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hi all,

as afew of you are aware, im at the start of the ej road...

i have found a reasonable 1991 ej22, with 250,000km...i have offered the dude $500 for it, and the loom, ecu, etc. What should i look for? any common probs etc.

the car runs, and it idles very nicely. The only problem is the harmonic stabaliser or whatever(pulley) is wobbling quite eratically, i realise it could just need to be tightened, but could there be a deeper problem with this?

cheers

alex

hmmm... Aspro had a similar problem man... he could never fix it.

Dave

Could mean the mains are flogged too. I wouldn't be too keen on it personally.

just replace the pully , should solve the problem , it did with mine .

Mike.

90subiewgn wrote:The only problem is the harmonic stabaliser or whatever(pulley) is wobbling quite eratically,

If it's been wobbling too long it may have floged the keyway out on the crank shaft so much it means replacing the crank shaft.

Daza.



runs back to the QLD forum...

lol, actually i dont know why i put it in the wa section!

alex

cuz we are da bestest, or somefink.

Yeah I'd take the pulley off and closely inspect the keyway, its a reasonable common problem. Aspro fixed his fairly solidly with some metal putty stuff I think but that still isn't a 100% fix. Not sure how long it would have lasted, he swapped motors only a few months afterwards due to blown head gasket I beleive.
Could definitely be as simple as a loose bolt but it raises the question why the dude doesn't just tighten it especially with people comming over to see it running.

I dont know whats available on the west coast, but on the east you should be able to find a much lower km motor for that sort of money.

a well looked aft4er engine will still be strong at 250,000, but i reckon you should shoot for something with lower kms

keep an eye on the rslibertyclub forum

yeh thanks guys, im still keeping my eyes wide open

alex

vincentvega wrote:
a well looked aft4er engine will still be strong at 250,000, but i reckon you should shoot for something with lower kms

keep an eye on the rslibertyclub forum

yeah i agree dont just rush in on first one have a good look around the lower the km the better....and if can see it running even better....iven if its in a front cut you can still run it....

what do you reckon of a 1997 ej22? any faults with these motors and what are the main visible things i can check for when checking out the motor?

alex

Nothing I checked over on Saturday for you
fit a new timing belt when its out of the car Alex & your away

seagull

That motor has done too many kms and too pricey for a motor you can't hear and see running.

I would expect them sorta dollars for a motor u can test run.. maybe even drive... to take someones word for it that u don't know i would not pay more than $450.

In saying that... most people i know of that have bought an un-tested motor have regreted it... find something u can test start... u will thank me for it later.

Dave

we are not talking about the motor Chris has Dave , that one is fuked !

we are talking about the 1997 motor Neil...i cant hear it running can i?

alex

Im not refering to whatever your on about either Seagull.

Dave

Ok Dave

Alex , I got there just be for the motor was pulled from the car .I would ask for a compression test & be there when its done gear box was attached
* if its not I have a bell housing that can be used * & your welcome to use it for the test .

I would like to state I dont own the motor but I do know the guy very well & he is 100% true to his word .I would state on the start of the deal should there be any problems on start up you would like a full refund , he would have no problems to that .

These are good people , some thing hard to find these days in this industry

Neil