ryan51

nice looking hatch.have you had it forged now?

Adw330s

Thanks man, the engine is all stripped out but no work done as of yet due to funds

ryan51

might be a costly experiance then.assumimg it did not have the corrected map on it from subaru then?or was there another reason it let go?

scottee73

Some pics of when i fitted the aerocatch's

Adw330s

Yeah tell me about it :/ bit of a nightmare and wasn't expecting this. It it had the correct map on it, not entirely sure why it's happened tbh, if it's not the map what's the other possible reasons?

x24sevenbikerx

that looks decent that scottee

ryan51

im a novice mate,all i know is from reading up on it,on here and other places on the net.maybe poor fuel??do you know much about the car?has it been looked after?did you buy it from a garage or private?plenty of guys on here with a wealth of knowledge that may point you in the right direction.is your car in with a specialist now?

Adw330s

Yeah same here, it's the first subaru Ive owned and im not to savvy with cars. For aslong as ive had it the cars been run on shell v power, has full service history from subaru dealership and I also bought it from a dealership. yeah it's with a specialist place at the moment just waiting to go

ryan51

have you been in touch with the garage you got it from?did you get any kind of warranty with it?quite a few horror stories around about the 2.5 engines.i was worried when i got mine as i came from a jdm bug and knew i was taking a risk.so far so good for me tho,mind you after speaking to a previous owner of my car mine also let go but was rebuilt with forged parts!

salsa-king

330s maps were better and if serviced at main dealer any map updates should have been done years ago.

ryan51

yeh my bad,still learning about these engnes.if you had to guess what would you suggest the cause might be?

salsa-king

You're Bad?




Hard to say without knowing once stripped down.

Ran on wrong fuel
Bounced off rev limiter too much in the red.
Wrong oil used.

Ringland failure
Head gasket


If you have a new head gasket make sure the bottom end is checked at same time.

Its been known some have just had head gasket replaced and within miles a knocking heard from the bottom end.

scottee73

Cheers, not the easiest job to do but I didn't want a big cut out under the bonnet, wheels and arch extensions next

Kosy

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Adw- sorry to hear about the problems so soon into ownership. Did it not come with a warranty?

spindle121

Who is doing your rebuild. !!!!!!!!

rob84

iTrader: (5)

Any of you guy's looking for any BC racing coilover's. Recently been appointed an authorised retailer for them

clyne 08

Is it with Andy Kindon by any chance? He rebuilds most 2.5s around the North East including mine.

domino46

He also done mine but to be honest it's the first time I'd heard of him but seems he has a good rep up north

Benji554

iTrader: (18)

Not at the moment. Are you still doing good prices on Milltek? I'd be interested in the price for a cat back please?

Adw330s

Andy kindon is highly spoken about when it comes to rebuilding etc in the north east. Heard a lot of good things. I'm using Scoobyclinic to rebuild mine

rob84

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Leave it with me mate

vulnax999

iTrader: (7)

Got mine from ABP, Crewe way if I recall.

May have mine up for sale shortly when my megamaf CAIK arrives from the good ole USofA!

vulnax999

iTrader: (7)

[QUOTE=scottee73;11655813]Some pics of when i fitted the aerocatch's

Did you keep the bonnet release catch too?

vulnax999

iTrader: (7)

Nice beast.

My 2009 330S did the same at 3 years 3 months old, 32000 miles!

Had over heated / blown out water once, then OK for a few months, then did same on rolling road.

Ringland on No.4 ( rear piston, passenger side ) and head gaskets.

salsa-king

flat bottom steering wheel... who ordered one?


looking like they are in stock now....
http://www.sumopower.com/product/dam...-impreza-gd-gg

Nt11

iTrader: (1)

So engine is out of mine...

Having forged pistons rods and bearings fitted.

Going to pop a new clutch on while it's out .. What else can people recommend to change while engine is out

ryan51

gaskets/headstuds possibly?

what forged items have you gone for?

Adw330s

Thanks mate. Jeez yours went quite soon in comparison to mine. I didn't do any research before buying this car/model. Pretty silly really. I always wanted the hatch since the day It came out. Still I'm pleased I've got it

matt-c

iTrader: (5)

I paid for one (deposit in Feb, then the rest) only to get told they had sold to many and there was not one for me

So i doubt they have 2 in stock.

That was bad, but i think i will just get mine recovered now as flat bottom is a PITA.

domino46

Just order it from Japan like I did with mine , take a bit longer but worth the wait and cost about the same really