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Or finding that the tire's rubber falls apart when you look at it funny because of all the heat cycling... :) See that yellow connector over by the windshield wiper motor? That's the Select Monitor connector. They put 'em under the hood or in the trunk (on XTs) until they realized that electrical c...

They kept the spare on some models under the hood. Sound stupid to me, yes more trunk space...but come on...nothing like reaching over a hot engine in a downpour to change your tire

THAWA wrote:ARent you supposed to disconnect the - terminal. I'm sure it doesnt really matter just so long as the circut is broken, but isnt the - generally safer?

When it comes to starters I take off both + and -. - is always last.

The starter motor and housing are one unit. Well mine is anyway. You need to disconnect the thick and thin wires then remove the upper bolt and lower nut. Both are 12MM, I think. Be SURE to disconnect the + battery wire on the battery.

Another point of interest. The notched "caps" on the diff case don't just hold the diff in place, the set preload on the carrier. If some were to crank one of those down then you ring gear is screwed.

Setting pinion lash on the 4eat is a bear!!! I'll never do it.

After a hard drive, I see smoke and smell oil. I figure it's the cam seal (pass. side). How difficult is this to replace? Do I need to pull the engine? How long will it take? One step closer to running 100%... Not very hard. Remove the radiator, belts, timing covers. Replace timing belt/adjuster an...

Rod bearings are a common point of failure on the EJ series motors. I'm not trying to be an ass here, but I wanna know who told you this, coz it's BS. No bottom-end failure of any kind is "common" to a Subaru, period. Look at evolutionmovement. Almost 250k hard-driven miles on his old NA ...

Whelp I got the pan off easily...I think I found what caused this. Me. I must have used a linty rag when I wiped the pan. The pickup was clogged. I could have made a shirt with all the lint. This explains why it ran fine for awhile. I bought a Fram filter even though I hate them...now I really thin...

Update:

I got the first rod bearing out, took about 30min. The bearing looks typical for a bearing that was oil starved. But really not too bad. I hope to have the other 2 out later today.

Here is a good article to understanding cams. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft.htm You have better control over your valves when each cam is responsible for one job. SOHC has to work both I and E valves. Sometimes running SOHC can limit your cam profiles do to the size and duration of the cam ...

Whelp I got the pan off easily...I think I found what caused this. Me. I must have used a linty rag when I wiped the pan. The pickup was clogged. I could have made a shirt with all the lint. This explains why it ran fine for awhile. I bought a Fram filter even though I hate them...now I really think...

Important: Connect the aftermarket cooler in series AFTER the factory trans cooler (which is built into the radiator)! That's interesting. While I was hanging out on the SVX boards, at least one guy had a good arguement for mounting the aftermarket cooler before the one in the radiator. The argueme...

for some reason I'm kinda excited?? reason to build up the ej22 to handle even more boost. cryo-treat some stuff :) Cobb has some coated bearings I might look into. I talked to a few subie experts. Rod bearings are a common point of failure on the EJ series motors. One of the only cures for the bea...

Oil cooler and trans oil cooler are basically the same in design. There are different types of oil coolers..anyway. The common mounting point is on the front of the radiator/AC condenser. you need to take the grill off to understand what I'm saying. The trans lines are on the drivers side of the rad...

subyluvr2212 wrote:I'm afraid that really does sound like a rod knocking.

What level of abuse did it suffer to come to that point? We're talking about an EJ22G here!!!

The engine ran before.. I think it spun on startup then died from there. I need to check the oil pump to make sure it's not a pressure situation.

for some reason I'm kinda excited?? reason to build up the ej22 to handle even more boost.

bump...set...spike!

Is it really rapid hammering or slower ... its tough to describe speed like this because there's no reference, but could they be lifter tapping fast? When I put my new engine the lifters were so loud I thought the bottom end was coming undone and I immediately killed the engine. When I felt safe en...

Is it really rapid hammering or slower ... its tough to describe speed like this because there's no reference, but could they be lifter tapping fast? When I put my new engine the lifters were so loud I thought the bottom end was coming undone and I immediately killed the engine. When I felt safe en...

Let me describe the noise: Normal sounds at idle. Rev to 2k and get a slight rattle on the decel. At certain RPMs the rattle is loud. That is exactly how I would describe the noises that I have experienced on each of my Subarus at various times. They have always turned out to be exhaust and/or heat...

Try the oil change first. Are you sure it's not exhaust or some other rattle? These bottom ends are very robust - even the piston I thought melted turned out to be an exhaust valve. All the damn oil in there fooled me. Anyway, if you can manage to get #1 changed with the X-member in the way to top ...

THAWA wrote:i recommend it, also recommend an ATF cooler.

YES..YES.. trans coolers are a must!! I would rather spend $40 on a cooler than $1000+ for a 4EAT.

Getting the pan off is not too tough if you use the access holes in the X-member + a jack to raise the engine a little. Is there not way to get to #1 bearing cap? Does anyone know the part number for the bearings? I'm guessing the crank has never been machined. Let me describe the noise: Normal soun...

Can rod bearings be replaced when the engine is in the car by dropping the pan? I think I have a rod knock? Much louder than valve noise, loud enough for the knock sensor to pull a ton of timing :x I really don't want to pull the engine again. Update: The more I hear it, the more I thinks it's a rod...