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Those stickers look great!

No, not anymore. Time to investigate the thermostat.

I'm willing to bet it's a vacuum leak somewhere. Either internal or external. Does the car have a known misfire? You can check for a vacuum leak by hooking up a smoke machine to any one of the ports and allowing it to fill your intake. Watch for any unwarranted seepage.

Yesterday, I greased the pivot under the clutch fork. Degreased the engine bay again. Replaced the clutch master, clutch slave, and hydraulic line yessir. Started to bleed, but made a mess and became frustrated. Finishing the bleed today.

Are these the PS6S teasers?

@Jolbaru_LGT I can! The RE-71Rs are way better in the category of "inferior to PS4Ss." I'm just giving you a hard time. If it helps you jump, you could justify it in the name of safety and longevity. The PS4Ss last longer and are stickier in both wet and dry situations.

Gramlights 57dr

Great idea! I didn't even think of it, but it is supper affordable. I rented an ND Miata for two days while in Hawaii a couple months ago, and I was out $100 and gas. Great experience!

Big ups! How long until first start-up?

Even if it was just for lunch that Saturday, come through!

That makes two of us, on the engine installation this week. Thanks for the heads up. I am hopefully looking forward to your update by the end of ECM weekend. Good to know! I will bear this in mind for the next adventure, when the planning stages come.

This is exactly what I did!

Man, this is a beautiful interior!

After speaking with a few more individuals, and reading testaments, I won't even pressure test my unit. I will just be cleaning and bolting it back up.

Between packing and moving, I just haven't had time to put in any work on either if my Outbacks. I did, however, order a Fluid Dampr crank pulley last night.

Absolutely! Thanks for letting me know. This road was considered. If only there was more time!

Updated!

Updated!

I am TOO glad these are not local! Thank you for being on the other side of the country! GLWS

Gorgeous!!

Pending the pressure test results, I will be cleaning and re-installing this pick up then. I'll probably order a second KB pick up just in case, and return if not needed. Thank y'all for the info!

@rhino6303 had the real issues. Neither the builder, or myself, have confirmed that the KB pick up was my cause for engine failure. I just want to be as transparent as possible. And I cannot find a single bad review highlights defects anywhere in my various searches. I was just curious if anyone else was in the shadows about a bad experience with any of their products. @m sprank thanks for reaching out to your contacts. I, too, was going to call them this morning. I wasn't sure what I'd lead with. However, I am going to call, and verify fitment of other oil pick ups (IAG and Moroso) with the Killer B baffle windage tray. Unless on of y'all can confirm fitment here. I don't think they work, but I want certainty.

Since I just wasted a lot of time re-reading your post several times over, I want to take another minute for a commercial break. Are you tired of run-on paragraphs? Need a breath, but there aren't any periods in sight? Introducing Grammarly! Start your free trial today, and you can save yourself and everyone around you a great deal of frustration. The neighbors love it. Kids love it. Hell, the neighbors' kids love it! Stop liking to eat your family and pets. And start liking to eat, your family, and your pets. Visit Grammarly today! *This gesture is only offered to you or a loved one if experiencing American sarcasm.* Back to the show! "And there is a leak at the bottom of the engine by kind of where the bell housing is but they couldn't see exactly where it was from as they would have to take a lot of stuff off to get to the leak, is there any common leaks that it could be?" The leak at the rear of the engine could either be a rear main seal, or a leak at the back of the oil pan. It could be as easy as dropping the oil pan and resealing, or as involved as removing the transmission (or the engine), and replacing the seal. "how much would this all cost" This is a great question for the brave men who inspected the vehicle in question. "how hard is it to fix these problem" What would you like to hear? If you're mechanically-inclined and you have access to the internet, tools, and a workspace, then "no" is your answer. If you came here to the forums before taking a search, congratulations, but you skipped all the other steps. YouTube will help you lots. "how urgent are they to fix?" Generally, as long as the proper amount of oil is in the engine, you will be fine. Leaks require regular filling. Also generally speaking if you cannot keep fluids where they are supposed to be, it would be a good idea to prioritize fixing it immediately, and not put it off, giving way for other problems to arise. Your rubber bushings that show signs of age, or heavy wear and tear, require replacement almost immediately, as these pose a safety concern for you and your fellow drivers.

Thanks for your condolences! The shop called today. A bearing was spun. Thankfully, they will be taking care of everything under warranty, I'm hoping it will be assembled by the end of this week, so that I can go over and pick it up. Otherwise, I will for sure be going to get it no later than Thursday, June 8th. I'm calling it now, I will have 500mi on it by the end of that very weekend. And 2000mi on it by the end of June.

Yay, another oil pick up thread! If you are not up to speed, my brand new motor just spun a bearing. More on that here. After a brief phone call from the builder, I was told exactly what I had suspected the source of my metal and knocking to be. It was in fact a bearing. I was also recommended to use a factory oil pick up in place of the Killer B unit I had installed previously. The overseer of the machine shop had said "We've seen issues with the Killer B pick ups in the past. Sometimes the welds have pin holes, and air is easier to suck up than oil is. Not saying this was the cause of you engine failure, but because we've had issues with these we would recommend using the OEM pick up." The engine is under warranty, and in this brief phone call I was told they would be cleaning/reassembling the engine. That said, the most worrisome part is over. The shop foreman's testament to previous issues with Killer B pick ups in relation to their welds, in addition to @rhino6303's issues (here) with his Killer B oil pan baffling breaking at the welds is causing me concern of Killer B's production quality. I will be closely visually inspecting and conducting a pressure test, when I receive the KB pick up back, to see for myself if it holds up under pressure. I haven't considered how I would do this other than jerry rigging an air compressor up to the isolated pick up tube, and bringing it just beyond the highest pressure my EJ253 oiling system would output. Any better ideas? Moreover, does anyone else have anything to add to the topic so that I can figure out if I have a healthy paranoia that steers me to a Moroso unit, or am just another anecdote? Thanks for reading!