Brobb11 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I recently picked this up for $500 with the impression it needed a new engine. Car overheated and seized I was told. Subie has 160k on the clock, it's the limited package, 5 speed manual and in pretty decent shape. There are a few head-scratchers however. Take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobb11 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Here are some head-scratchers. Notice anything missing? Once home however she fired right up. Subie has been parked for two months and only took roughly 3 seconds of crank to fire. Smoke billowed out of the 'muffler' but she purred great. No odd sounds, clanks, slaps, knocks etc. Also the oil is pristine, I mean flawless. Zero residues, bad smells, contamination, off color/texture. The antifreeze however has an Irish milkshake texture to it. Removed door panel due to window off the track and the actuator wasn't even plugged in. Had to remove completely and clean/regrease and it functions great now. Also Radiator removed as well as thermostat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobb11 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 The radiator has a small crack it's leaking from so I am going to bandaid it to hold water temporarily so I can see if the cooling system circulates or not. Fingers crossed at this point. Side note: There were 2 codes stored as 1) Typical PO420 2) misfire in cylinder 3. Did a compression test and 1 & 3 came out at 153. Pulled the plugs as well and they don't look horrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobb11 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Flushed my system 5 times and cleaned out a bit of nastiness. Bad news however is the water has a strong exhaust odor. My family has had success using the HG and block repair before so we gave that a go. Will know more about that in a few days. Also quickly gave her a bath. Clean(er) pic added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine F31 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 So, you got a $2000 discount from the asking price? $500 is a steal for that car even if it had no motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobb11 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Correct. I sent seller a text and he replied he would let it go for $800. I saw car and offered 5 and he accepted, 'blown' motor and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobb11 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Today I flushed the system, buttoned back up, and drove around. Coolant level remained stable after topping off and burping. At this point I am going to do a tune up and replace all fluids but we believe the GT may be saved. Also had this set of Forester wheels in the barn and should be swapping them on. Currently it has nasty white MB wheels and Blizzak studless snow tires... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobb11 Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 With the tstat installed the car has crazy temp spikes that wouldn't subside. Felt like it wouldn't relieve being air locked. Currently I'm driving this as a daily without the tstat. Been a week with road testing and only added about 4 cups of water. Added a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobb11 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Picked up a set of WRX wheels for $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98BDGT Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 how did the head gasket liquid fix work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobb11 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Pushed about 300 miles until it failed. I used it with pretty severe overheating problems to begin with which wasn't ideal conditions. Prior to use, air bubbles in the radiator cap looked like boiling water and after the liquid fix it had a random bubble now and then. I would only hope with symptoms just starting to show, this could work well. Using this was a last resort and see what would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLsubedrvr Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Correct. I sent seller a text and he replied he would let it go for $800. I saw car and offered 5 and he accepted, 'blown' motor and all. Now that's some good "bottom fishn" Good luck w/ your project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentCool Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Great work and good deal. You got this for a steal indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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