2002 Subaru Forester

[Darth Plasma]

Hi everyone, this is my second project vehicle. Picked this up back in September for $700 and it's gonna take the role as a daily driver since ol Cherry is racking up over 222,000 miles on the worn out TBI and draining my wallet in gas. This car has absolutely no rust, it runs and drives great, it's been garage kept and cleaned meticulously by the PO. You wouldn't even know it has the same amount of miles on ol Cherry.

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... but what fun would a car be to have without a little bit of work to do on it...

Yeah it needs a little work. over 200k on these boxer engines with no work done previously means bad news. Head gaskets. And lucky for me, the block is on it's way out too. Blowby, just starting to knock, uses oil. So what does this mean for me? I get to completely overhaul the engine.

The plan:
-pull the engine
-tear the engine down
-send the heads to be fully machined
-buy a brand new short block
-put it all back together with mls head gaskets and some minor performance parts

This car will be a reliable, safe, efficient daily driver for me to and from college and starting my young adult life

 

[Darth Plasma]

Here's some pictures of the day I got it. It had bad brakes when I got it so I put all new pads, rotors and a new caliper on, flushed and bled all the lines. i also restored the headlights and thoroughly cleaned and detailed it when it came home

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[Darth Plasma]

And here's how she sets today. Got the engine stripped down and ready for removal

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[Arkansas_V8]

All I know about a Subaru is the exhaust note is pretty nice.

 

[Darth Plasma]

All I know about a Subaru is the exhaust note is pretty nice.

I'm looking to keep mine all stock except a few minor mods to the engine while it's apart

 

[Arkansas_V8]

I'm looking to keep mine all stock except a few minor mods to the engine while it's apart

I just don't consider the headgaskets a consumable. That's what kept me away. I like the look of some of them.

 

[ScottyB]

I just don't consider the headgaskets a consumable. That's what kept me away. I like the look of some of them.

Head gaskets on those are pretty easy though. If you catch it quick, you can loosen the head bolts and slide the old out and the new in, then just tighten up the bolts. You don't have to fully pull the heads unless you suspect warpage or other issues.

 

[Arkansas_V8]

Head gaskets on those are pretty easy though. If you catch it quick, you can loosen the head bolts and slide the old out and the new in, then just tighten up the bolts. You don't have to fully pull the heads unless you suspect warpage or other issues.

Didn't know that. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Snoots]

I'm looking to keep mine all stock except a few minor mods to the engine while it's apart

Paxton Supercharger?

 

[Darth Plasma]

Paxton Supercharger?

Nah... maybe just head studs and a cold air intake