Topic: Teh Fonz - Givin it some head

[snackers]

Some stuff happened I haven't had time to document.

Subaru is pretty fantastic at assuming their cars will last longer than the warranty period, and also pretty fantastic at saying "uckfay that guy that owns our cars out of warranty"

The forester is not immune to the leaking fuel line issue that the bugeye has. Lots of other cars are affected by it as well, but subaru refuses to acknowledge it.
I'd love to sue them, but... meh. I'm on the couch now.

So these are the bits.
- length of fuel injector line
- crapload of hose clamps
- IM gaskets
- (optional) Fuel pressure regulator (a maintenance item that subaru doesn't acknowledge because it only fails after warranty)
- (optional) replacement turbo inlet
- (optional) PCV assembly (easy to replace with the IM off, and I'm also chasing an oil usage issue)



I chose to also replace the FPR and turbo inlet at this time, because they both* require removal of the intake manifold to replace.
*The car is at 200,000km, and taking the turbo inlet off would likely cause it to crack if I didn't have a replacement on hand. Also, the perrin inlet is supposedly installable without removing the IM. Good luck.

And we'll be working in this general area here.



I took a gazillion pics ahead of time and during removal for reference on putting it all back together.
No I will not subject you to all the pics, only 85% of them.
No I did not know how to do this when I started.
Yes it can be done by anyone who knows how to turn a wrench and follow wires and hoses and has a plethora of swear words in their repertoire.
No I will not do it for you.
Yes there are new holes in my garage wall



OK, some random notes.

Label your fuel lines, lest you pull a carguyjon and try to fuel your engine using the tank return line.



uckfay the green bracket of death, the upper coolant reservoir, and everything related to it.



What the christ, subaru?



No seriously, WHAT THE CHRIST SUBARU?



Yes Grant, it actually DID help in this particular job.



Once you expose all the naughty bits, get your hands in there are caress and squeeze and twist a bit.



No, seriously, I swear to jeebus, what the friggin christ subaru? You AREN'T in fact an all powerful being, and neither am I.
Clips and bolts and clamps inaccessible to humans.



FPR out...



FPR back in, along with some of the fuel lines and an overabundant amount of clamps because uckfay you that's why.



Turbo inlet out.



Installation is reverse of removal. Good nuff.



"Sure, they're accessible" they say.
"You can just turn them so you can adjust them in the future!" they said.
"NUTELLA WITH BANANAS ON TOAST IS GREAT!!" they said.



uckfay you, I said.

"Anyone can do it!" they said.
"Why won't my car start?" they said.



Scrape that old itshay off.



Job complete. Ready for test drive!



An exhausting day for some.

[snackers]

In other news, I believe I've finally figured out where all my oil is going.





That's the intake channel on the heads, the TGV, and the turbo inlet.
It seems as tho I've been over filling the oil. Which is weird because the stick usually reads on the "low" side more often than not.
Apparently there has been WAY too much oil in there, creating some serious positive crank case pressure and thus blowing 200ml/400km worth of oil through my PCV and intake system before shooting out the exhaust pipe.

I've ordered a new dipstick just because I don't really know what else to do at this point. Who knows, maybe it was replaced with the wrong one.
With the dipstick below the "low" dot, I can drain 4.5L out at an oil change.
I'm fine if the oil level on the stick isn't exact, but it's a bit hard to say "Yup, the dipstick is dry, there's enough oil in there!"

Of note, it is not the PCV. It's been replaced 3 times now during my ownership (80,000km) and the oil usage has not changed.
I'll probably run some seafoam through it before the snow flies.
Usually I'm against that crap, but there is SO much oil everywhere, the system could use a good clean.

[jellynuts]

Ma, you make reassembly look so easy!

[snackers]

Ma, you make reassembly look so easy!

To quote and paraphrase a man that I've apparently known since highschool...

"There arent any pictures of the 16 hours between when I took a picture of the manifold piece of itshay and job completion and that is because my phone camera doesn't operating through a thick blanket of rage."

[Asstuna]

To quote and paraphrase a man that I've apparently known since highschool...

"There arent any pictures of the 16 hours between when I took a picture of the manifold piece of itshay and job completion and that is because my phone camera doesn't operating through a thick blanket of rage."

+1 ... Excellent and accurate quote.

[snackers]

So these were great but they did not stand the test of time.
They weren't the perfect size, needed fiddling to install, and started cracking due to not being long enough. I made them all the same size using the front as a template, and it turns out the rear axle stub sticks out further from the hub than the fronts.

Version 2 has come out of necessity.

First, a new supplier.
A regular pop/soda/coffee/beer can is quite a bit larger than the 56mm subaru hub diameter.
So I had to go with something that fit the hub a little more precisely.



Cut the can to length, and mark where the tabs will be to secure the can behind the wheel against the rotor hat.
Once you have one done, you can use it as a template to mark the rest.



Bend the tabs out, cut the remaining bit off.



It turns out this particular can is *exactly* the size of the hub.
This means it won't fit through the center hole of the wheel.
Flatten the curve around the tabs.
This will suck in the diameter of the can just enough to fit the wheel, but still fit around the hub.



A final test fit.



