Well engine failed. It's an EJ257 with WRX heads. It was overheating and stalled out while driving. Tried letting it cool and filled with water. It cranks but doesn't start. While cranking coolant/some oil shoots out of the coolant reservoir. Oil level was normal.

Thoughts of the damage? Maybe just a blown head gasket? Since it cranks, could the block/heads have warped? There are no obvious signs of fluids leaking out of the bottom of the block, so hopefully it didn't crack. I should probably start with a compression test.

Ideas?

I know I have a coolant leak on the turbo area but usually it doesn't leak THAT bad. I just topped it off a couple days ago.

 

i had the same symptoms on my EJ20 one time, and i thought it was a head gasket, but it turns out that 2 of the water jackets at the top of the cylinder had chipped off...

 

Stock or aftermarket rod and main bearings? You may hAve seized up

 

Stock EJ257 rod and main bearings. If it seized, would it still crank?

 

no it wouldnt crank if seized... its either a headgasket or might be a cracked sleeve wont know till the heads come off. whens the day?

 

another project for the mod day....

 

If it seized, would it not crank?

Sounds like a surface defect or HG.

 

Going to assume HG for now until I can get everything ripped apart.
Parts List:
Head Gaskets 2x
Cam Seals 4x
Cam Cover gaskets 2x
New Head Bolts? (maybe not)
Water Pump + gasket 1x
Oil Pump 1x (maybe not)
Timing Belt + tensioner 1x (maybe not)
Thermostat + gasket 1x
Block to TGV gasket 2x
Block to Exhaust mani 2x
exhaust mani to UP 1x
UP to turbo 1x
turbo to DP 1x
Oil (5 qt) + filter 1x
Coolant/Water (2 gals) 1x

Anything else?

 

If u need another set of hands I'm down to help! I want to get some experience with tearing our motors apart and would love to watch, help, and learn!

 

Sounds like a good thing..
If you dont mind, I may want to come and watch too if its ok..
When and where you thinking of working on your car?

 

do the tensioner... next week when i take the engine out of the red wagon ill take some pics to show you why
people never listen to Dave,right Jess..
change it everytime you change the timing belt its only a 135 bucks no need to kill some valves over that

 

huh what are you talking about....

 

he means since your doing the timing belt...
do everything...
waterpump...
idler pulleys and tensioner since your @ a high mileage and your there...

its like changing a clutch and not resurfacing the flywheel, the throwout bearing and pilot bearing since its there and all apart...

about the bearings though...you can have an engine seize because of bearings and later start ...when its cold of course....though most bearing problems usually start with a knock or oil issue problems...

 

I was being sarcastic @ Dave. kinda of a inside joke.

 

since your in korea...have you tried eating the live baby takos?