OK- so this isn't my car, but is there something fishy about this ad?

 

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=443&sid=&tab=list/view&ad=1107590

 

If the seller's on the level, it's a little suspicious to me that he'd have a burned valve after just having the timing belt done at the dealership. I've had a couple of experiences with burned valves on Hondas and I seem to recall that the timing being off was a contributing factor.

 

I feel for the kid if he's indeed a college student short on money.

OK- so this isn't my car, but is there something fishy about this ad?

 

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=443&sid=&tab=list/view&ad=1107590

 

If the seller's on the level, it's a little suspicious to me that he'd have a burned valve after just having the timing belt done at the dealership. I've had a couple of experiences with burned valves on Hondas and I seem to recall that the timing being off was a contributing factor.

 

I feel for the kid if he's indeed a college student short on money.

Considering the car has 160K on it, a burnt valve is not unusual. I believe the interval for timing belts on that model is 105K; so the conclusion is he waited too long to have it done recently or it's been 55K since the belt was changed. Long enough to burn a valve; but not likely caused by incorrect timing belt installation. He's dreaming if he thinks a buyer will pay $2500 for a car that MIGHT cost him only $3700 after having the burnt valve repaired. Almost $4K for a '99 with 160K on the clock is a stretch.

Almost $4K for a '99 with 160K on the clock is a stretch.

 

I consider 160k to be a fairly low milage subaru.

 

I couldn't dream of buying a 99 for less than 4000 around here.

 

Where is everyone finding these supossedly perfect problem free lowmilage subarus for $1500 bucks with new headgaskets and timingbelts and no leaks.?

 

lol

I don't think it would have passed emmisions with a truely "burnt valve"

 

I'll bet that isn't really the issue.

 

I mean, how could he know unless he pulled the heads off?

I thought he said the burned valve happens AFTER the emission. Who knows what recently means in his book:-\

Isn't 99 an interference motor? Possible that the timing belt broke and it has bent valves?

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I mean, how could he know unless he pulled the heads off?

 

 

A compression tets or a vacume gauge can tell you.

 

nipper

OK- so this isn't my car, but is there something fishy about this ad?

 

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=443&sid=&tab=list/view&ad=1107590

 

If the seller's on the level, it's a little suspicious to me that he'd have a burned valve after just having the timing belt done at the dealership. I've had a couple of experiences with burned valves on Hondas and I seem to recall that the timing being off was a contributing factor.

 

I feel for the kid if he's indeed a college student short on money.

 

I would make him an offer and snag it. SUS's are so hard to find.

 

 

It needs a valve job most likely. The TB change was probably because the engine was running a little off, and they may not know the history of the car, so they blamed a loose TB. Lazy or underskilled mechainics can make bad judgmensts sometimes.

 

 

nipper

A compression tets or a vacume gauge can tell you.

 

nipper

Can't tell you conclusively it is one valve out of four per cylinder?

 

can point to it, but can't tell without removing heads

Can't tell you conclusively it is one valve out of four per cylinder?

 

can point to it, but can't tell without removing heads

 

 

It doesnt matter if it is one or four or 16. One still means both heads come off and you do a valve job, especially at 160,000 miles.

 

 

nipper

It doesnt matter if it is one or four or 16. One still means both heads come off and you do a valve job, especially at 160,000 miles.

 

 

nipper

 

nah...... not if the headgaskets aren't leaking.

 

I would check valve clearnaces first

Well I just paid $600 for a clean '97 2.5GT wagon with a rod knock (confirmed: the oil pan is full of metal) and the seller came down from $1000, so I definitely wouldn't pay $2500 for this one.