Pulling And Tearing Down My $3,650 Subaru STI Engine!

[@berndberndson4494]

That an easy answer, rebuild it as cheap as possible. Subarus are very reliable when they are not tuned and that is what a family needs. And the content for the growing channel would be the same. I am not a big fan of tuned cars, I like it when they are rebuild in a way they were meant to.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

We agree on most things here! Gonna rebuild it stock and reuse as many components as possible to save on price. But I like the aftermarket exhaust so I'm keeping it :)

[@muazqamar]

I couldn't agree more with this. I didn't like crazy tuning either. At most, OEM+ and maybe intake/exhaust is okay too but that's about it.

[@yowicky9465]

Actually the stock tunes on these cars are complete trash highly better if you got a custom tune while stock

[@PeterHernandez-lg2eh]

Just laid $5116 dollars on a po302 issue on my 2006 sti all stock with spt add ons. Cracked exhaust valves. I could have pulled the ej257 engine out but had the money. Dealer wanted more

[@joby602]

The 'way they were meant to' means the way they had to be to meet whatever emissions / noise / fuel economy targets were active when they were made. Does not equal the best tune for reliability or performance.

[@justinlong6500]

Hey brother, Subaru Master Technician here. Great video, had some laughs watching you try to pull this thing apart haha. My two cents on your rebuild given my experience building tons of these STI motors…youre going to want to replace all four of those cam gears. Youll never get the metal shavings out of them. Given the bearing material…you might as well replace the turbo as well since theres metal all inside of those oil galleys, and its destroyed anyways with that shaft play. You may be able to rebuild it, but to prevent further headache in the future youre better off biting the bullet on that one. Replace all four of those rubber PCV hoses that go to the valve covers that are hard as shit, theyll leak oil for eternity…as well as the turbo drain hose on the bottom of the turbo. Once removed, they never seal again. Heads and block looked great. New crank and bearings, youll be good to go there. Also, the oil lines on each head have a “filter screw” (bolt with a raised dot on the head of it) replace those bolts. They have metal shavings in them you wont be able to clean. If you do all of this you shouldnt ever have to deal with issues again. Just trying to save you headache (or heartache) in the future with more recurring problems and turning this thing into a perpetual money pit. Keep up the good work!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Hey, I really appreciate all the insight! It seems like I could do the oil drain, PCV, and banjo bolts for around 250 bucks. I'll double-check my hoses first to see if they are getting hard and crusty! Also, I have a question about those banjo bolts with filters. I have heard some people say to just remove those filters. Have you heard of that before? And no headache here would rather have people give their opinion and I can filter out whether I think it's good or bad on my own. Rather than not hearing it in the first place :)

[@justinlong6500]

@ you can definitely take the filters out. but being the bearing failure, to your extent, youre likely to have some metal shavings somewhere leftover in the engine (its inevitable) so my professional opinion would be to get new bolts with filters to catch that stuff before it gets circulated back through the engine.

[@justinlong6500]

@ShawnzeyRacing thats also my opinion on how this shortblock failed so fast. Im willing to bet those cam gears and oil pieces were not replaced when the bearing failure happened previously…causing it to prematurely fail. I personally have seen worse RTV squeeze out in brand new engines from Subaru. Id lean away from that and blame it more on a poor rebuild/cutting corners.

[@xinx-fn8973]

@@justinlong6500as soon as I saw the aftermarket intake with that dirty ass filter, I knew this thing had been abused and neglected, hopefully it can live out it’s life as a good winter beater

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Definitely! Lots of oofs on this thing so far. But with everyone's help well get it back on the road ezpz :)

[@mrjetranger123]

Honestly, the best video I've seen on how to split a Subaru block with good close-ups love it!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks! I tried many times to get a good shot of that wrist pin through that hole lol

[@Fa5Ryan]

Go watch a smeedia video he knows what he is doing and isn’t guessing like this guy, props for him doing it but so don’t things explained wrong and not the best as he is guessing along with everyone else on their 1st Subaru motor tear down

[@thiccnick277]

I’ve never sat through an entire near-hour teardown before until now. I’m glad I found your channel with the first STI video, and now this. You’ve earned a sub man, great work.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Heeeey appreciate it! Means a lot ❤️

[@PeterHernandez-lg2eh]

Same here. 72 retired lineman diyer with a 2006 Subaru sti. 1st and last Subaru. Too many annoying issues. I follow all the maintenance requirements. Own lexus,toyota and Honda's. No issues with these at all

[@erhanergin5097]

Cheap rebuild is a no brainer. Great informative video.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

For sure! Enjoy the car for what it is I don't need this to be a high horse power build :)

[@paulprice5860]

I’m not a car guy so I can only offer encouragement rather than advice. I really enjoy watching you pull things apart any put them back together again. I find your mechanical work more interesting than the panel work. Thanks for the time you put into these videos.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Appreciate you watchin!

