Flinkly Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Mine is so quiet now. Almost seems faster too. Placebo effect has kicked in! I did also swap my rear sway bushings from whiteline to oem. 19mm is an odd size, so started with the whiteline. So crazy to NOT here the poly squeeks! Thinking next week i will do some rewiring to fix windows and dash illumination, and swap in my grimmspeed poly exhaust hangers. Hoping those will keep my muffler flanges from hitting my rear sway... And if all this progress keeps up, i might need to wash it too! * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 if the bushings are squeaking, you need to drive faster through the "S"'s Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abductee Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Didn't get as much done as I would have liked this weekend. Went hiking with the kid and dog Saturday. A front moved through Sunday and brought rain, so that slowed things down. I should have read the directions on the sticky dash fix kit earlier as I would have realized I needed a small foam roller that was not included in the kit, so that didn't get done. Besides checking fluids and air, I only installed the Whiteline KSB630. 20201220_153429 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flinkly Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Merry Christmas! * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Got a nice little snow storm this week. Put the snow tires on and went in a beautiful canyon to go sledding with the family. Helped jump start an econovan. Also pulled a Chrysler van which was stuck in the snow. Pulled it up a gentle slippery slope too. The lady was almost going to cry after all we did to help her. Christmas spirit and subie power . Too bad I did not take any pictures. p.s: I have now been carrying a short kinetic type recovery rope and Maxtrax plus shovels too. Edited December 30, 2020 by xt2005bonbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonamedude Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I've been curious and done a lot of reading about recovery. Are you attaching to the hitch? Did you really need to "snatch" or were you able to get it with a basic pull? I need to get a cheap avy shovel for mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I've been curious and done a lot of reading about recovery. Are you attaching to the hitch? Did you really need to "snatch" or were you able to get it with a basic pull? I need to get a cheap avy shovel for mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sorry for the late reply. Took the week off and went on daily excursions . Just drove 10 miles on the highway and 160 freakin miles on dirt roads to get to the Toroweap Overlook of the Grand Canyon. Freakin awesome. This included 6 miles (total) of 4x4 (easy for them) type trail as well as snowy dirt roads while on Mount Trumbull. Once at the overlook, I was the only subie there. The few vehicles there were either Jeeps or some other trucks. Anyway, I call it a kinetic rope as it is stretchy. So the pull is somewhat less brutal if you know what I mean. And yeah, I attach the rope to my hitch and try to find a recovery point on the stuck vehicle. It was actually pretty easy to pull that van. It worked right away. It obviously helped that I had proper snow tires too (hakaapeliita 5). Second time I pull someone now with this rope. First time was a Ford econovan stuck in deep snow in MD. Same, it was pretty easy. We keep watching this guy on youtube doing offroad recoveries. Pretty addictive! https://youtube.com/c/MattsOffRoadRecovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abductee Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Anybody got any ideas? Coolant running around from lip of oil pan. Nothing looks wet or suspect. Probably 10 drips/sec at operating temperatures. No coolant in engine oil. I appreciate you guys 20210103_171512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 10 drips per sec is a lot no? maybe you mean 10 drips per min? have you carefully inspected the area around the water pump, thermostat, and lower radiator hose? It's easy to install the latter backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abductee Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Definitely a lot. Easily 6-10 drips/sec. No leaks prior. Nothing above/around is wet. Dry around areas you mentioned. Perplexed. Cracked block? Extra perplexed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 This is strange. your leak is happening on the driver side right? have you checked all the coolant lines connected to the throttle body? there are also coolant lines going from the engine block to the heater core. have you checked those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abductee Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Yes driver side. Heater core hoses/area are fine. Had not thought of throttle body. I will check that tomorrow after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 If it is not it, then last thing I'd check is the headgasket are. Hopefully not it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Any of you know if a 3.0r for sale in the pacific northwest for under 6g? Sedan or wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Yes driver side. Heater core hoses/area are fine. Had not thought of throttle body. I will check that tomorrow after work. So, did you figure this out? Any of you know if a 3.0r for sale in the pacific northwest for under 6g? Sedan or wagon I don't. Didn't you have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I did there for awhile, recently sold it this past summer to another Subaru junkie. Few months later he totaled it in a rear end collision. I was missing out on the wagon life so I purchase a bh5 wagon for commuting around to keep miles down on my Silverado. Ultimate plan is to trade the silverado for a full size bronco when I can actually see one in person. Have a nice SUV or just keep my truck. Have the wagon for commuting, then a 3.0r sedan for a somewhat older/luxury sedan. Trying to think of other models of cars that I like under 10g but it's been hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Also contiplating another 1stgen ss again if the right deal. Not an easy task to find in decent shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abductee Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 So, did you figure this out? Head gasket I believe. Ill do a compression and leak down test this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 So it's sipping along the gasket between the block and the head on the driver side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abductee Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Appears to be leaking directly above the crossmember on left head. Had some bubbles in the coolant as well. I am off this weekend, so I'll check the coolant for exhaust gasses as well as the aforementioned compression/leak down. I had what sounded like rod knock when I started it to pull it forward Thursday, but it did not repeat when started again 30 min later after jacking it up. Maybe coolant leaking into cylinder over 2 days of sitting. Oil analysis results will be a week out from yesterday. I just realized I forgot to borrow the nice borescope from work when I left. Dang it. I have been putting off getting a better one for myself. Perhaps this is impetus i needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flinkly Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 So what's the going rate for an 08/09 grmspeedmaster cylinder brace and an AVO TMIC? Need these out of my life... * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Appears to be leaking directly above the crossmember on left head. Had some bubbles in the coolant as well. I am off this weekend, so I'll check the coolant for exhaust gasses as well as the aforementioned compression/leak down. I had what sounded like rod knock when I started it to pull it forward Thursday, but it did not repeat when started again 30 min later after jacking it up. Maybe coolant leaking into cylinder over 2 days of sitting. Oil analysis results will be a week out from yesterday. I just realized I forgot to borrow the nice borescope from work when I left. Dang it. I have been putting off getting a better one for myself. Perhaps this is impetus i needed. So you have concluded head gasket then? That's strange. As far as I can tell, it is a pretty rare occurrence on our engine. How many miles on yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abductee Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I do have combustion gasses in my coolant. Haven't compression/leak down yet. 50k miles on engine, 185k on chassis. From what I understand oem shortblock replacement happened but with questionable work. Before I got the car the engine was pulled by subaru dealer after burning a valve on cylinder 4. That happened with about 20k on the motor. Valve cover started leaking right after head work and was fixed under warranty by subaru. So more questionable work. I guess some part of me is wanting to just go crazy and get an iag stage 2 or closed deck short block and an fp green. Of course then I would need a 6 speed. The 6 speed was next in the plans anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Then, go all out! Sorry to tempt you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 So what's the going rate for an 08/09 grmspeedmaster cylinder brace and an AVO TMIC? Need these out of my life... I have a gold plated on mc brace I need to sell. make offer Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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