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[El_Freddo]

Yep, only phase one EJ22s are non interference. I think it has something to do with the change from hydraulic lifters in the phase 1 to solid lifters in the phase 2. There could be a design change to the piston in the phase 2 as well due to the higher compression ratio, but this could be due to several things such as valve open/close durations etc.

Sucks, but if those pistons are good you'll have a solid engine again!

Cheers

Bennie

[Usas]

Just a heads up... new heads from a donor engine will be cheaper than getting your fixed..
and they are dime a dozen at the wreckers.. thats what i would be doing

 

If the repairs quote turns out to be much more that the wreckers cost I'll do that. Only problem is that the wreckers in Sydney probably wants $105 for each side which would then need to be skimmed and tested

 

Yep, only phase one EJ22s are non interference. I think it has something to do with the change from hydraulic lifters in the phase 1 to solid lifters in the phase 2. There could be a design change to the piston in the phase 2 as well due to the higher compression ratio, but this could be due to several things such as valve open/close durations etc.

Sucks, but if those pistons are good you'll have a solid engine again!

Cheers

Bennie

 

Helps to know that for the future. Thanks Ben

 

Here's a picture of the impact point on the pistons, I don't think it's serious but would help to get others opinions. Only damage is on the drivers side pistons

 

[Usas]

Car's all back together and running. Decided to do a major service while everything was apart and we had a chance to inspect the engine. Apart from being covered in dirt/grease the block was fine. I purchased a VRS kit with timing belt/pullys and a water pump as well. While everything was easy to reach I cleaned as much of the engine bay as possible and also fixed up some broken mounts.

 

Once everything was together we properly bleed the coolant system, checked the oil and took it for a drive to get all the crap out of the exhaust pipes. Blew abit of smoke on the first startup and drive but once it all got up to temp it had all cleared up.

 

 

 

[Barbbachello]

Glad to here shes back to life and fork me thats a tidy bay. The 22s really are hard to kill 

[zahmad]

Looks as good as new!

[IntenseNnJa]

Awesome score on those Projector headlights mate. Been looking online for some and haven't been able to find any cheaper than $100 each.

[Usas]

Car's been running great since the rebuild, no problems at all. Replaced some bushings just after the engine went and forgot to add it here. Did a big order from Febest as everything seemed so cheap from them. Got all 4 sway bar links out for aluminium replacements, new tie-rod ends and ball joints. Also got a new passenger steering rack boot as the old one was torn. New rack bushings are on the way and will be installed before I get another wheel alignment. 
 
As some of you might've seen I bought Matt's old set of HKS coilovers to replace the very worn and dirty struts currently in the car. I knew they wouldn't bolt up in the rears so tried my best to find a pair or rear top hats that would fit both the coilovers and my car. Didn't find much at all and the stuff I did find was more than I paid for the coils themselves. I had the thought of making up a set ourselves but Dad wasn't too keen on running diy rear top hats. After convincing him that was the only way to go he sourced a 6mm aluminium flat bar and I started creating the template. 
 

 
The finished products next to the originals

 
All fitted up, ready to be put into the car

 
And installed


All setup to a height that seems about right, might go abit higher in the rears if anything






Also picked up a full RX wagon bodykit to put on the car eventually. All the bits need a fair bit of work and paint before it's ready to be put onto the car.





As you can see from bottom of the picture above, the person who took the bumper off for me had no idea what so ever on what he was doing. Should have it all fixed up, good as new hopefully.

[zahmad]

Now this is cool, even made your own top hats!

 

Great job and car is looking neat!

[Barbbachello]

Damn thats awesome work on those top hats. This is definitely a car to keep an eye on, can see this build going very far indeed 

[Matt]

Haha your dad didnt seem convinced when i was trying to explain how easy it'd be to make your own top hats

Good to see he came around...and a bloody good job with them aswell!

[CRUISN]

Love a bit of tidy custom fab work. Well done. Looking good.

[Robert]

Top hats look awesome!

Good work

[bigboyscottyb]

Car looks good Tim, how do the hypermax's go? They used to be in my old RS that Matt bought, don't see you around the area much

[Usas]

Car looks good Tim, how do the hypermax's go? They used to be in my old RS that Matt bought, don't see you around the area much

Thanks Scotty, yeah they're still in well working order even after sitting so long with Matt. I don't drive too much apart from school in Manly so that's probably why haha

[Usas]

About time I update this.

 

The car hit a big milestone so picture was required

 

I got my green P's around the end of August so I've finally been able to drive the car myself and see if there is anything that needs fixing. I was told the steering rack felt worn by the alignment place so ordered a set and got them installed. This cleared up most of the play in the steering and now feels much better. I also raised the rear coilovers up as my mechanic said it was just a little too low. 

 

There's a problem that I've only just noticed is happening and I know it wasn't doing it before. I'm not sure if it's just this colder weather or that I didn't notice it earlier but the thermo fans have not been working at all recently. One side was initially not working so I replaced it with one from the wreckers but once it was out and tested it still worked. After a drive now both fans didn't work. I researched a bit into this and remembered about the green plugs under the dash and plugged them together.

 

I've gotten confused from this part. When the green plugs are connected the fans all work just as normal, going through all the speeds and each relay feels to be working. Some people say that the coolant temp sensor is broken but my temp gauge is still working fine. I'll go to repco and see how much a new one is from them but if not I'll grab one from eBay. 

 

Does anyone have any other ideas where I should start trying to fix this problem?

[Robert]

Temp gauge sender and ecu sender are two different units

You want the one that has 2 or 3 wires going to it not just the single one.

Not saying that's the problem but I'd say there's a good chance that's the problem

[Usas]

Time for something I can spend money on performance wise. Enter 1992 Subaru Liberty RS with low compression on cylinder 4 and has been in storage for roughly 8 years. Should have it in my hands in the next week or two as its from Canberra. Hopefully it's all ready for HVC16 and I'll make a new thread up when it arrives

[motoboy76]

Looks very tidy buddy.......

[Usas]

Looks very tidy buddy.......

Thanks, yours is very clean as well. Hopefully we can both fix them up before HVC so we can get some good pictures with the others