# Need help with my moms Subie **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 12, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509 "2009-10-12T07:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/101 "2009-10-23T17:50:05Z")
> [@XM and Sirius merge, pending govt approval](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xm-and-sirius-merge-pending-govt-approval/24817/11): > > So my dad managed to find an old mechanic who used to work at Marshalls in Ravena (Subaru dealer - the guy works elsewhere now). The guy stopped by after work and looked the car over. > > No compression/bent valves. > > Thanks for the help in this thread…appreciate it. it was a guarantee. sucks, but inevitable in the suby world :shifty ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/102 "2009-10-23T19:41:55Z")
Well we didn’t spend much, yet. My parents are deciding if they want to swap engines (and give his guy $400 to do it), or tackle the cylinder head swap ourself (more tedious/more work). We’ll see… ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/103 "2009-10-23T19:44:40Z")
> [@FS: 1998 Maxima SE](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1998-maxima-se/24773/10): > > Well we didn’t spend much, yet. My parents are deciding if they want to swap engines (and give his guy $400 to do it), or tackle the cylinder head swap ourself (more tedious/more work). We’ll see… Swap engine out for a running core…you’ll likely find more damage than just bent valves in there(aka piston and sleeve damage) ---
**Author:** ![Auto0utcast1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/auto0utcast1/32/6546_2.png) [@Auto0utcast1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Auto0utcast1)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/104 "2009-10-24T02:32:26Z")
what year is the car? depending on age/ mileage on chassis it might just be more cost efficient over time to just get a new car. you know, something NOT a subaru 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/105 "2009-10-24T09:23:36Z")
It’s a 2002 Legacy L with like 105kmi. My brother-in-law is a car dealer and has found a couple that will be going on auctions for dirt cheap, so we’ll see. One way or another, it’s going to get fixed. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/106 "2009-10-25T05:44:48Z")
No one other than me in this thread knows how to use the starter to break a crank bolt loose:ponder ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/107 "2009-10-25T06:56:58Z")
> [@How to steal the soul of an FD - SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-steal-the-soul-of-an-fd-sold/24871/4): > > No one other than me in this thread knows how to use the starter to break a crank bolt loose:ponder I tried that once… Lets just say it dident go good for me and i never tried it again ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/108 "2009-10-25T09:06:02Z")
> [@How to steal the soul of an FD - SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-steal-the-soul-of-an-fd-sold/24871/4): > > No one other than me in this thread knows how to use the starter to break a crank bolt loose:ponder My dad actually did that after we had to take it apart again. That’s probably how we’ll do it from now on. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/109 "2009-10-26T02:33:56Z")
> [@Hockey rink v.Backyard](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-rink-v-backyard/24870/5): > > I tried that once… > > Lets just say it dident go good for me and i never tried it again Works fantastic, only way to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/110 "2009-10-26T06:53:42Z")
> [@How to steal the soul of an FD - SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-steal-the-soul-of-an-fd-sold/24871/35): > > Works fantastic, only way to do it. It worked great… I’d do it if i had to but an impact gun works just fine… But My hand became a causualty the wrench slipped off what it was pressing against and bashed my hand ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/111 "2009-10-26T07:29:23Z")
I would never use a wrench to hold the crank bolt if I use the starter, I mean seriously? Breaker bar with a pipe would be enough to hold it by hand if you use the starter to break the bolt free. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/112 "2009-10-26T07:31:13Z")
Negative on breaker bar and pipe. We couldn’t break it lose doing it ‘by hand’. I actually pulled half the muscles in my back giving it my all, without success. They still hurt. My dad rested the breaker bar against the frame of the car, used the starter, and it broke lose right away. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/113 "2009-10-26T07:34:37Z")
> [@Can I build a 1000+ Horsepower engine? Apparently so.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-i-build-a-1000-horsepower-engine-apparently-so/24902/17): > > Negative on breaker bar and pipe. We couldn’t break it lose doing it ‘by hand’. I actually pulled half the muscles in my back giving it my all, without success. They still hurt. > > **My dad rested the breaker bar against the frame of the car, used the starter, and it broke lose right away**. That’s what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/114 "2009-10-26T07:35:59Z")
> [@good paint strippers](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-paint-strippers/24879/10): > > I would never use a wrench to hold the crank bolt if I use the starter, I mean seriously? Breaker bar with a pipe would be enough to hold it by hand if you use the starter to break the bolt free. I used a 3 ft long torque wrench :thumbup did not feel good when it hit my hand but it did break the bolt loose :lol Steve cmon. I know im not master mechanic but you should know im not going to use some dinky little wrench on something like that ---
**Author:** ![GATVILLE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gatville/32/6362_2.png) [@GATVILLE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GATVILLE)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/115 "2009-10-26T07:44:14Z")
> [@smokers...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smokers/24893/26): > > I used a 3 ft long torque wrench :thumbup > > did not feel good when it hit my hand > > but it did break the bolt loose :lol > > Steve cmon. **I know im not master mechanic** but you should know im not going to use some dinky little wrench on something like that your not?!?!:ahh ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/116 "2009-10-26T07:45:09Z")
> [@smokers...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smokers/24893/27): > > your not?!?!:ahh FUUU Jon :lol ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/117 "2009-11-07T19:34:29Z")
Just a little update. Car is in Philly because my brother in-law is doing the engine rebuild (has a guy that does it for him). All the valves were shot, pistons were okay, and I guess the crankshaft itself was ‘melted’ (according to my dad, maybe he didn’t explain it good?). ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/118 "2009-11-08T21:24:41Z")
> [@smokers...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smokers/24893/26): > > I used a 3 ft long torque wrench :thumbup > > did not feel good when it hit my hand > > but it did break the bolt loose :lol > > Steve cmon. I know im not master mechanic but you should know im not going to use some dinky little wrench on something like that So let me get this strait… You are telling me that you used a torque wrench to break a fastener (esp one that is that tight) free? ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/119 "2009-11-08T22:05:51Z")
> [@SINCE, SENSE, SENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/since-sense-sence/25545/26): > > So let me get this strait… > > You are telling me that you used a torque wrench to break a fastener (esp one that is that tight) free? An old torque wrench yes… As far as I know its not differnt then a ratchet other than it is designed to click at a certain torque spec… I use an old one to break bolts loose all the time because its big and heavy and allows lots of leverage ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-my-moms-subie/247509/120 "2009-11-08T22:23:59Z")
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