Scruit Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Got some head tonight... http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/88821A56-47F4-443D-9C6E-458524C5A940.jpg All valves in spec (on the loose half of the spec, but all within tolerances) so I managed to get the heads, cams and cam covers installed. That was 2 hours. Putting it back together is much slower than taking it apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 All that in 2 hours, stop complaining. It's not you do this everyday. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 More progress over the last two days. Total of 6 hours in the assembly of this engine so far. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/FE12989A-0B4E-4BC4-9031-6B70FE3B21C1.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/94225672-2803-495F-8F98-6966AAD1F798.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/8E9D5D81-11FC-4E8C-8918-AD05151DF7DB.jpg This is where I am leaving it for tonight. Next big things are intake manifold and turbo, then it's just pipes/wires/tubes. I was hoping to have the engine ready to install by the end of this weekend, I I may get 99% there but the fat 90deg breather hose that goes from the crossover to the block needs to be replaced. I'll place the order tomorrow and hopefully get it this coming week. All goes well, I'm hoping next weekend the engine will get put back in the car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino6303 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I might just not be able to see it in the pictures but did you install the oil dipstick tube yet? It should be done before installing the timing belt cover as you can't slide it between the block and timing belt cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 I might just not be able to see it in the pictures but did you install the oil dipstick tube yet? It should be done before installing the timing belt cover as you can't slide it between the block and timing belt cover. It is not installed yet. I had no trouble removing it with the cover in place - did it during my turbo swap. Also, my teardown pictures show that I removed it dipstick before the timing cover. This is the matching teardown pic: http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/FA5AA692-B47F-4C26-B1AB-0D5BF0194D8E.jpg I'm making a point of reinstalling things in reverse order of removal even it if means halting work for a missing part or passing up what looks like an obvious shortcut - my experience is replete with many examples of disassembling stuff I already put together because it was in the way of something I need to install later. To be clear: I don't disagree that it's better to install the disptick tube first - it's just my process is a product of 25 years of working myself into a corner then wasting time getting back out. If I do this again I'll probably take the cover off before the dipstick. Right after I roll the car into the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino6303 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I'm just amazed you removed it with the timing covers in place! I tried when installing my new oil pan to bend it for better fitment but couldn't remove it. Then when I searched there apparently are none who could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm just amazed you removed it with the timing covers in place! I tried when installing my new oil pan to bend it for better fitment but couldn't remove it. Then when I searched there apparently are none who could. Well, I only have the heads & TGVs in place so maybe it's the intake manifold that gets in the way. The only thing I had to do was flex the mount up and over the TGV and it dropped into place. I have to replace the PCV hose to the block, the L-shaped breather hose to the block just next to it, the turbo oil return hose and the turbo air intake hose. All but PCV were in stock at my local Subaru dealer so more progress tonight, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 More progress. Just need to loosely install the turbo, PCV pipe and O2 sensor and it'll be ready to put back in the car. 8 hours on the reassembly so far. Give me another 30 mins and I'll be ready to put the engine on the hoist. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/A015BFD9-419D-4292-B403-9299F845110C.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmaresmk Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Change the Crank pully while it's out. they break down and eat the covers and destroy belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Short night tonight. New PCV assembly in place, then loosely installed the turbo, and installed the O2 sensor. Turbo is loose so I can get it past the trans bellhousing more easily. After 8.5 hours of assembly work, the engine is ready to be put back in the car. Planned for this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmoore5 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Be careful of that O2 sensor it's close to the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 No real progress tonight - just attached the load leveller on 3 points (A/C bracket bolt, P/S bracket bolt and rear lifting eye) and did a test lift - it sits almost level left/right, and can be tilted backwards/forwards using the load leveller. This will hopefully result in a much more controlled install this weekend. The turbo is still loose so it should be easier to move out of the way to allow the trans and engine to meet up. Dare I imagine that the engine might start up for the first time this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmoore5 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Snap a pic when it's on the hoist. I'm curious about the 3 point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hoist: http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/C3FE0DB5-F45F-484F-A659-B723E4F2B342.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/A0FFE27D-EAFB-431A-8E43-83D8CC8FE2A6.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/88F93ACD-E222-4BE4-AC9D-49928A5A39A8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 After 2 hours, the engine is bolted into place. About 30 mins was wasted by the fact that one of the locating pins in the engine block was left behind on the trans so the bellhousing wouldn't go together... Had to pull it back out and drive the pin out of the trans with a punch. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/E7AB24BF-BCF6-4201-BEC4-E67C02A3C203.jpg So it's 8.5 hours of engine assembly and 2 hours of installation so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmoore5 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Thanks for the pic, I had the same thing with the dowels. I like the lifting brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Nice progress. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/Scruit/alive.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 2 more hours of work, making it 4 hours of installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Shit. Two steps forward, one step back. Oil leaking from inside timing cover. Going to have to pull the timing belt apart to find the leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino6303 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Shit. Two steps forward, one step back. Oil leaking from inside timing cover. Going to have to pull the timing belt apart to find the leak. That's too bad. Probably crank or cam seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yeah, nothing big. I'll find out later once the exhaust cools down. Engine sounds good, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Did you check the seal on the oil pump? - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Once I get home I will be tearing into it and will hopefully get an answer fairly quickly. The oil pump and crank/cam seals are on my suspect list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Interesting. Took off the timing belt & pullies, cam pullies and oil pump. No smoking gun... The entire inside of the timing belt cover is coated with a fine mist of oil so I can't tell where it started from. The best I noticed was that the cam seals were not 100% seated and each tapped down about 1/16" more when I checked to see if they were seated properly. So, the plan is to put some UV dye in the oil, re-assemble everything but not the (timing covers) and then run the engine under a blacklight until I see where the oil is coming from (IF any more oil comes out - it may have been the cam seals) I've cleaned the face of the engine, and I'll do the same with all the pullies and rear timing covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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