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laboixlacroix

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  1. lol nothing wrong with that noobs like me appreciate it, I'm trying to hold on to mine for as long as I can too. Who knows maybe a few years from now we'll be talking about how to do electric swaps! Thanks for advice I'll give it a go and post an update this weekend!
  2. Thanks for the quick reply and glad to see you're still on the forum! And okay that makes total sense, I thought the turbo only had one union bolt to it, should've looked at the manual a little longer. I'll be checking out out the other union bolt tomorrow and removing the screen if it's there.
  3. Here's a better picture of what I assume is the newer version that was in my car.
  4. I was inspecting my newly bought 05 gt wagon and I heard a lot about the banjo bolt and how the filter gathers debris and eventually starves the turbo of oil. Looking at mine I saw it was different from what i've been seeing online, mine didn't have a filter but had 1 small hole instead of two. I figured the previous mechanic put in the wrong bolt so I ordered one from Subaru and I got the same bolt again! My question is should I keep using this small union bolt? or try to find the older one that was original ( i think) one and remove the filter? My worry is that the newer one is too small and might restrict oil flow. newer bolt: https://parts.subaru.com/p/Subaru__/Turbocharger-Oil-Line-Bolt-Screw-Union-83/49227600/15194AA001.html older bolt: https://parts.subaru.com/p/Union-Screw-and-Filter/49226885/14445AA090.html?clickSource=relatedProduct with the older bolt, I know there's another union bolt somewhere in the engine and I might've linked that one but that's what the bolt looks like, from what I've seen online. I can provide more clarification if something didn't make sense, thank you!
  5. Oh YNASB doesn't sound as fun anymore but I had a feeling I'd be doing this anyway. Okay so let me know if i got this right; I'm going to need a new short block and will need a shop to work on the pistons and block to make sure they're the same circumference, I might as well get stronger rods that handle more hp, then upgrade the head gasket with the multilayer metal sheet ones, lastly upgrade the engine bearings with better than stock ones. Then taking care of the oil cooler and pump and figure out weather the turbo is reparable. This is what i've learned so far from this wiki lmk how that sounds ?
  6. I'm so surprised i even got any replies on this post, thank you everyone for taking time to read about my car. Seems like we got a nice healthy community here I'm glad to be apart of it and hope to contribute any knowledge i learn in the future!!
  7. Yeah I know I'm for a treat with how hard these cars are to maintain hahaha I have moments where I feel in over my head with it. For now I'm planning on getting it running with stock parts and upgrading the turbo oil lines( I hear those are prone to going out). I'm going to try and keep the same engine for now then taking your advice on a new engine block and look at getting beefer parts. Yeah I don't know much about the last person that owned but they had it for only 10k miles and was bought from a dealer last year for 6k. Also what does "while you're in theres." mean? never heard that one before hahaha You're the real mvp! yeah the price the mechanic listed seems like they charge way too much on labor thanks for the advice on fixing everything, definitely will be using it along with the Aisin kit. I will be looking at reaching out to Jmp6889928 and see what can be done about the turbo. As far as I know, going off the previous person they said something was wrong with the oil lines and it's causing the turbo to fail. Thanks for telling about those tutorials I didn't know that was there, I'll be using them to figure out why the cam gear is rubbing against the timing cover. THANK YOU for the manuel!! Yessssir!! Yeah my plan is to learn everything I can and save up for the parts and tools like and engine hoist then get to work on it. It does have the cloth seats with seat warmers, I'd take these over the leather ones mostly because it can get so hot and sticky in the summer. I used to have 05 outback l.l. bean edition with the tan leather interior and winter was nice but summers made me mad lol. Thank you! You made me feel better my purchase and brought hope to my subie heart lol. Yeah I think keeping it stock for now is the way to go until I finish school next year and bring in the big bucks to upgrade the parts. These mechanics prices can be ridiculous wish I knew that when I was younger. Anyway thank you for for the solid advice. YEEEAAAA not sure what YNASB means but looking forward to it!!!
  8. Hi everyone I recently bought a 05 LGT Manuel for 2,000$ with 143k miles. I’m thinking of starting to work on fixing the problems the car has in the spring time. Either that or selling my current daily( 06 Avalon ) and taking it to turbo shop. I’m leaning more towards taking it to my mechanic who’s specialized in Subarus and have him tell me what’s wrong then fixing it my self. I’m still in college so money is right but this id my dream car and the deal was too good to pass up. The shop prices picture listed is from the previous owner and is why they sold it. I drove the car back an hour and half to my place and it felt decent. The turbo still spools and boosts. Does anyone have to do list when they first purchase one of these and/or have useful threads to follow or any kind of advice is welcome!! But yeah just wanted to introduce my self here and show off my new car haha.
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