What have you done to your car today?

[94 Leone]

So, think I may need a new cambelt/ tensioner etc. As I was driving home and unfortunately having a bit of a domestic in the car: so wasnt able to realise what was happening thought it was the drunk bugger trying to pull the handbrake on again. Car lost all motor power and died. Wont start now.

Any clues? fml

[Rosssub]

If the cam belt had slipped a bit it would probably still start, just run like a dog on that bank. Slips any further and it's bent valves. Guessing the fuel pump still priming with ignition on.

Does the CEL come on with ignition, shows the ecu has power.

[94 Leone]

Yeah still has power. The guy that pulled over to try give a hand was a mechanic said it sounded like a compression issue.

I didnt hear rattling bits of piston. So assuming they dont have holes in them.

[Rosssub]

When I bent my valves the starter couldn't turn it over at all, just clicked away overloading. If it's turning over fine it must be sweet. Do a quick CEL check to make sure nothing popped up when it died that might have been missed.

Check for fuel at the manifold, could be an air lock of some sort. If no fuel there, priming the pump with the ignition 3-4 times might help.

Then good old spark test? Before ripping the belts back off to check timing...

[94 Leone]

Nah no codes just constant flashing. And it cranks okay, so not really sure

[Rosssub]

Check for fuel at the manifold then see if you've got spark.

[94 Leone]

Timing had slipped; thinking the tensioner didn't get time to re tension, so have left it to properly re tension over night. 3 of four cam gears had slipped to tdc and the left inlet & crank were about 35 degrees behind possibly a case of all the plastic cam gears potentially creating slip? Dunno why it did it really. But it did; so for now my assumption is the timing assembly so if it does it again. Brand new timing kit. All the bells and whistles. Might even fork out for a Subaru cam tool. If it comes to that. But it runs again

[Koom]

Did you turn it over by hand (i.e. with a powerbar and at least one full revolution) before starting it up? That should be enough for the tensioner to open up.

[LEGACY_BLITZEN]

Gave her a wash today.

[Timmah]

[94 Leone]

 Koom said:

Did you turn it over by hand (i.e. with a powerbar and at least one full revolution) before starting it up? That should be enough for the tensioner to open up.

Id driven about 40-50kms before it did it.

Thats why i was so confused.

[subieboy]

Car has new struts, drove them over the ****iest piece of road in CHCH...

Used to cringe driving down it at 70Km/H, now 100Km/h is a breeze

[94 Leone]

 94 Leone said:

Id driven about 40-50kms before it did it.

Thats why i was so confused.

Sooo; reset the timing; got half way to work and pop.

New cambelt kit time.

****ing yaaay.

[WRXONP]

 LEGACY_BLITZEN said:

Gave her a wash today.

Ooooohhhhhh mmmyyyyyyyyyy llllaaaaaaaaaaaawwddddd

The things I would do for that car

Anyway fuuuuuuuuuuuuu my cars been a head ache since the rear axle snapped

Brought axles for a viscous LSD - didn't work / was told my diff needed 2x left axles to work - installed it all last night and test drove and no good they popped out

Pulled it apart and turns out it's a suretrac LSD - needs special cups - off for a road trip today to pick them up and pull it all apart again after work to fit correct axles

Oh joy the ole Subaru is so kind to me since I came back

[Marky]

 94 Leone said:

Sooo; reset the timing; got half way to work and pop.

New cambelt kit time.

****ing yaaay.

Fckn jebus man you have 0 luck with this car

Did you touch the cambelt etc before it went in? Hope you havent nuked another motor

[94 Leone]

 Marky said:

Fckn jebus man you have 0 luck with this car

Did you touch the cambelt etc before it went in? Hope you havent nuked another motor

Yeah, I had to modify cams. I think that when the cambelt was changed circa 22k kms ago they just cleaned up the idlers and stuff. And it still winds over: just no start. So not bent valves(i fckng hope)

Pics to come.

[Fastfour]

Picked up 8 rims. Good times.....

[94 Leone]

Installed brand new cambelt kit. Fired her up; happy. Will put cam covers and radiator fans back on tomorrow.

lets hope it stays fixed.

Edited July 16, 2014 by 94 Leone
Fecking autocorrect

[Rosssub]

 94 Leone said:

Installed brand new cambelt kit. Fired her up; happy. Will put cam covers and radiator fans back on tomorrow.

lets hope it stays fixed.

Mint. Does the old tensioner feel soft?

[WRXER]

It lives!!! Mahahahahahah

4 years off the road my track car is now running....Bit of a bugger my mechanic has impeccable timing haha I just bought another subaru but ah well haha, last few tweaks and then ship it up to Aux.

[94 Leone]

 Rosssub said:

Mint. Does the old tensioner feel soft?

Yeah; also noticed it was missing a washer(after observing the new tensioner) and one of the larger idlers also had no washer; being they are identical part numbers both should operate with a washer (I assume) so they are both washered now.

will go for a piloted drive tomorrow methinks

[slystiguy]

Pictures!!!!!

[scooby-wrx]

Swapped the GC8 Zerosports intercooler shroud for the stock one after noticing it doesn't fit the V7/8 Intercooler very well... Glad I decided to keep all OEM parts (apart from engine). The third pic shows how far the Zerosports shroud reached, blocking the front & sides of the IC & airflow. The V3 shroud doesn't fit any better, however I've unclipped the rubber splitter and will customise a new one to suit for now. Anyone know if a V7/8 shroud will fit a GC8?

I will be replacing this IC...

Anyone selling a factory (good condition) V7/8 STI intercooler?

Edited July 16, 2014 by scooby-wrx

[ben-jamminn]

Wanna sell the zerosports splitter?

[Munkvy]

 WRXER said:

It lives!!! Mahahahahahah

4 years off the road my track car is now running....Bit of a bugger my mechanic has impeccable timing haha I just bought another subaru but ah well haha, last few tweaks and then ship it up to Aux.

**** that's been ages! I remember when you were in Chch and building it. What is the setup these days?