The infamous head gasket

[Max Capacity]

Take the pipe to the auto parts store, they'll have a bolt that will fit. Its a common thread.

[Th3crack3r]

Too late I already brought the part back to subaru, left the sensor in there but did a dremel job to clean it. I already had a bolt for it but the sensor with the resistor hidden in the dummy connector is really great if a visual inspection ever happens. The thread is m12x1.25 and the bolt gotta be around 8mm long

 

I took a few pictures of the job and also of the block without the heads plus the leaking gasket

 

The white stains are the spots where the coolants was. Exhaust gas was getting into the coolant lines, causing the bubbles in the cooling system. Oil was not contaminated tough, good thing.

 

Anyway, they will do the timing belt plus idlers, new clutch (I was eating the rivets) , new thermostat for 937$ plus taxes, charging me no time, only the parts... I brought a new hose for the rad, and asked them to remove the filters in the banjo bolts. The guy was not so happy about that but I insisted. My turbo is in perfect condition, nothing loose in there and the bearings were fine. They refused to remove the heatshield on the downpipe, is that the one you removed years ago "Max Capacity" ? It was making a weird noise when shaking it...

 

Jeff

[MrTris]

That shit looks familiar! How's the corrosion on your pistons?

[Th3crack3r]

haven't seen them, I think they sent them with the heads to the machine shop.

[Th3crack3r]

Thanks everyone for the help, the car is doin great. Different topic, how did you tune your lgts? Bought a vag com OBD2 cable(6$ shipped on fleabay and it's supposed to work with 05lgt and ecuflash 1.29a(pre non-tactrix restriction).I found a few different open source tunes on rom raiders and osecuroms.org forums : fuel saver, stage 1 91 and 94, stage 2 91 and 94, stage 2.5..... I'd love a Cobb AP but if I can flash the car using my laptop for 6$... why bother buying a cobb. I know I'd be better with a real tune but the money is going on a set of rims (ROH adrenalin black ice 250$) and a down pipe. (ebay 130 non catted or ebay 230$ high flow cat)

 

here are the links for the parts i'm looking at :

 

 

Wheels

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-pneus-jantes/ville-de-montreal/mags-17-bolt-pattern-5-x100/1014522275

 

Catless DP

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/02-07-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-STI-DOWNPIPE-DOWN-PIPE-EXHASUT-03-04-05-06-RACING-TURBO-/201159247133?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2ed606851d&vxp=mtr&_uhb=1

 

 

Catted DP

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Subaru-WRX-STI-08-12-EJ20-EJ25-Turbo-Downpipe-with-Cat-/171361437460?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27e5f00714&_uhb=1

 

Thanks

 

Jeff

[MrTris]

If you buy your parts from eBay, you're gonna have a bad time. .

[Th3crack3r]

Also taught of going stage one with the car as it is right now... with a OTS stage 1 map I found :

 

http://osecuroms.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=108&sid=e9ed4a5ea2506b73ddfb2c8d5b1c5fd2

 

Jeff

[Max Capacity]

What he said ^

 

Your talking about trusting someone you will never meet or is not known to us on here.

 

Tell us where you live. One of us knows a good Tuner close to you. When it comes to keeping your engine happy don't trust to someone you don't know.

 

Check out the Vendor Forum, My Tuner www.tuningalliance.com has his own forum there as do a few others. Support those who support this forum. You get great customer service for free them. Make sure you support them.

 

Only buy stuff for your car from the guys here. They are the ones the know these cars inside and out.

 

In the long run you'll spend less money and have a better running car.

 

My Tuner has kept my wagon happy at 21psi for years. It get's great MPG too.