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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!

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

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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!

About 10 days ago a slight knock began. At this point, what ever damage was done, was done. I figured the motor was coming back out and torn down for inspection. I parked the car, and we stared investigating. Bad TB tensioner? Nah. Bad catalytic converter? Nope. I wanted to drop the oil pan, but started in chronological order and drained the pan first. This oil looked more sparkly than my recently corrected paint! And it looked to be separated with the coolant I had put in the day before whilst diagnosing a TB tensioner. Initial thoughts were improperly torqued heads, or a defective head gasket. Either way, there was a breach between the heads and block. I believe the lack of lubrication to the rod bearings encouraged some agitation down there which is where I believe the metal to be coming from. We couldn't possibly see an error in installation causing this issue, and suspected something went awry during assembly process under the care of the engine builder. After a few phone calls back and forth with the engine builder discussing our next steps, we were instructed that to not remove the oil pan, and to let them be the first in there for the investigation. In good faith, we listened, but formulated a plan last Wednesday to expedite getting the motor back across the state to the shop. Despite them offering to ship it at no expense, we wasted no time and immediately began pulling the new motor from the car after I got home from work. From rolling the car into the garage to rolling it out, cleaning everything up, and palletizing/loading the motor up in the truck it had taken both of us 3hrs from start to finish. We went to bed early in anticipation for beginning our 5-hr drive to the East side at 4am Friday morning. The shop being pleasantly surprised at our arrival, welcomed us with open arms, and was very accommodating, assuring us they too would expedite their next courses of action. We left in confidence, knowing that either way we would be taken care of, and ate breakfast at the local diner before heading home.

I took the entire next day to make sure my intake turned out the way I wanted. I stripped it down to just the aluminum, and started painting it in wrinkle black. I didn't take any pictures of the finished product (I will soon), but as of today it's currently back off and won't be back on any time soon... After buttoning up everything the next day, and completing Easter weekend. I set out to break in the motor, before having to leave it for another three weeks while traveling down to California. A couple drives later to Mayfield Lake, Spada Lake, and a drive or two through Green Valley. I began to set my sights on the next Auto X events, and marked the calendar for mid-June to have a minimum of 5000 miles, the first synthetic oil change, and all kinks worked out before signing up for the next event. FullSizeRender.MOV

Everything is so clean! A washed car, fresh metal all around, a degreased the engine bay, and new rubber hoses everywhere. We had to get creative with a clutch alignment tool, as I totally left mine with a friend. We replaced the inner pilot bearing on the FW as I had a couple extra on hand from the PS pump rebuild. I installed the Defi oil pressure switch at the front, just above the oil pump. I then relocated the factory oil pressure switch to the rear of the block next to the PCV valve, for redundancy. I installed the the Defi oil temp sensor right in front of where the OEM oil pressure switch was just relocated, above Cyl #3, right behind the coolant crossover. I installed the Defi water temp sensor in the back of the coolant cross over pipe. We drilled and tapped into a section of the crossover pipe that looked intentionally designed for doing just this. Easy-peasy lemon coolant-y! I left the factor water temp sensor for redundancy as well.

Sadly, I would not make it to the AutoX, as I had a misfire come down on me in Cyl #3 at 178K miles, and I could not figure out the cause in time. It wouldn't be until a week later, and lots of hours spent diagnosing/testing that I would come to pronounce my current engine FUBAR due to the low compression in Cylinder #3. Inconvenient for me, as I had a two-week vacation coming up in a month at the end of February, and wanted to drive home. I decided to stay and focus my efforts towards getting the car back up to snuff in between a couple months of work trips. I was hoping to have it done and broken in right as the driving season hit, so I could enjoy my last summer here, and get out for some long-awaited HPDE. And so it began! I kicked off my vacation with putting together a parts list and plan. I also took the time to correct the paint one very cold day. It had been 1.5yrs since the last time I did, and I was already feeling guilty for being 6mos past due. The results came out phenomenal! The month of March began with me ordering a brand new long block, Killer B and other oiling modifications, Defi DIN triple gauge cluster, and other new OEM supporting hardware. I left for Hawaii for a few weeks, and came back first week of April to new long block waiting to be assembled.

Another big update - yay! Starting back from the New Year, here are a few other Advent Calendar related photos for the family project I was working on in January. If you don't remember, reference the link below: A friend was no longer needed his EJ253 as it was no longer good. So I stopped by to pick it up from him for $100, for spare parts. SPOILER ALERT: It had a broken camshaft, and coolant in Cylinder #3 (also known as blown head gaskets). Somehow, he managed to drive it to our buddies house where it had another used motor installed to replace this one. While most of it was useless, I got my money's worth out of sensors, solenoids, a good left head, and intake components for future R&D. I also made a late night run to my dealership for some fun, and a few last minute parts for the Driver Skills car control clinic/AutoX I had signed up for.

I was literally driving my 4C around yesterday....in Forza. Beautiful cars!

I'll be pulling my engine, again, tomorrow. Lots of metal in the oil, some coolant in the oil, and some knocking.

I've gotten some good use out of a few sets of Moogs on a couple different Outbacks now.

Glad to hear! It's about time for me to send off a UOA too.

What will you do about the front door handle/switch windows being made for another market? Will you just swap the wood over and not the plastics?

John, I'll be scheduling that HWY 112 to Ozette Lake trip on Saturday, May 27 so we can get a big one in before your June trip. There will be plenty more between now and then too!

Going on a drive this Sunday, too! Welcome to a weekend of options. Route will be furnished privately, so PM me, and the details are below: Looking to keep this one between 4 - 8 cars. 1.5-hr drive from Lucky's Diner in Parkland down and back up to another great breakfast spot in Sumner —The Buttered Biscuit! We'll meet at 7:00am and leave NLT 7:30am. Breakfast at 9:00. Bring a walkie talkie if you have one. I'll furnish a Guest List on Thursday the 18th. Invitee List: ⁃ 992 Carrera GTS ⁃ FL5 Type R ⁃ FL5 Type R ⁃ 991.2 Carrera S ⁃ 981 GT4 ⁃ Myself ⁃ E46 M3 ⁃ 930 Turbo

Happy Monday to y'all! Going on a drive this Saturday! We had so much fun last weekend, we'll be traveling the same roads, with a bonus road into breakfast! Route will be furnished privately, so PM me, and the details below: Looking to keep this one between 10 - 15 cars. It's a 2-hr drive + breakfast at The River House Cafe in Index, WA. I will call ahead to let them know how many heads to expect. The start point will be the BJ's in the RTC. We'll be meeting there at 8:00am Saturday, May 20th, and leaving NO LATER THAN 8:30am to start. 10:30am brunch —come hungry. Bring a walkie talkie if you have one. I'll furnish a Guest List on Thursday the 18th. Invitee List: ⁃ 992 Carrera GTS ⁃ FL5 Type R ⁃ FL5 Type R ⁃ G80 M3 ⁃ 991.2 Carrera S ⁃ 981 GT4 ⁃ Evora GT ⁃ Gallardo LP-560 ⁃ GD Hawkeye STi ⁃ GD Blobeye STi ⁃ Myself ⁃ BP5 Legacy GT Wagon ⁃ BP5 Legacy GT Wagon ⁃ BP5 Legacy GT Wagon ⁃ E46 M3 ⁃ 930 Turbo