hprocks

Hi Chaps

I have had a 2.0litre non turbo impreza which currently has 111000 miles on the clock, recived the car from the family as a hand me down and have only done eight thousand miles since owning it.

I have done the following since it has been in my hands;

Battery
HT LEADS
Spark Plugs
Wynns engine flush
Oil Change
Oil Filter
Air Filter

The problem is i was coming back from the air show when the oil light came on, pulled over and checked the oil and it was full so towed it to the garage and they took the sump off to find metal flakes in the oil

What should i do?
Stick a new engine in?
Replace the internals?
and is it common for the big ends to go?

Any Information would be very grateful

Many Thanks

Kind Regards

Hamish Potter

Tidgy

is it time to upgrade to a turbo model?

hprocks

think you may be right mate

silent running

Did you hear any knocking or rattling? Or was it just the oil pressure light coming on? TBH there's no way to tell how much damage there is until you get the engine out and stripped down. If the bearings have gone, your crank will most likely be done for as well.