with blown head gaskets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandoncrone Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I've got 2 apart on my garage floor, a 97 DOHC EJ25 out of an outback, and a SOHC EJ25 out of a forrester. The DOHC has badly rusted and pitted cyl walls, the SOHC had a piston that blew the ringlands off. AND, previously unknown, it has huge gouges in one cyl wall. Like gouges you can feel through the paper towl you're using to wipe down the cyl's with ATF. No big deal I think, I'll use one half of each block and see how it goes. Then I get bit by the thrust bearings, one is on the third main, the other is on the rear main. How many POS EJ25's does it take to build one good one? I've got a sea of EJ22 + EJ25 parts I'll see about collecting another EJ25. There's enough with blown headgaskets kicking around. You definitely can't use one half of each block unless you have them line bored. The block halves are mated to each other and machined together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyowensfan20 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 why not just buy a 2.2l for 300 bucks and set it down and go 100,000 or more? MUCH EASIER TO WORK ON TOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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