seen this before??

Post by **Alex** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:38 pm

curiosity made me do it.

picked up my legacy RS turbo frontcut yesterday.

Noticed that the oil filler is metal! some kind of cast alloy. Ive seen just about every EJ motor made, but never this.

Has anyone seen it before? Does anyone know why it would need to be metal?

alex

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:41 pm

Most likely all are , Mine is the same as the one pictured.

Mike.

Post by **Alex** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:46 pm

hmph ok...

i'll crawl back into my hole now

alex

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:05 pm

The very first ones had an alloy filler. If you look under the oil filler cap it will tell you exactly what year it was made too.

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:08 pm

interresting..ive had a few now, and seen mates ones and ive never seen a cast one either....all been plastic

dave

Post by **Alex** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:13 pm

its a march of 1991.

alex

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:19 pm

Ive seen them around since EAs... I dunno why plastic now, suppose its lighter?
Cheers
AP

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:27 pm

weight reduction guys. alex is gonna be way slower on the tarmac now haha

Post by **Alex** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:41 pm

i doubt its weight....i think its more price reduction

alex

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:13 pm

Both mine have been plastic, both were made some time in `92 and are supposedly series2. I haven't seen a metal one before - BEEFCAKE!

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:20 pm

Maybe it's a freak motor Alex. Knowing you as soon as it is in your car you will be claiming its a freak motor with un-measurable power.

Dave

tex · Post by **tex** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:18 am

that's a very cunning trick outback bloke I've never noticed the date there before I'll have to remember that though.

Subaman · Post by **Subaman** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:55 am

Both mine have the cast alloy fillers, like brett said, the later ones were plastic as were the twin turbo ones.

Cheers Grant