Impreza engine noise - diagnosis?
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I bought an Impreza Wagon a couple of weeks ago, and it now sounds like this - http://s687.photobucket.com/albums/vv233/jakethegs...
Sounds to me like bearing failure - that start-up is from stone cold.
Can anybody concur on this diagnosis?
TIA
RC
Sounds to me like bearing failure - that start-up is from stone cold.
Can anybody concur on this diagnosis?
TIA
RC
Does the knocking go away when cold?
If not.....You have bearing failure.
If you ever planned on modding the car now is the time to think about building a decent bottom end, otherwise if it's staying standard or close to either get yourself a 2nd hand low mileage engine or a standard bottom end rebuild, both ways will cost you £1500-£2500 depending on what you get done.
Good luck with that.
If not.....You have bearing failure.
If you ever planned on modding the car now is the time to think about building a decent bottom end, otherwise if it's staying standard or close to either get yourself a 2nd hand low mileage engine or a standard bottom end rebuild, both ways will cost you £1500-£2500 depending on what you get done.
Good luck with that.
Does it all the time now. Knocking it's tits off during the MOT, and now from cold also.
It's for sale as is - I'm not spending that much in it. I'd rather get another car!
It's almost tempting to go for some real power, but it was just bought as a weekend toy, not something to throw money in to.
A shame, but that's life sometimes.
It's for sale as is - I'm not spending that much in it. I'd rather get another car!
It's almost tempting to go for some real power, but it was just bought as a weekend toy, not something to throw money in to.
A shame, but that's life sometimes.
Firstly... Rollcage, sorry for not coming back sooner but i heard from my mate last night as he's been away. Not interested in yours due to him taking on a new project which was why he was away...to pick it up. If i had the space i would have had this myself but i'm already chock full.
Secondly: AMH82, to do a rebuild yourself you need to know what you are doing. You need a nice clean environment and plenty of space to lay stuff out properly and you have got to be meticulous about it or you'll end up rebuilding it again.
If you are just replacing the pistons you still need to get the cylinders honed and heads machined, if it's a new crank then fine but if you plan to keep the old one polishing the crank would be sensible specially if the car has done high mileage.
Unless you really do know how to do this you are best leaving it to an expert outfit like API near Southam, and they won't charge the earth to do a rebuild, and you buy the parts. I find them a bit expensive on parts but their labour is worth the money. They have all the metal machining equipment you could imagine, a massive shedload of expertise and skilled manpower to do the job. They do this in their sleep.
Best of all you'll get your engine back in absolutely tiptop condition.
Secondly: AMH82, to do a rebuild yourself you need to know what you are doing. You need a nice clean environment and plenty of space to lay stuff out properly and you have got to be meticulous about it or you'll end up rebuilding it again.
If you are just replacing the pistons you still need to get the cylinders honed and heads machined, if it's a new crank then fine but if you plan to keep the old one polishing the crank would be sensible specially if the car has done high mileage.
Unless you really do know how to do this you are best leaving it to an expert outfit like API near Southam, and they won't charge the earth to do a rebuild, and you buy the parts. I find them a bit expensive on parts but their labour is worth the money. They have all the metal machining equipment you could imagine, a massive shedload of expertise and skilled manpower to do the job. They do this in their sleep.
Best of all you'll get your engine back in absolutely tiptop condition.
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