chaffe

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PMSL, not a lot to say to that lol, the truth is always the best.

Luize

thanks for all your advice everyone. noise seems to have got worse now, knocks on the first 2-4 seconds of start up and if i lightly accelerate to 4k rpm and hold it it will knock away quite happily and carry on up the rev range until i take my foot off the throttle then it vanishes.

popping to subaru in handley tomorrow just for final "yes its big ends" before i start looking at getting money together

chaffe

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Lol, it aint gona get better!

Luize

:P lol

you never no, miracles might happen lol

ALi-B

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Yeah, and keep driving it and it may put a conrod out the engine block wrecking it totally.

In its current state its repairable. It won't be when it spins a bearing shell and seizes.

Luize

got no choice but to drive it or i dont get paid to work. subaru say its the crank on its way.

ALi-B

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Driving it 'til it stops' will cost you alot more money to fix, and it'll still leave you without a car to drive to work, a recovery fee from the side of the road. And according to sod's law, it'll fail at the most inconvenient time when you need the car most.

Just a warning - its your car in the end of the day.

The thing with big end knocks, its a audible sign of excessive clearance. Meaning oil is leaking out of that bearing and as a consequence starving the rest of the engine of oil flow (even if it still shows pressure on a guage).

chaffe

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agreed, and usually when you can hear it, it is very bad in my experience

flat4monster

I need to buy the following parts but without breaking the bank & still have good quality products please help???
These are the parts I'm after:
-Big end bearing
-Main baring
-Piston rings

I'm currently on mhale pistons if that helps..

I'm stuck without these parts & I struggle finding the answer on here

Cheers
Mark

chaffe

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IainIainWRX

I'm getting exactly the same noise on my 2006 WRX. Just as described by Daz - happens on a very light throttle and mostly once revs fall to 3,000-2,000 rpm (depending on gear). Time for an expensive trip to the dealer.

RAPID STI

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What about

Crank
Headgaskets, rocket cover gaskets, block half O rings ect...
Suggest skimming the heads
New oil pump & modine
New cambelt & tensioner