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Smoking eng. comp.
New guy here....Just bought a 92 and lots of smoke from under hood...Oil is dripping onto exhaust pipes....I guess it`s from the valve cover gasket...Right side of motor...Pain in the ass to replace gaskets????First Subaru anything, never mind SVX........Steering wheel shakes at 60 to 70 mph....Wheel balance maybe????Puddle of trans. fluid right in front of trans. cross memeber....(dripping off the cross memeber...)I`ve only had the car for a few hours today....$3000.00,120,000 miles...It`s got s bigger or better trans. installed....(different year???).....
I love the way in drives , power is awesome,handles good...I just have to fix a few things... Thanks for any help, ( i will do a search on some things) |
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Re: Smoking eng. comp.
Are you sure it's oil dripping on the exhaust. When I bought mine the high pressure power steering hose was leaking onto the right side exhaust and smoking like crazy. The power steering uses Dexron trans fluid and smells different from oil when it burns.
The transmission leak sounds like mine also. They replaced the torque converter under warranty at Aamco before I changed the registration to my name. It would have been very $$$. Good luck with the new ride. ![]() |
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Re: Smoking eng. comp.
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Sounds like similar issues.... Thanks, Paul... |
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Re: Smoking eng. comp.
Let's hope.. My 92 pearlie used to shake the same way.. It's like driving a vibrating chair... My problem was that I needed new tires, new wheels, new axels(both sides), new inner tie rod ends and an alignment(which I still haven't got due to being broke all the time).. My god pray for balancing issues...
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k ![]() |
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Re: Smoking eng. comp.
I finally got it jacked up high enough for me to wiggle underneath the car.....Looks like alot of the fluid is coming from the steering rack/lines....And some from the front of the trans. pan....The rack is pretty wet with fluid,and steady drippage...
The front end shake is most likley the tires?????They look to be somewhat new,lots of tread....Wheel weights still there.... Looks like some work ahead....OH Well..... Paul..... |
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Re: Smoking eng. comp.
<<Just bought a 92 and lots of smoke from under hood...Oil is dripping onto exhaust pipes....I guess it`s from the valve cover gasket...>>
did you test drive the car before you bought it? $3000 is a bit high for a SVX that needs immediate attention. hopefully its the p/s O ring and not something more expensive. |
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$3,000 is not too much, just more than I'd pay for one with leaks, but if he's going to fix them for you, sounds good to me. I got mine for $800 with a dead transmission lol...
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Re: Smoking eng. comp.
What trans. are you putting in it...This one has a bigger trans. installed in it....4.4 or something like that?????
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