Where's the oil coming from?

If there's a hole in the block... it'll be cheaper to do a WRX or STi engine swap than to source a new EJ22T. Those EJ22T blocks are worth their weight in gold!

Well, after jacking it up, it appears that all the oil is all coming from the rear of the motor, under the transmission cover.

When running, the knocking can be felt through the clutch pedal! It runs, but would clearly not do so for long!

If I swapped blocks, I would want to do so in a manner that allowed me to keep the stock ECU and stuff, if we are talking a full wiring harness swap and stuff, I have a much better candidate and not nearly enough spare funding at the moment!

Rear main seal, or cracked separator plate.

Unfortunately, with monkeying around with the tranny, is it possible you knocked the rear main out of whack? They're pretty touchy, and can "fall in" to the motor if you're not careful.....


<--- had the spyhunter mod on the first test drive after a shop we all know and hate, wasn't careful....heh.

No, not likely....at least....not me. I replaced the rear mainseal while I was there, and very carefully seated it to the original depth.

Given the sounds that the car was making beforehand, I'm pretty sure that the problem was preexisting.

Spyhunter mod, lol.

*whew* Vindication.

What with all the work out of town, shooting matches, and family stuff, the car has just been sitting around. I finally got around to pulling the motor out today. I left all the manifold/turbo/intake stuff on, and yanked it out. Left the A/C and Power Steering hooked up and just pushed them to the sides.

I'm in the process of stripping the motor down, and the first thing I went for was the clutch and pressure plate that I had just installed. Well, the leak was definitely the rear seal, BUT, the seal was intact and aligned correctly. However, I can push the crankshaft sideways with my finger and get a break in the seal. I doubt that is supposed to do that....

There was still about 2.5qts of oil in the pan, so I am 99% positive that the turbo and valve trains are OK lubrication-wise. There is no external block damage. I've gotten the intake manifold, exhaust, and turbo off, and next I will take the timing stuff off the front. Once the heads come off then I will know if the valves are screwed or not. Probably not.....

However, I do not know what to expect if the crankshaft was sloshing around like that with the hammering so intense before I shut it down. I really, really, really hope that the block is not screwed.

One step at a time here....not sure what would be involved with trying to swap in a WRX motor, probably all new wiring too. Let's hope this one is salvageable. Bottom line, I am really glad that it had nothing to do with my mechanicin'!

Scotty, want a parts car? My 91 turbo is no more, but the motor and driveline are complete, and it's yours for a song ;)

Wow, and I can sing too (not really).

Seriously, if you have a 22T motor that is sound, I'll take a parts car for sure! I'm curious as to the model, condition of stuff, 5MT or auto, etc. I'll PM you my info.

Oh crap man, what happened to it?! That car was sweet. :(

A bit of an accident involving a bout of panic braking and a jersey wall. See the pics in my classifieds thread here.

Yeah, I saw that after I posted here.

Poor car. :(

Yay, I made it back just fine! That car runs great. Josh, I feel soooooo bad about that car, it was so clean and I'm sure drove awesome with working suspension. Don't worry man, I will make sure it's spirit gets a new body, one way or the other!

I won't get to this until mid next week, but at least I have a lot of options now!

498 White 91 5MT Turbos to go!

Thanks, glad to hear you made it back to Carson City OK. I'm just happy it's going to a good home :)

The car was a blast to hook around a corner with the Bilstens installed.
:( I feel like the worse wife ever. Not so sure the Forester makes up for it. I killed a classic.
At least you'll get good use out of the innards.

You brought it into this world, you took it out. The circle is complete, it'll be ok :)

OK, motor is out, will do the valves, timing, and clutch today. I just don't feel like changing the tranny *again* right now, so I'm staying cable for the time being.

Let's hope things are running by tonight......

The two cars look pretty funny side-by-side in the garage! My wife comes in and says "hey, this one is missing something..."

Get a picture of the progress! :) Especially the two side by side.

What she said ;)

Here is what I have.....I'm really not good for taking pics, unless I am on a pic-specific mission!

As of last night, after my brother helping most of the day:

Front Brakes swapped
Steering Rack swapped
Engine swapped - valves are non-adjustable (?), new timing belt, swapped clutch, plate, and flywheel (mine won't feel nearly as nice as yours). Everything is hooked up except the intake parts and radiator.

I was gonna use that 3" downpipe, but it's not set up for a donut gasket, so I'll just wait until I find a nice 3" muffler and then do the whole thing.

Next: Finish engine bay, adjust cables, new rear pads + bleed all brakes, new ATF, coolant, oil (what kind did you have in there, Josh?), turn key.

I'll wait until it's driving before I start any "not bad for my first swap" stuff. ;)

ON behalf of Josh, until he sees this post. I know it's not synthetic, but I'm not sure the weight is. Hopefully that helps.

Also just for curiosity are you going to swap the Canadian seat belts in to your project car?

Oh yes. Many cosmetic bits will come over, as soon as the basics are running.

I'm really looking forward to the Momo and the seat belts.

Test drive tonight or tomorrow morning!

Nice work ScottyS!

I hope it purrs like a kitten for you :)

and good call on the Cable 93 Imp Clutch. people call me crazy but i like the feel of my 93 clutch more than my 05 STI. the 93 clutch is light and binary, the 05 clutch feels like it belongs to a diesel truck . hahaha

It's easy to make a clutch feel great when it only has to hold 6 monkeypower.

IT'S ALIVE!!!!!

And it drove to G-ville and back without leaving the Spy Hunter mod!

Engine is running 12inHG idle and pushing 7psi boost. Might have a small vacuum leak? I can't hear anything though. It is a bit older after all.

No hiccups, smooth accel, handles fine, shifts fine, sounds fine. As long as it stays this way for a while, haha.

Now the other stuff begins: steering wheel, seat belts, trunk lid, instrument cluster, rear door, headlights. Then on to intercooler and maybe Scott's old TD04. Or suspension, if I figure out a relatively easy and inexpensive solution.

So far, so good, Deede and Josh!

I want to take a family portrait soon.....it will be a full driveway.

Wrong. It either got Mobile 1 or Pentosynth that Paul sells. I always put synthetic in. :p

Shit! Sorry for the false info!
I wonder if there is synthetic in the truck. I hope it won't asplode if I mixed a little. Eek.