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nope, getting a "good synthetic oil" chucked in the gearbox with the exhaust hole fix next week too. dunno if the previous owner changed it at all.... not sure what u mean in reguards to "can you rev it to 3k rpm on stationary at same spot where you'll hear tap noise".\ umm if you mean on cold start...

Hello everyone, new to the ausubaru scene so ill get to it. just bought a 97 liberty awd its got a ej22 im sure. the car had been sitting for a hour or so, i started it up after and for about 2 seconds theres like a noticible tapping sound then its gone and i cant here it on idle. the sound reappear...