There you go ,might be an option to consider ,what turbo were you running on you last engine ?.

 

im running td05
440 injectors
sti intercooler
wallbro 255 fuel pump
panel filter
baileys dump valve
ecutek ecu mapped (but have a gems to go in)
straight through decatted exhuast

 

Heres a video of the noise:

 

its gone mate time for a rebuilt!!! gutted for you!! 'i know the feeling!!

 

as above its gone mate but ive heard a lot worse.

 

alex sorry to hear that mate, but you would do well to stay away from SMR or any other complete/refurbed/as new or other crap from ebay, if you want a replacement stick to known enthusiasts selling bottom ends etc, OR GET A REBUILD again from someone in the know and well known like api to name one, if you decide not to do this and think you would be better going your own way and buying something from ebay and getting someone else to fit.

when it all goes wrong again all you'll get is told you so, i have been where you are and so have hundreds on here and you do well to listen to the advice given.

Grant

 

thanks grant think im going to give andy at scoobyteknix a ring to come down have a look at it ive got no car now and havent got a spare 2k

 

i know how ya feel mate, always happens when no cash, the situation is not good, but best to do it once do it right for peace of mind, credit cards are good for times like this lol

Grant

 

Mine had a water pump go on way back from Wales rally sounded terminal but wasn't
Get it checked out mate hopefully your lucky

 

yes mate, please feel free to call me, ill help you out and it wont cost you 2k

 

I also know how you feel mate but you can get a quality rebuild for under 2k,if you are going to buy an engine then only buy one you can hear running.Trust me!

 

Just a bit confused.....is scoobyteknix now Scoobyspares ??

http://www.scoobyteknixuk.com/

http://www.scoobyspares.com/

Shaun

 

I was just thinking the same could be a better bet unless your planning on keeping the car a long time.

 

Can confirm thats f**cked. You are hearing a big end rattling there.

If the engine was low on oil or has been low on oil in the past, then is likely to what will have caused the excessive bearing wear (aerated oil plus excessive oil temp - less oil in the sump = less cooling). Question is how or why did it get low on oil? Whilst these engines do use a little oil between services, it shouldn't really be using more than a litre every 5K/5months. Otherwise we're looking at a piston ring or turbo issue. But obviously running extra boost does cause more oil to get through the oil breathers and increase consumption.

Seeing that you've caught it semi-early. The damage is limited which will reduce rebuild costd, so DO NOT use or start the engine until its fixed. Fingers crossed by not running it, you may save the crankshaft before the journal surfaces get damaged (doubt it to be honest, but one can hope).

 

IMO that is no gaurantee of getting a 'good' engine. Its still very much a gamble.

I've stripped plenty of healthy sounding engines to find the bearings to be well worn beyond what would be acceptable.

In some cases I found an engine to be in worse condition that one it was suppose to replace! (the only exception is it didn't knock...god knows how, because it was that bad it should!).

 

cheers lads ill get andy to have a look andy now runs scooby spares still known to me as scoobyteknix

hope i can get this sorted because its my only car.

 

its going to scoobytek tommorrow to get it properly looked at its going to get fixed and gems is going on it the futures bright the futures 400bhp/400torque

 

Big ends.
if your lucky its just a case of new shells. If its run for to long like that it will lunch the crank jurnels. Only way to tell is plast-guage new shells to check clearance.

 

Best of luck, alot of us have all been there but your looking at more than £2k to get those figures

 

I will be amazed if it just needs new shells. Plus it is not a good idea to re-grind a subaru crank.
Problem is, the crank shells are the last part's that you get to when stripping the engine, so the once it is a part, it just doesn't make economical sense not to replace the crank.
Then you will have to check your rods, pistons and rings.

Mine was cheap at £2k as I only needed a crank, shells and one rod.
So you really have to think to yourself whether it is worth selling as is. You just bought a gems ecu, that must be worth a fair bit?

If you intend to keep the car and start on the modification process, then build an engine that will last.
Also get some advice on here before modding, as, no offence, you don't sound like you know too much about cars!

 

Thats the thing with road shells and race shells. Road shells give a warning (knocking) before damage is done to the crank were as race shells dont, there designed to get you to the finish line regardless of the damage caused. All depends on how much use and the type of use the car has had while the shells are knocking. Your right that there could be other damage which writes the engine off. A compression test should show if the rings are buggered. This chap has to bear in mind the age and value of the car.

 

well ive been told with just what i have on the car at the moment and the gems put on with anti lag and new map ill be hitting about 330bhp,

just thinking of little things like FMIC to get it to maybe 350bhp ?

ive only had the subaru a month so dont know much about them i know abit about cars in general as i woirk in the motor trade

 

Alex, dont cut corners it will cost you more in the long run
Get the engine rebuilt properly instead of buying a second hand engine you know nothing about. There's nothing stopping a second hand engine having the same fate as this one.

£2k is a reasonable price for a basic rebuild, it gets more expensive if you start adding forged goodies.

 

+1

 

Ill see what andy says at scooby tech tommorrow because if it's 2k if guna have to hae a rethink a see what happends

 

Rag and a match if you've only had it a month

 

Yeh only had it a month but not going to get a downer yet as I ran it for like 5 mins while knocking so I'll get more info tommorrow

 

If its knocking then the damage is already done.

 

if ya handy with the spanners rebuild it yourself. ive just rebuilt one for less than 500.

 

You're looking at a big bill for a rebuild here I'm afraid. Rebuild by a reputable expert the only "safe" way of proceeding.

Don't try and cut corners, you'll only invest money in something that might not last and leave you even more out of pocket in x weeks or months time. If you can't afford to have it done properly it's best to either save up or cut your losses and sell up.

400bhp can't be done for 2k reliably!