FS: 04 FXT, MT, JBP - Bad #4 Cyl

[JustinG]

No idea why I am even posting this here......but may as well.

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MM Price - $5000, All others - $5500
Find me a buyer, you get $100

2004 Forester XT
Java Black Pearl
Manual Trans
Approx 118k
Located in Richmond, VA
Clean Title
Lien on Car

ASKING $6000, pretty firm on the price

Was stage 3, until it started to smoke at idle. Leakdown test showed Cyl 1 - 4%, Cyl 2 - 1%, Cyl 3 - 0%, Cyl 4 - 14%. HG were done approx 8 months ago, so heads were resurfaced at that time. So you will pretty much be gtg with a new shortblock and gasket set.

Car is currently undriveable, but mostly due to the fact it is torn down from me removing the aftermarket parts. I have all factory engine parts that I can reinstall, or....they are already pulled so you can fix the motor.

Purchased this car from a Forum member in 2012.

ZERO Rust, I am the 4th owner, this was a California/TX car, and spent approx 6 months in NJ while it was kept in a garage.

Minor door dings, very clean example.

Mods that will come with the car:
WRX struts
STI Springs
3/8 Saggy but spacers in the rear
Trailer Hitch
STi Catback
Flap Attax Mud flaps
18x7.5 5zigen GN+ spray painted with Grimmspeed Gold
Kenwood Single DIN BT headunit

Factory Options:
All Weather mats
Carpet Mats
Rear Cargo mat
Rear Cargo nets
Rear Cargo privacy screen
Cross bars
Single DIN Pocket under Radio
Will include Factory Radio
Will come with factory wheels and General Altimax snow tires only used for one season.

Parts I can also include at a negotiated price:
Freshly rebuilt VF39 with Hybrid CHRA from 6starspeed.com
COBB SF intake with Airbox
COBB Adjustable Short Shifter

Please PM me if you have any questions. I just do not have the time nor the will to take on putting in a new shortblock.

[WRXtranceformed]

Another MM Suby bites the dust. What's up next for you?

[JustinG]

No clue. If this doesn't sell....an engine rebuild is up next.

[ViPER1313]

Are you sure it's even a cracked ring, not just a stuck ring?

[JustinG]

Well regardless the motor has to be torn apart. Given that cracked rings is a known and frequent possibility, I am pretty confident its a cracked ring.

[ViPER1313]

I mean, letting it sit in Seafoam overnight, running it for bit then testing it is a hell of a lot cheaper and easier than swapping the motor... Not to mention that 14% leak-down is far from the end of the world from everything I have read.... 20+ is when you worry..

[JustinG]

Per Subaru, anything over 7% is rebuild time.

[Sully]

Bro, if you like the car...buy a rebuilt engine from a performance shop for like 3500-4k or something. I don't remember the exact price but if I go with a suby, i want to budget for one from the start. Or just buy a used short/long block and build it to how you want and drop it in.


Then you can take your time rebuilding yours and sell whichever one you don't want in the end.

[Senor_Taylor]

Bro, if you like the car

The vibe I've been getting from the recent updates says the opposite.

[Sully]

Bro, if you like the car

The vibe I've been getting from the recent updates says the opposite.

He would have dumped it a long time ago if he didn't like some aspect of it


I was in the same boat with the M3. I dumped money, blood, and sweat into it but once I found low compression and possible engine rebuild symptoms, i decided to cut my loses

[davej]

you have DJ's number, no?

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[*insertusernamehere*]

Bro, if you like the car...buy a rebuilt engine from a performance shop for like 3500-4k or something. I don't remember the exact price but if I go with a suby, i want to budget for one from the start. Or just buy a used short/long block and build it to how you want and drop it in.


Then you can take your time rebuilding yours and sell whichever one you don't want in the end.

And then he can wait patiently for them both to break again lol.

[ScottyB]

new factory, sealed EJ257 shortblock is like $1500 from subaru NA.

budget another grand for stock-fitment, stock compression forged pistons and installation before the engine ever sees the inside of your engine bay.

install, carry on. this is the standard procedure for any factory shortblock now, the stock pistons are a known quantity for their weakness at this point.

[CaptainHenreh]

new factory, sealed EJ257 shortblock is like $1500 from subaru NA.

budget another grand for stock-fitment, stock compression forged pistons and installation before the engine ever sees the inside of your engine bay.

install, carry on. this is the standard procedure for any factory shortblock now, the stock pistons are a known quantity for their weakness at this point.

Winna winna.

I kind of want to buy this, and do exactly this. Just tow it to the house, take the block to Winchester, say "make it do" and then put it back in...with maybe a bigger turbo.

Ugghhh...doubt i could offload the prius fast enough. #ohwell :dunno:

[WRXtranceformed]

Do an Ebay-style no reserve auction for the MM forum. I bet one of these jokers would take it off your hands :p

[D_Eclipse9916]

I think you are making the right move. You like the idea of the car but it's been just one bad problem after another. Doing motors, getting a car back to stock is not worth it in my opinion in your case. Hours and hours, possibility of shit going wrong, budget always is 1.5x-2x what you hope for and stress/time while you have a kid/wife inside for maybe another $1k in selling price (once you factor in cost to fix)? No thanks. Dump it if you can find some joker for within 2k of your current asking price.

[ScottyB]

I kind of want to buy this, and do exactly this.

i'm surprised it took you this long to poke your head in here. that said, i don't think any subaru is going to tingle your balls the way that STi did, so i'd just hold out for the next uber-soob and buy that

[Mike]

Ignore everyone else. Fucking run away. Any sane person would have a while ago.

[Sully]

new factory, sealed EJ257 shortblock is like $1500 from subaru NA.

budget another grand for stock-fitment, stock compression forged pistons and installation before the engine ever sees the inside of your engine bay.

install, carry on. this is the standard procedure for any factory shortblock now, the stock pistons are a known quantity for their weakness at this point.

Any need to replace the top end on these engines? Getting a long block vs short block for example? The performance engine i was looking at also said they came with the sti crank. This was for an ej255 btw. Is the sti crank that much better? If i do it, ill want to shoot for like 350whp with upgraded turbo and what not. Would there be any benefit getting the 257 and would it come with the crank? From what i understand, you could use the 255 head on the 257 block cause its the same block with a different dome shape, right?

Scotty, learn me on what i need to pull all this off and if its worth it.

[CaptainHenreh]

honestly, if you had a second car I'd just throw forged slugs in this one and call it a day. The main difference between the 255 and 257 is the variable valve timing on both cams with the 257 vs just the one cam (intake?) on the 255.

but crack this bitch, put in forged pistons, and call it a day. I'm not convinced the STI crank offers anything over the 255 crank, and the Subaru short block still has shitty hypereutectic pistons.