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Hydraulic Lash Adjuster fail
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:30 am
by 93forestpearl
Someone didn't very good care of this car. I've had two others at about the same miles and they never had this issue.
Long story short, I could hear a
HLA tapping, quite loudly actually. I tried a half-quart of tranny fluid for two weeks, and nothing. Drained some oil, and added a quart of Lucas, aka engine honey. Still nothing. I finally bit the bullet and dug in.
One
HLA was stuck completely flat, and three others were stuck about halfway down. Lame. Change your oil, people. Good thing I have about two motors worth of
HLA's laying around.
Total time was about 1.5 hours. I swear, nothing is easier to work on than a 2.2L Subaru.
Re: Hydraulic Lash Adjuster fail
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:11 am
by Legacy777
93forestpearl wrote:I swear, nothing is easier to work on than a 2.2L Subaru.
Agreed.....as long as it's in non-turbo flavor.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:41 am
by Imprezive
non turbo is wack.
I still have the original
HLA's in my engine w/ 250k on the clock
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:55 pm
by 93forestpearl
Imprezive wrote:non turbo is wack.
I still have the original
HLA's in my engine w/ 250k on the clock
Non-turbo get's a lot better gas mileage, hence this being my beater.
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:04 am
by Bdub
My 95 had a couple collapsed HLA's which I replaced around 210k. The car had been maintained all its life, so I suppose they just didn't stand the test of time.
I tried to re-oil fill them, but it didn't work, I just gave in and bought replacements. At like $15 each, it'd be pricey to replace them all.
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:18 am
by kimokalihi
I dunno, the 22RE motor in my toyota pickup was a breeze to work on and had more room to get around it.
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:25 am
by 93forestpearl
If it was the driver's side, I probably wouldn't be as happy.
The one's I put in there were from a motor that had 240 on it, but they were nice and free when I bled them. I could have probably saved the old ones by soaking them in Seafoam for a while, but I have others laying around.
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:30 am
by AWD_addict
NA daily driver and turbo project is the way to go.
Protip: Be careful when bleeding HLA's using small allen wrenches. Repeatedly pushing on the narrow wrench can cause your finger to loose sensitivity. Finger will regain feel within a couple weeks.
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:30 pm
by Buffman
You would have been better off using a synthetic 5w20 if you had attempted to clean it while on car in service. Trans fluid does nothing in terms of cleaning compared to regular motor oil, and a good 5w20 is what will work the best.
I agree these motors are pretty damn easy to work on. Except junk underneath the intake manifold.