sill

ive just bought a 1999 impreza sport its my first car but ive ended up gutted. i didnt notice anything wrong at first but i saw a puff of smoke coming out of the bonnet scoop yesterday and had a look underneth and saw oil cooking away on the exhaust... i took it to a car garage and had a proper look they said they think its the main crank seal and it would cost 500 to fix at least i havent got much money and dont know wat to do can any one help me .?

scoobsy

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take it back and get your cash back!!

sill

it was unfortunatly sold as seen and i didnt see the oil leek wich is my own fault that i gt conned. need another option do u think 500 is a good price to replace the main crank seal? i relly dont want to sell it as its the best first car i think anyone could have is there anywere that would do it cheeper or wat about a subaru garage like carstins~?

mylilscooby

as above id be screwing take it back when you buy an impreza turbo or sport view i a few times over a few weeks mate to be on the safe side that way you cant be let down just take your time

alspider

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mate get someone who knows what they are looking at , they are prone for the rocker gasket leaking oil on to the headers the wifes classic did this and yes you get smoke out the vents , just get it checked properly

m@t STImulation

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give you an idea as above if its the rocker gasket you are only looking at 70 quid

alcazar

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As above, more likely to be a rocker cover gasket, get it somewhere that knows Scoobs, not tyo "a garage"

m@t STImulation

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have a look yourself the heads are on the side of a subaru engine, there is a plate wich the spark plugs are on! will have the leads going to them or 4 separate coil packs. this is the rocker cover. look to see if it has a oil leak with the engine running. remember inspect both sides. it may be dripping onto your headers, burning and coming out of the scoop as you mentioned

hope this helps

500

I can't see a way that the rear crank seal will be able to pass oil to reach the exhaust, maybe the front one but that is an easy job, certainly not a £500 one anyway!

sill

yeah i checked the rocker cover gaskets myself they look like new and are dry as.. the only place i can feel relly wet myself is the join between the engine and gearbox but as i cant get under it i cant see wat the problem relly is

JDM_Stig

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your looking at £200 labour to do the job, its the same kind of thing time wise as a clutch, you may have to have a oil change too, the seal is £20 tops.

TonyBurns

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Your in coventry, go to API engines (think its www.apiengines.com) as they are close to you and do lots of scoob work

Tony

sill

NICE ONE WILL DO

harvey

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The chances are it is not serious nor particularly expensive.
Telling you iti s probably an oil seal and that such a repair is £500 is bollocks. Don't go back to that garage again.
Chances are it is a cam cover gasket, a common fault on these Subaru engines.
Get in touch with David at API and they can probably diagnose the problem while you wait.
They are at Banbury, Warwickshire.