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2002 rs impresa ej25 prep install quesitons

 

hey thre,

so i purchased a motor this weekend from a private party changin his rs to a wrx. since the motor was sprayed and cleaned i cannot tell where leaks may have been.

the sellers suggestion was the oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket adn the seal around the plugs. do you agree?

the motor has 117K on it was was "running well". any other suggestions on what to do outta the van while its on a stand. i was think at least check the timing belt for wear. what's the suggested timing belt mileage timeframe?

i'm am planning on an exhaust too so trying to keep the cost down currently.

Also, i had a conversion done in denver a few years back and those that installed the motor DID NOT use the reverse coolant manifold and rather plummed the hoses in the original set up (air cone positioned to its original VW spot). the car ran for about 20k at i believe normal temp. i was planning on using scan tool or installing the VW coolant sensor for a temp gauge. is that doable with out a reversent manifold?

would the suggestions be to stick wiht the norm and spend a bit of money on replumming the coolant hoses.

thanks
T
 

I would do water pump timing belt, as you have this off do the cam seals and crank seal. It's a little early but when you have this stuff off mine as well do it.

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I currently have a EJ22, with 96K, on the stand and my plan is to replace the timing belt, idlers, tensioner, water pump, thermostat, rear main seal, front crank seal, cam shaft seal, valve cover gasket, oil pump o ring. Also it was suggested to me to tighten the 6 screws on the back side of the pump and to use a little lock tight on them.

Matt

--- In subaruvanagon@..., "Terry" <gannont15@...> wrote:

hey thre,

so i purchased a motor this weekend from a private party changin his rs to a wrx. since the motor was sprayed and cleaned i cannot tell where leaks may have been.

the sellers suggestion was the oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket adn the seal around the plugs. do you agree?

the motor has 117K on it was was "running well". any other suggestions on what to do outta the van while its on a stand. i was think at least check the timing belt for wear. what's the suggested timing belt mileage timeframe?

i'm am planning on an exhaust too so trying to keep the cost down currently.

Also, i had a conversion done in denver a few years back and those that installed the motor DID NOT use the reverse coolant manifold and rather plummed the hoses in the original set up (air cone positioned to its original VW spot). the car ran for about 20k at i believe normal temp. i was planning on using scan tool or installing the VW coolant sensor for a temp gauge. is that doable with out a reversent manifold?

would the suggestions be to stick wiht the norm and spend a bit of money on replumming the coolant hoses.

thanks
T
 

There is no oil pan gasket, a careful bead of gasket sealant is called
for there. There'll never be an easier time to replace the valve
cover gaskets (including the inner plug gaskets), front oil seals,
front main crank seal, rear main oil seal, and oil separator plate ( a
known cause of leaks if the plastic unit is still there from factory)
so you're best off to replace them while you have the engine out.
Might as well hit the timing belt and water pump while you're there.
And do a careful examination of the pullleys on which the t-belt runs
to ensure that their bearings are not worn. Replace if so.

Reversed manifold? It's truly a user choice. It serves to shorten
the coolant piping runs and unclutter the engine bay. Your
installation of a vw temp sensor in place of the subaru temp sensor
(the dash gauge sensor - not the ecu temp sensor) is the same with a
reversed manifold as it is with non-reversed.

all the best,
Brent
--
Brent Weide
Portland, Oregon
www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/
 

You got a good plan.
Use OEM quality parts, good place to buy timing belt(Bando) and
idlers(Koyo and NSK) is Pelham auto parts. Water pump by Paraut
If you remove oil pump replace it with late model one from 96-99. It
should have 2 bosses with threaded holes to install belt keeper
device preventing timing belt from jumping in stickshifted Vanagon. It
does happen.
Leon

On 4/3/2012 7:34 PM, Matt wrote:



I currently have a EJ22, with 96K, on the stand and my plan is to
replace the timing belt, idlers, tensioner, water pump, thermostat,
rear main seal, front crank seal, cam shaft seal, valve cover gasket,
oil pump o ring. Also it was suggested to me to tighten the 6 screws
on the back side of the pump and to use a little lock tight on them.

Matt

--- In subaruvanagon@...
<mailto:subaruvanagon%40yahoogroups.com>, "Terry" <gannont15@...> wrote:

hey thre,

so i purchased a motor this weekend from a private party changin his
rs to a wrx. since the motor was sprayed and cleaned i cannot tell
where leaks may have been.

the sellers suggestion was the oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket
adn the seal around the plugs. do you agree?

the motor has 117K on it was was "running well". any other
suggestions on what to do outta the van while its on a stand. i was
think at least check the timing belt for wear. what's the suggested
timing belt mileage timeframe?

i'm am planning on an exhaust too so trying to keep the cost down
currently.

Also, i had a conversion done in denver a few years back and those
that installed the motor DID NOT use the reverse coolant manifold and
rather plummed the hoses in the original set up (air cone positioned
to its original VW spot). the car ran for about 20k at i believe
normal temp. i was planning on using scan tool or installing the VW
coolant sensor for a temp gauge. is that doable with out a reversent
manifold?

would the suggestions be to stick wiht the norm and spend a bit of
money on replumming the coolant hoses.

thanks
T

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