turboboost Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Bought at 44k, went Stg2 around 65k miles, and am now just under 96k. Original clutch, TOB, motor, turbo, and WP. Did all regular services, OCIs every 4k miles, and recently had the 90k + TB done at 92k miles. Flushed the PS fluid and changed out the serpentine belts at 94k. Car's running like a champ and eats zero oil. Bunch of suspension and reliability mods along the way. Trying to figure out what my next step will be. 1) Stick with Stg2, maybe picking up a GS TMIC and a rebuilt JmP VF40 for just a tad more power, and stick with reliability. 2) Go Stg3 with a VF52/BNR16 and fueling upgrades. 3) Call it quits and sell or trade in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Get the JmP turbo anyway. Totally worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battelready Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Just hit 220k. Original At trans and turbo but unfortunately the block and one of the heads went because of a botched rebuild. But swapped it with a 04 a sti block had laying around. I bought an auto be more involved in my uninvolvedness . 200k+ Club If you can't blind them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit. My high mileage turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingling1337 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 stock block is dead at 165,xxx... I knew I had jinxed it by posting in here a couple weeks earlier. It had been on a CryoTune with uppipe, downpipe, ebcs, and BNR16G for the last couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Dead as in??? There are so many ways. No compression Spun a bearing Cracked a ring land HG failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 stock block is dead at 165,xxx... I knew I had jinxed it by posting in here a couple weeks earlier. It had been on a CryoTune with uppipe, downpipe, ebcs, and BNR16G for the last couple years. Had nothing to do with that triple-digit back road run and a loud pop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingling1337 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Had nothing to do with that triple-digit back road run and a loud pop? There was no pop... And Im apparently the only member who has done triple digits judging by how astonished people seem at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 There was no pop... And Im apparently the only member who has done triple digits judging by how astonished people seem at that. No, and not the first to blow it up doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02603sec Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 ^What MY do you have? 2006 silver Legacy GT 2.5 5EAT black leather, Conti's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) 2005 LGT Stage 2.5 - Just under 172K miles. - Passenger side cam cover just started leaking oil on the uppipe... buying parts to replace gaskets. - Clicking from rear while turning and >5 MPH... think this is a rear wheel bearing (or both). Hopefully not the differential. Also get a hum on occasion while travelling straight. The click sounds like a broken belt in a tire.... for comparison. - Rust showing up on driver side quarter just behind rear passenger door (front of rear wheel well). - Cruising oil pressure (~70 psi) is a little lower than it was when new (~80psi)... but what can you do...? Other than that, she's chugging along. It's been a great car and I've enjoyed it immensely. Replaced clutch at 125K miles. Still on stock turbo. Edited January 12, 2015 by mccorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 think my turbo went on the way in. I"m not sure yet...I could be ultra paranoid. but heard a sound I never heard before while driving to work. a whirring noise...not the turbo spooling. it's hard to explain. but when I let off the gas, it stopped. pulled over, popped the hood (like I'd see anything), got back in and drove off like there was an egg on my gas pedal. didn't hear the noise again. at work now, will have to drive the same way back home. I'm 30 miles from home....i need to get it closer to home. 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDTurbo Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 think my turbo went on the way in. I"m not sure yet...I could be ultra paranoid. but heard a sound I never heard before while driving to work. a whirring noise...not the turbo spooling. it's hard to explain. but when I let off the gas, it stopped. pulled over, popped the hood (like I'd see anything), got back in and drove off like there was an egg on my gas pedal. didn't hear the noise again. at work now, will have to drive the same way back home. I'm 30 miles from home....i need to get it closer to home. Is yours MT or AT? Since it's gotten colder, my 5EAT makes a (also hard to describe (almost) RPM-dependent 'whirring/clattery' noise) only when in gear and until warmed past about 1/3 of the way to ~180F-ish. Seems to be evident more toward the driver's side. You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgt_nube Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Sold my 2005 LGT Wagon three months ago at 170K miles. All stock, no major repairs. A few photos of the LGT My current ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Is yours MT or AT? Since it's gotten colder, my 5EAT makes a (also hard to describe (almost) RPM-dependent 'whirring/clattery' noise) only when in gear and until warmed past about 1/3 of the way to ~180F-ish. Seems to be evident more toward the driver's side. You? MT. mine was well warmed up. was nearly at work 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDTurbo Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Rats. Good luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 made it home. kept it under 4k rpms the whole way. when I got to the top of the last hill, i heard it again. best I can describe the noise...know when something spins too fast and it makes that noise....yeah...that. . I purposefully gave it a little gas periodically on my non stop drive home, and could hear the turbo working, but no noise. until that last hill. needless to say..it's parked until i can get under and check it out. 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sounds like the turbo. You know what to do. 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...
Rhitter Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Cracked ringland (suspected) at 120k miles. I got the car certified pre-owned at 67k Stock motor until 90k ish at that point I went Stage 1 Stage 2 this year at around 110k Oil changes every 3750 Also no real indications that it went. Still feels like it drives the same. I got a cel for a misfire on #4 and cleared it. It went away and hasn't come back. I drove out to the shop and was monitoring misfires only hitting 3ish (cel comes on a 40). Shop pulled data from the ecu and said there isn't any indications of excessive knock. Edited January 21, 2015 by Rhitter My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 By next week, I should be at 250,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineSubi Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hit 143K today, need to fix that gas line that contracts in the cold, probably grease the starter shaft too. Sounds like a wheel bearing is going on the only one that was every replaced. Looking to drop in an up pipe and check the turbo for shaft play sometime next week. Still have banjo bolts and oil at 3-5K has been looking very clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanyb505 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 189k this week. No new major issues, just the same plethora as everyone else. Will start collecting small parts for a engine rebuild over the next 12 months. Not sure I trust the current engine enough to spend money on go faster parts and 200kish maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted January 22, 2015 I Donated Share Posted January 22, 2015 Cracked ringland (suspected) at 120k miles. I got the car certified pre-owned at 67k Stock motor until 90k ish at that point I went Stage 1 Stage 2 this year at around 110k Oil changes every 3750 Also no real indications that it went. Still feels like it drives the same. I got a cel for a misfire on #4 and cleared it. It went away and hasn't come back. I drove out to the shop and was monitoring misfires only hitting 3ish (cel comes on a 40). Shop pulled data from the ecu and said there isn't any indications of excessive knock. Sounds like not a cracked ringland, then. Unless it's a very mild crack. Mine had tons of knock at idle and low load with a cracked ringland, and did not run well except at full throttle either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJr Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Coming up on 93k, TB,hoses,belts,LWCP & LCA bushings replaced, Blackstone report looks great, says to take the T6 to 5k, I'll still do 3.2-3.7 OCI's. LWCP does make a difference on the 5eat as do the LCA bushings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_holm Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Should hit 100k this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Should hit 100k this week #YN_NSB Would you like to buy a vowel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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