RS on side of freeway(395 S)
 

southbound 395 over by the kietzke/virginia exit I saw a broken down 2.5 blue w/ black wheels. it had a red paper/sticker by the windshield and I thought I hope it doesnt get towed. I guess what I am trying to say is I was sad to see that.

Thanks. =/

It will be getting towed soon.

What happened?

I was just cruisin to work, in the slow lane and my car starts decelerating pretty quickly. The tach needle starts twitching as I slow down. I shifted down once and it did that fine, but nothing would happen when I gave it gas. Then it wouldn't start. I don't know what's wrong. I'm not really that much of a gearhead. Hopefully once we tow it here in a few minutes, we can figure out how bad it is or isn't.

I'm sure you know, but just in case, make sure they use a flatbed to tow it.

Hope it's nothing expensive.

good I am glad it will be towed so nothing happens to it(ie.. vandalized overnight or gets hit)

Cranking it, it seems like it may be down on compression... Cranks fast. Maybe timing belt issue... I haven't really had time to get deep into it, but I will this afternoon.

Alright mang. I REALLY appreciate it.

I've got my fingers crossed and hoping it's nothing serious Jonny.

Doesn't sound like it.

STI swap!!

Sorry about the news btw.

Looks like a timing belt issue. Compression in cylinder #2 is only 40psi... no bueno. Belt possibly jumped or lost a tooth or who knows... I'll find out soon! Gonna start tearing!

WELL! Belt snapped! There's teeth missing from multiple spots around the belt, (which *could* be due to the gears flopping around on it after it lost tension) and burnt up belt residue all over the inside of the cover.

I'll slap a new belt and tensioner on there in the AM (checked all the other pulleys, everything looks/feels fine) and check everything out to make sure there's nothing else. Should be good tho.

Ow, no interference, I hope.

Thats what I was thinking....*crosses findgers*

Sounds like good news Cory.

Hey Jonny, worst case scenrio, WRX swap?

I'm almost positive that is an interference engine... Only the pre-1997s SOHC engines were non-interference.

Hope it only skipped a couple teeth and nothing crashed into each other.

See, I thought the phase 1 DOHC 2.5 was interference, and the phase 2 SOHC 2.5 was not. I'll be slaping a belt on it soon as it shows up, and rechecking comression to be sure everything's okay tho.

Yes. There is a corner in the back of my mind that wants my motor to be done. I've got the NA bluuues. :lol:

I'm just going by Wikipedia... It may be wrong.

Hmm... I'm not 100% positive either... I'll definitely be checking compression after I get it turning again.

Edit: Just heard back from Jeremy. He said it IS interference...

WOW. So... that sounds like it's gonna suck.

Jer said essentially, that he's seen his fair share of "lucky ones" that didn't have any engine damage with a broken belt, so it's worth putting on a new belt and checking the compression. If everything looks good, ship it! If there's valve damage, down there they usually just yank the heads and replace the valves, OR you could just get a whole new motor. Depends on which one turns out cheaper tho.

I just got the parts, so I'm gonna log off and slap her together real quick! I'll keep you updated!

You guys are scaring me, maybe I should get mine done too as I also have an 00 rs (for those of you who didnt know).

Somehow, I've had one of those "lucky failures"... not that any failure is lucky, but I had the passenger intake cam sprocket bolt shear off and my motor grinded to a halt... no valve damage. The valves happened to snap shut on the intake cam, and everything else stayed timed until the motor stopped. :eek: