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Posted: **Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:20 pm**

I has problems with headgaskets... when we took cyl heads off... we found cracs between spark and exhaust valves...:

pics of passenger head:

larger pic:
http://freeweb.t-2.net/gorazdo/subaru/head1.jpg

larger pic:
http://freeweb.t-2.net/gorazdo/subaru/head2.jpg

drivers side head also has the cracks, but they are in "early stage".

Is it time to start panic?

EJ22, portmached heads, lighter flywheel,... no other modifications on engine... 280.000 km (~174.000 miles)

Posted: **Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:54 pm**

No panic necessary, but it is time to start looking for a set of replacement heads. They can be fixed, but it's not worthit.

Posted: **Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:12 am**

now Ive never seen those cracks in an ej but there are plenty of cars that commonly have cracks in the combustion chamber and its common practice to run them as is. ea82's, 5cyl audis, etc

Posted: **Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:02 am**

stay off the crack.
improper torque specs on the sparky pluggys?

Posted: **Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:52 pm**

Spark plugs are stock - NGK BKR6E11.

I'm putting these heads back on this week... i hope they will last until i get a replacement.

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Cracks in cyl. heads; EJ22; should i panic?

Cracks in cyl. heads; EJ22; should i panic?