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Thrust bearing in engine or clutch? The thrust bearing in the engine would be engine rebuild. The thrust bearing (throwout bearing) is transmission or engine out, take you pick. Then while you have either out, replace the clutch assembly, get the flywheel surface ground, and replace the spigot beari...

That won't work. The ECM adds fuel, then looks at the O2 sensor, low oxygen (rich), ECM takes fuel way, looks at the O2 sensor, high oxygen (lean), repeats in a loop - closed loop. Let's now add a fixed voltage, say 550mV, ECM adds fuel, O2 at stoich, ECM adds fuel, O2 still at stoich, ECM keeps add...

James, Your Weber should have a ported spark nipple on the side of the primary barrel. Have you set your timing while the vac advance is connected to manifold vacuum? If that is the case, disconnect your vac advance line and plug it, then set your timing to 8-10 BTDC, then reconnect the line. The ti...

A worn out/burnt out clutch which is slipping under load also tends to drag when the clutch should be disengaged to allow smooth selection of any gear from a standstill. Common complaint is difficult reverse and 1st and some non-mechanical people would think it is the transmission. A dragging clutch...

It would be better to extend the primary wires than have a long secondary cable.

You should only need a new Ignition 12 volt feed to the coil positive.

Do I need "Throttle body cleaner" to clean out the IACV? I am also going to clean out the MAF sensor. Is there any way to check for codes even though the diagnostic plug isn't there? Edit: I just opened up my air filter and took a couple photos of the MAF sensor. Does it look like it needs cleaning...

Theoretically, the remotes are either a digital pulse code at a fixed frequency or a pulse code of slightly varied frequencies. If you wrote a program on a laptop to set the codes on a frequency generator, your would eventually get it. If you knew the specific Subaru frequencies, your could read wi...

I have learnt with owning 3 Dremels now a few things:

Buy A/C powered, and don't push too hard, let the tool do the work, remember it is small.

Does the engine turn over ok by hand?

Maybe one or more cylinders has fluid (oil, fuel or coolant) in it.

+1 for Subaru Upper Engine Cleaner. Do the Idle Control valve AND your pcv valve. Makes a big difference.

The central locking is operated from the remote and is "owner programmable" if you know how to do it. Your problem has nothing to do with central locking. The immobiliser problem you are having is most likely engine ecu/immobiliser/key transponder mismatch. ALL 3 have to be from the same model/year.

Reset your trip meter first.

The calculation is constantly updated based on total trip distance.

Line up the centre mark, fit the left hand belt, rotate 360 degrees back to the centre mark, fit the right hand belt.
Ensure valve timing is correct for each belt when each belt is done.

I can visualise a hydraulic with internal guts full of oil squishing oil up the push rods centre - just can't visualise a solid lifter doing same as it has no guts to contain and pass on the oil ... The lifter has a groove around the side which receives oil pressure from the main gallery. The groov...

scoobymine wrote:Paul,
0.2 and 0.3mm, that's wafer thin isn't it mate?

0.2 is 8 thou, 0.3 is 12 thou.

Not "wafer thin" at all.

Some of us set them at 4-6 thou hot.

Generally to allow for the worn "dips" in the rocker tips etc.

Success! sort of... The BOV is working now but only at high rpm and boost. Could this be because the BOV is too "tough"? The car still makes the "compressor surge sound" even when the BOV kicks in or not. More than likely the spring is too heavy. If it is a no-name valve, chuck it and fit a turbosm...

Disconnect one while the motor is running.

If there is vacuum present then you can tee into that hose, then to the BOV.

Any good auto parts or plumbing store will have 4mm vacuum tee pieces. The BOV uses pressure differential to operate, boost pressure on the bottom of the piston (pre throttle body), and vacuum on the top the piston (post throttle body). Therefore on boost, no vacuum, so valve is closed. At light thr...

I have a GFB Electronic Boost Controller on my WRX, love it.

Leave the factory solenoid ELECTRICALLY connected so it doesn't log a diagnostic code. You can disconnected all the plumbing when you do a new install of any other form of boost controller.

The top of your BOV has a vacuum nipple on it?

Tee into any vacuum hose for your BOV.

Post a pic of your BOV please.

At the very least, buy a new manual boost controller. Better still, buy a electronic boost controller like GFB.