So it's done! 90k mi service of sorts.... - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

ScottyS · 2004-10-01, 08:48 PM

Well, I bit the bullet today and did my preventative work. Took the whole day off work, and needed every bit! All of it was done under the carport at my apartment complex...

Mileage: 94,550

1) Timing belt (stock)
2) Front crankshaft seal (leaking)
3) Water pump ('cause I was there)
4) Driver's side cam seal ('cause I was there)
5) Radiator hoses ('cause radiator was removed)
6) Coolant replacement
7) Spark plugs (pulled them for TDC)

Drive belts (they were due)

Thought it was going to be a cinch, but ended up having to run downtown for a chain wrench. Also, I found that the newer 2.2 timing belt tensioner makes installing the belt a real pain!

Turned the key, and she fired right up --- yay!

tysonK · 2004-10-01, 08:53 PM

Nice job.

Your engine looks clean.

MikeK · 2004-10-02, 10:04 PM

Do you have a permit for that headgear?

THAWA · 2004-10-08, 07:22 AM

Coolio, but for future reference if the chain wrench you bought was for the crank shaft pulley you didn't really need it. If it's an auto there's an access port at the rear of the engine, remove it, and jam a breaker bar or screwdriver or something into the flexplate, or you can put a socket with a long extension on one of the bolts on the flexplate. If it's a man put it in 5th, or if you feel lucky jam something into the flywheel through the access plate. If you were using it for the cam sprocket I find it easier to remove the bolt with the belt still on, that way you can use the above method and it'd still work since it's still connected to the crankshaft, whereas if you removed the belt the cam would just spin. At anyrate, good job!

MattR · 2004-10-08, 07:25 AM

It's a five speed though.

THAWA · 2004-10-08, 07:27 AM

okay?

MattR · 2004-10-08, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by THAWA

If it's an auto there's an access port ... If it's a man put it in 5th, or if you feel lucky jam something into the flywheel through the access plate.

Oops, I missed the "If its a Man line"...Too early for my brain I guess...

sperry · 2004-10-08, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Quote:

Originally Posted by THAWA

If it's an auto there's an access port ... If it's a man put it in 5th, or if you feel lucky jam something into the flywheel through the access plate.

Oops, I missed the "If its a Man line"...Too early for my brain I guess...

That's a man baby!!

MattR · 2004-10-08, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

Quote:

Originally Posted by THAWA

If it's an auto there's an access port ... If it's a man put it in 5th, or if you feel lucky jam something into the flywheel through the access plate.

Oops, I missed the "If its a Man line"...Too early for my brain I guess...

That's a man baby!!

Thank You for the visual aid.

sperry · 2004-10-08, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Thank You for the visual aid.

Well, she did seem fairly mannish.

ScottyS · 2004-10-09, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THAWA

Coolio, but for future reference if the chain wrench you bought was for the crank shaft pulley you didn't really need it. If it's an auto there's an access port at the rear of the engine, remove it, and jam a breaker bar or screwdriver or something into the flexplate, or you can put a socket with a long extension on one of the bolts on the flexplate. If it's a man put it in 5th, or if you feel lucky jam something into the flywheel through the access plate. If you were using it for the cam sprocket I find it easier to remove the bolt with the belt still on, that way you can use the above method and it'd still work since it's still connected to the crankshaft, whereas if you removed the belt the cam would just spin. At anyrate, good job!

Yeah, it was for the crank pulley. I've been removing the cam pulleys with "standard tools"

, and had thought about both your options during the process; but I'm self-taught, and when doing that kind of stuff I just follow the book *almost* to the letter. :wink:

Thanks for the nice tips, as they should make the next one a lot easier.

THAWA · 2004-10-11, 05:27 PM

anytime

2004-10-01, 08:48 PM	#1
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	So it's done! 90k mi service of sorts.... Well, I bit the bullet today and did my preventative work. Took the whole day off work, and needed every bit! All of it was done under the carport at my apartment complex... Mileage: 94,550 1) Timing belt (stock) 2) Front crankshaft seal (leaking) 3) Water pump ('cause I was there) 4) Driver's side cam seal ('cause I was there) 5) Radiator hoses ('cause radiator was removed) 6) Coolant replacement 7) Spark plugs (pulled them for TDC) Drive belts (they were due) Thought it was going to be a cinch, but ended up having to run downtown for a chain wrench. Also, I found that the newer 2.2 timing belt tensioner makes installing the belt a real pain! Turned the key, and she fired right up --- yay! Attached Thumbnails Attached Images __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2004-10-01, 08:53 PM	#2
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Nice job. Your engine looks clean. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2004-10-08, 07:22 AM	#4
THAWA EJ18 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 45	Coolio, but for future reference if the chain wrench you bought was for the crank shaft pulley you didn't really need it. If it's an auto there's an access port at the rear of the engine, remove it, and jam a breaker bar or screwdriver or something into the flexplate, or you can put a socket with a long extension on one of the bolts on the flexplate. If it's a man put it in 5th, or if you feel lucky jam something into the flywheel through the access plate. If you were using it for the cam sprocket I find it easier to remove the bolt with the belt still on, that way you can use the above method and it'd still work since it's still connected to the crankshaft, whereas if you removed the belt the cam would just spin. At anyrate, good job! __________________ 1990 Rio Red Legacy LS AWD Auto

2004-10-08, 07:25 AM	#5
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	It's a five speed though. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-10-08, 07:27 AM	#6
THAWA EJ18 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 45	okay? __________________ 1990 Rio Red Legacy LS AWD Auto

2004-10-02, 10:04 PM	#3
MikeK Captain Turbo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 3,318 Car: 05 STi	Do you have a permit for that headgear?

2004-10-11, 05:27 PM	#12
THAWA EJ18 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 45	anytime __________________ 1990 Rio Red Legacy LS AWD Auto

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