head gasket change on v8 sti should i do shells aswell
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head gasket change on v8 sti should i do shells aswell
hi i have done many head gasket changes on classic sti but i was always told that you should change the crank bearings at the same time.
but is this still the case with the newer sti v7 onwards where the blocks are much stronger
but is this still the case with the newer sti v7 onwards where the blocks are much stronger
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ok cool cheers for that block strip it is, good job im no virgin at this block building game and i should of added that the head gaskets did not fail as i got the block from a running wr1
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Sorry i didnt mean the head gaskets i know what ones i need, What i meant was with most cars you can buy gasket kits ie crank seals, cam seals, water seals, but you find with subaru you have to buy one at a time that pushes the price up And to be honest i use api quick call to david and i have all the gasket i need for full rebuild also go with uprated oil pump with acl shells,
but it just bugs me that there is no complete rebuild kits oem spec or better out there
but it just bugs me that there is no complete rebuild kits oem spec or better out there
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Subaru do sell a complete gasket kit, but it contains absolutely every gasket, seal circlip, sealing washer etc used in building an engine from scratch and contains about 180 items.
You would find that if you bought one, you would end up with a lot of items unused and that would be a waste of money, a kit would cost you around £450 from a dealer.
You would find that if you bought one, you would end up with a lot of items unused and that would be a waste of money, a kit would cost you around £450 from a dealer.
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sorry 2 be a div joz but im new to scoobys, i have a v1 sti thats on 65k ive given it the major service, gear and diff oil, plugs, oil and filter, fuel filter, belts etc. is there something else i need to do? or is it only if the head gasket goes?
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Well then they are not looking in the right place... Tell them to look at illustration fig no: 002 in their parts system, it will not only give them a part number but will also list all parts and part numbers of the parts contained in the kit.
I did this before posting earlyier and counted the parts contained in the kit, which was 180.
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