Re: Subaru health check day in Collingwood Boxing Day and NY
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:31 am
When is the next one Ben?
Keen to get out again and meet some more Subaru Fam.
Keen to get out again and meet some more Subaru Fam.
Australian Liberty Owners Club
http://forum.liberty.asn.au/
bigBADbenny wrote:Next up: Kimmo's MY07 GT-b.
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It suggests to me theres a boost leak, I'd be inlet pressure testing asap.
I've forgotten other items, perhaps Kim can chime in?
Yowie wrote:The stock intercooler has mashed fins so it needs replacing asap, regardless of whether its (probably) leaking or not.
With some small screwdrivers and a lot of patience the fins can be straightened. Definitely an "off the car" job or one's lower back would collapse.
EZLife wrote:When is the next one Ben?
Keen to get out again and meet some more Subaru Fam.
bigBADbenny wrote:eBay here we comb
bigBADbenny wrote:Like most Libs, Subies in general, I'd say the car would benefit from a UEC treatment.
Hopefully a proper expert can chime in, but given the state of tune and how hard the car is driven, I dont see any huge causes of concern.
What's this UEC business?
I'm still planning to run e85 for a month or so just to clean out the engine from the fuel tank forwards,
Yowie wrote:I'm still planning to run e85 for a month or so just to clean out the engine from the fuel tank forwards,
It's a bit of a trade-off in terms of what gets cleaner and what gets new issues.
Eg. the amount of water vapour that ends up in the crank case is a real eye-opener. The car ceases to be any good for 5 minute "cold oil" trips to the shops for that reason. Oil selection becomes important for that reason alone. I switched from Penrite GF5 to Penrite Ten Tenths for a few reasons, but one benefit was ugly yellow foam disappearing from the oil fill tube & catch cans.
Some report injectors seizing up if the E85-fueled car sits unused for months. Mine is daily-driven on weekdays so no issues there.
Some horror stories circulate about fuel filters filling up with dislodged cr@p after a switch to E85, but I never experienced that. It will be interesting to see what your fuel filter looks like cut open after n000 kms after the E85 switchover.