Finished product, ready for paint.



Prototype to final product.
I could kickstarter this itshay and make millions.



Proof of your arts&crafts abilities. Show this to the ladies.



A couple coats of goldmember...





Ready for winter.

[Canuckrz]

Did you go to a grocery store and measure all the cans with a set of callipers, or just get lucky with what you had kicking around? Hah.

Looks like the paint job on the steelies held up quite well. What tires are you running on your summer set?

[Dr Beans]

For some reason all I got out of this was how oily looking your cowel/isolating/hood matt is, and how rusty your brake caliper is. 

[snackers]

Did you go to a grocery store and measure all the cans with a set of callipers, or just get lucky with what you had kicking around? Hah.

Looks like the paint job on the steelies held up quite well. What tires are you running on your summer set?

I did indeed walk into the grocery store with a caliper in my pocket. The store clerk looked at me funny, walked away, and then I heard a "Code 4 in aisle 7" announcement over the intercom.
Summers are Sumitomo no-seasons. They serve their purpose of being a soccer mom grocery getting DD, as I purchased them while I had a dedicated racekar.

For some reason all I got out of this was how oily looking your cowel/isolating/hood matt is, and how rusty your brake caliper is. 

Yup, that's what happens when you have coolant and oil lines burst while driving.
Also, iron and steel rust. This isn't an s2000 that sits all comfy under a blanket for 6 months of the year.

[GrantC]

This isn't an s2000 that sits all comfy under a blanket for 6 months of the year.

Or more... if it breaks.

[snackers]

Nothing major going on here.
I seafoamed the POS to see if that might clean some itshay up in the valves, maybe help with the oil consumption.
My hopes aren't very high.

Went into winter mode today.
The new hakkas went on. Can't wait to hear them tearing up our bare roads for the next few months.




Skid plate went on. Can't wait to hear the CLANG! of various frozen rodents bounce off the underside of the car.




Also did some sleuthing to confirm the source of the clunk.
I know it's generally known that you can't swap these out without dropping the subframe, but I SWEAR it really does seem like that should be able to come out without any additional work.




Tons of room.

[Asstuna]

Where's your teflon?

[seat safety switch]

Where's your teflon?

The new (late 2014) versions of the Whiteline bushings are impregnated with teflon! There's like a PTFE inner race that they somehow mould into the rest of the poly bushing.

That's not what Cam is running here, but I was stunned when I got mine in the mail just recently. Is Whiteline like Australia's NASA?

[Zac]

The new (late 2014) versions of the Whiteline bushings are impregnated with teflon! There's like a PTFE inner race that they somehow mould into the rest of the poly bushing.

That's not what Cam is running here, but I was stunned when I got mine in the mail just recently. Is Whiteline like Australia's NASA?

The new Black ones? I have them in the rear. They were silent for like 2 weeks.

[seat safety switch]

There is no god.

[Asstuna]

Is Whiteline like Australia's NASA?

They used to be known as White Power. But when things got racially sensitive in the 2000's they changed their name to WP, and eventually landed on a safe bet "Whiteline".

NASA? Sure, they can match NASA technology. The work is all subbed out anyway - by both.

[snackers]

Where's your teflon?

Teflon was not a factory option in 2005.

Of note if and when these are replaced, they'll be replaced with oem bushings, teflon, and grease.

[snackers]

Got some stuff to sit in a pile until I consider it warm enough to work on the stupid car.

Various vacuum lines to replace the 200k old lines that have turned to exploding plastic.
New fuel cap to hopefully solve a CEL (prior to realizing I'm just going to have to replace the whole fuel filler neck)
New filler neck components to replace the rusty bits.
New OEM front swaybar bushings.

[10secdream]

Them fozzies are dropping like flies...

[RedBimmer93]

^^ I'll say.

Are you going to be staying on the Subaru bandwagon??

[snackers]

Welp, she's all finito.
We went through some great times (beating sports cars off the line to the onramp, autox'ing a soccermom-mobile, and crossing medians in hendaybahn traffic) and some not so great times.

I doubt this will be my last turbo subaru, but I'm not sure I'll find one that was so multipurpose.
Perhaps I'll buy it back when the new owner is done with it.

I'm sure google translate will do a wonderful job with this:

Desejo-lhe a melhor sorte, e lembre-se sempre ... "como é."

[snackers]

So some dick took a knife to my upper rad hose.





So we started work in this general area here.



We acquired some Top Speed Equipment.
Some Say... OEM is better.
Others say... A part shipped from the states after conversion from USD to CAD is still cheaper than a 6" piece of rubber from the dealer.



A quick sawzall action takes care of a quick fit situation.



Like a glove... with some new definitely properly fit hose clamps.
The kink in the hose helps pressurize the flow for faster smoother runnings.

[jellynuts]

Get some of that Bernoulli action

[GrantC]

4.25 year hiatus, no mention, straight into fixing it.

Nice.

[snackers]

4.25 year hiatus, no mention, straight into fixing it.

Nice.

4th gear grinds, sounds like the driveshaft U joint is going, the passenger A pillar cover fell off in the heat, and someone stole my headunit and speakers.

Seems like perfect conditions to take it to a lapping day!