SomethingWittyAsAUsername Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I just drove about 150 miles yesterday, and I lost maybe half a quart or so. Judging by the smoke off my exhaust, I'm definitely leaking, and at about the rate of one liquid pterodactyl a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokentv Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 well its funny this thread started because about about 20 minutes ago coolant started pouring out somewhere around the oil pan. I'm about to make a thread on it but I think the nightmare came true and the head gaskets died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted October 11, 2012 I Donated Share Posted October 11, 2012 The Outback now has some kind of wiring short in it. When you drive over a speed bump, the car shuts off and EVERYTHING loses power.....the car is completely dead (no dash lights, no headlights, no running engine, etc). Then you can roll and when you hit another bump all the power will come back on. Fking electrical... -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zangado1 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Im sick of my rattling manual shifter. It needs a bushing rebuild soon. $100 just for all the bushings and another $150 for the install(an estimate from my subie shop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr00b Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 The Outback now has some kind of wiring short in it. When you drive over a speed bump, the car shuts off and EVERYTHING loses power.....the car is completely dead (no dash lights, no headlights, no running engine, etc). Then you can roll and when you hit another bump all the power will come back on. Fking electrical... You check/clean your battery terminals? I got gas today and now the interior smells like gas pretty bad. Its always kind of done that but now its enough to make a person sick. Gasoline kind, not butt kind... I am guessing the sending unit seal is leaking (if its like a Honda) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted October 11, 2012 I Donated Share Posted October 11, 2012 You check/clean your battery terminals? They are good...and even if they were loose the alternator should keep the car running if the battery were to lose connection while the car is running. Something is grounding out somewhere shorting the entire system out. Whats strange though is no fuses or fusible links are poping though. -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithS Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I failed my 2nd Gen ... I recently replaced crank/cam seals, along w/ sealing the oil pump in an attempt to stop a bunch of oil leaks. I just noticed it still leaking between the head and the cam support on the drivers side. If I had just gone a little deeper when I had everything apart ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 last night i had a low fuel light on. it was almost empty, so it should have been. drove it for another 20 miles this morning and that light never came back on. im hoping it isnt burnt out. i love this car, its been a relatively headache free car so far. even with the bad seals issue that gained him the name smokey. i have been seeing a couple small puddles on the driveway the last couple days, ill have to figure that one out real soon. i also spent the weekend (and a bit of the week) replacing both CV axles, tierod ends and rack and pinion assembly and 2 new tires on my daughters civic. she hit a curb really hard, popped the tire and shifted the R&P to the passenger side about 1/2". fun stuff. that was my suspension money for my legacy tho, so i dont get any goodies for a while. grrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyfvholla Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 My cam seals started leaking on the passenger side. I forgot to replace them when I fixed the motor. *smacks face* Looks like I'm tearing the engine bag apart AGAIN... Also, the coupler that holds the mid-pipe to the cat pipe broke. So now I don't have an exhaust system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHCEJ22E1 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I failed it by not anticipating that the tensioner bracket would strip upon putting the timing assembly back together. I'm getting a little annoyed at these little screw-ups of mine. If I had a gun, I would not be surprised if I accidentally emptied a clip into my feet at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyfvholla Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 It's not hard to miss things sometimes.. It happens to us all. I have a spare "old style" tensioner and bracket if you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBamf41 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 shit the only thing i once forgot to do was put an oil filter on but i caught that when i went to snug the oil drain plug. o and also the random sensors and vac lines, EVERYone does that. haha today my wideband turned into a narrow band. BNR18g on 93oct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingWittyAsAUsername Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 and even if they were loose the alternator should keep the car running if the battery were to lose connection while the car is running I'm not sure on that one. Iirc, a wire runs straight from Battery to Alternator's Voltage Regulator. If the battery disconnects and I'm right, the alternator should stop producing voltage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomistopheles Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Jesus titty ****ing christ on a pogo stick. Bolted up one head, rotated the engine on the stand to do the other...and staring me in the face are some deep gouges in the block mating surface. They weren't there when I bagged up the engine. Didn't see them when I put it on the stand. I have no ****ing idea how they got there, they look like the impressions you'd get by putting a chisel up to it and hammering the damn thing. http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr260/TurboThom/82300927_zps15a4e835.gif [impressively long and creative string of expletives deleted] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Aaaaaagh! Pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomistopheles Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I didn't get any photos of the gouges, went straight to work fixing the damn thing. TIG welded and decked a tiny amount, then got back to it. A friend picked up the car with his truck and trailer last night, he's doing the swap for me cheap so that I don't have to deal with the BS. I've been pissed at the car and stressed out for months, and now that it's not in my driveway? I miss it. This has to be some kind of automotive stockholm syndrome or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted October 15, 2012 I Donated Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm going to diagnose likely leaky head gaskets on a friends Outback.... fking head gaskets are going to be the death of all of us -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyfvholla Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 SERIOUSLY!!^^ I have to do ANOTHER head gasket in the next few weeks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr00b Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Are these all 2.5s or 2.2s as well? The bad misfire from leaking oil onto plugs left my subie at-home today. Got gasket set waiting at the parts store.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97LegaGT Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 My LGT broke down on the highway the other day. Car intermittently had a bit of a hesitation since I got it but no CEL. Anyways, on the highway the car started bucking when trying to accelerate and then lost all power. After getting towed home I realize that my CEL doesn't work, stupid ass before me disabled it. Sure enough I pull the codes and there are 8 :o. Bit of research and found out that someone had connected the test mode connector. Unplugged and all 8 codes were gone. Car drove much better but still had a hesitation. Finally the knock sensor threw a code, replaced it and it runs like a champ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted October 20, 2012 I Donated Share Posted October 20, 2012 I'm not sure on that one. Iirc, a wire runs straight from Battery to Alternator's Voltage Regulator. If the battery disconnects and I'm right, the alternator should stop producing voltage Yes on the wire, but there is also another wire coming off the positive terminal that goes straight to the main fuse block under the hood. How do you think your car will run with a bad alternator until the battery dies? -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHCEJ22E1 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 A rod bearing might have failed due to the oil leak incident. Hopefully not but we'll see. I've now begun my hunt for a 222 & will document what that hybrid is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L G T Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Oh man, i am so happy I found this thread, because i have a list of problems that will blow all of yours out of the water. Sadly I don't have my stack of invoices on me right now but when I do I'll make sure to post everything. But in a nut shell I bought the car a little over a year ago for 800$ and have put about 6000+$ into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted October 21, 2012 I Donated Share Posted October 21, 2012 Oh man, i am so happy I found this thread, because i have a list of problems that will blow all of yours out of the water. Sadly I don't have my stack of invoices on me right now but when I do I'll make sure to post everything. But in a nut shell I bought the car a little over a year ago for 800$ and have put about 6000+$ into it! I believe you have done some major repairs....but you probably haven't come close to breaking nearly as many things on Subarus as I have lol....and I always break the shit that "never breaks" so therefor I can't find replacement parts lol -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingWittyAsAUsername Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I believe you have done some major repairs....but you probably haven't come close to breaking nearly as many things on Subarus as I have lol....and I always break the shit that "never breaks" so therefor I can't find replacement parts lol Nobody else seems to go through coil springs like underwear like you do. I'll give you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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