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ej22 motor lifespan
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:26 am
by loostriker
just a curious question about how many K's on average you'd hope to get out of motors sitting in soobys from say 1985 to 92? EA82s, EJ22s n the like.
mainly asking to try and be convinced its ok to buy a 92 liberty wagon with 300 thou on the clock...
maybe also just a note on what to look out for if its about to pop?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:55 am
by AndrewT
With EJ22 Subaru motors what really matters is wether or not they've been thrashed and if they've had regular servicing or not.
Driven with respect and regular servicing they should last well beyond 300,000kms. Your best bet is to make sure you have a full history on the car.
Otherwise you can listen for any worrying knocks and have the compression tested. Also check if the oil is very dirty.
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:11 pm
by daza
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:55 pm
by Subafury
ej22 wont last long if your name is alex.
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:06 pm
by Matatak
loostriker wrote:
mainly asking to try and be convinced its ok to buy a 92 liberty wagon with 300 thou on the clock...
depends on the price
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:56 pm
by 90brumby
my bros lib has done 320 ish n it still a very strong motor its got no signs of it being rebuilt but leaks no oil water n used less fuel than my lib so it really depends on how it was treated but theres always a rebuild option
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:16 pm
by El_Freddo
Subafury wrote:ej22 wont last long if your name is alex.
True that!
He got it rebuilt yet?
Bennie
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:48 pm
by D3V1L
its in process benny. patience
dave
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:56 pm
by Alex
stfu!
It was high kms. And it also had the balls thrashed outta it before i got it. Remember that night we first got it?? Andrew should! Lol.
Alex
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:30 pm
by AlpineRaven
Mine now at 272,000kms and still going strong, estimate possible will reach 350,000kms. Oil is still always light brown and never burns oil so suppose it'll last for a while...
Cheers
AP
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:34 pm
by AndrewT
Alex wrote:stfu!
It was high kms. And it also had the balls thrashed outta it before i got it. Remember that night we first got it?? Andrew should! Lol.
Alex
haha, we had to blow the cobwebs out!
That was probably like 1% of the reaming it's had since then
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:14 pm
by loostriker
yuhuh ok cool, but they can go longer depending on how rough and how much u wana screw up the rest of your parts...
and then i guess the option is to replace the motor. even tho im sure its in other threads, how much wud a swapover be?
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:21 pm
by AndrewT
For a proper recon motor with a garantee you'd be looking at upwards of $2500 I'd say.
If you just want another second hand one in reasonable condition obviously prices range a fair bit depending on condition and kms etc.
showthread.php?t=9851 <-- that's an example of (in my opinion) an overpriced one.