[@chrish1057]

DEFINITELY UPGRADE THE OIL PAN AND PICKUP TUBE!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Killer b pick up ordered 😎

[@wrxsti_dylan]

Invest in the Group N mounts, including engine, pitch stop, transmission mounts! You’ll thank yourself later

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Trying to not let the price keep running up on this thing but I have heard a lot of people recommend upgrading the pitch stop

[@wrxsti_dylan]

@ totally fair!! It’s not too much more expensive from the stock mounts but stock does the trick too. Loving the content, keen for the next video on the STI

[@TrickyHaze.]

@@ShawnzeyRacinggroup N mounts are OEM but better quality definitely worth it

[@doonecarguy]

As a 2019 WRX driver and enjoyer, your videos are super helpful and really funny and relatable. I'm a college student right now, and I'm trying to make sure I know everything I need to about my WRX, and tis video especially helps a lot. Thank you, and keep it up!!! :)

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Super glad you enjoyed and can learn something! One my favorite parts of making these videos is sharing the knowledge I have and of course you guys can experience the cars with me too :)

[@xinx-fn8973]

Keep in mind the STI has the EJ257 (RIP) and the WRX has the FA20, 2 VERY different engines

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

a good point. Some of what I'm doing will cross over but make sure you look up specifics for your engine as well

[@scotts9898]

Cam gears won't ever be clean or free from the bearing material just replace them and save yourself in the long run. Also, rebuild the turbo and the most important thing to do when these engines or any engine is to clean clean clean and once you have it spotless clean again then bag everything. Seriously that bearing that failed is in every place the oil can get into. Great video! Got a new subscriber outta me.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Awesome to hear thanks for subbing :) And yes it's going to be a lot of cleaning... I'm going to try and clean the cam gears even though everyone says to replace them and just see what it looks like first though!

[@hunterharrison2051]

As long as you don’t live in an area with emissions testing I would say delete the air pump system and get an open source tune, plenty of tuners online that can do it. Pick up a cylinder 4 cooling mod while the motor is out too.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Think I'll keep it for simplicity but I am doing an aos and cylinder 4 cooling mod for reliability!

[@MichaelSchanzenbach]

Son, I am proud of you ❤

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks! :) You made me this way lol ♥

[@DLehto]

On most Japanese vehicles (bikes especially) the screws that appear to be Phillips that have a single dot on the head are actually "JIS". The difference makes stripping them out with Phillips screwdrivers pretty easy. Invest in a couple of sizes of actual JIS drivers that have metal plates on the end- you hammer them just like your impact driver and they break free easy like.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Super useful info thanks a ton!

[@docziszilard200]

You explain things so well to understand, easy to learn. And its super entertaining at the same time. Thank you for the video, keep it up !!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

One of my favorite parts of making these videos is sharing what I can. Glad it's enjoyable:)

[@mithulbinny9551]

When you rebuild please put an AOS,Cylinder 4 cooling mod and a IAG oil baffle and pickup, and it would be hella reliable. TRUST ME.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I really want to because it is recommended by everyone. So I'll probably justify the 500 bucks to do it. But I'm reluctant lol But I'll get over it and order it

[@netsildnaputuhs]

@@ShawnzeyRacing AOS/ CYL 4 cooling are actually a little debated on the forums. Especially for a stockish power level.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

can't hurt through I'm sure. It's just debated on whether it's money well spent or needed?

[@Loganjeezynz]

The way you talk is fantastic bro. I’ve learned a lot with how you explain stuff. You know what you’re doing and it’s nice to see stuff done right. Very knowledgable. Congrats on the baby too 🤝

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

thanks! always happy to hear people enjoy my videos and can learn along the way!

[@MikeG4936]

Deleting the secondary air pump was always a must-do mod before the EPA screwed Cobb over and they removed the ability to delete CEL codes using AccessPort (look up project Green Speed). Now, its far too much hassle to mess with ANY emissions modifications. I would leave it intact.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Yea I remember that Cobb got in trouble recently... Good looking out I'll just leave it alone!

[@MrStisubie]

I had a 2012 sti. Great time and was reliable for me some items of wear and tear that needed to be fixed. Spent about 5k through the time owning it on performance items and was pure enjoyment, treated with care and never abused it. But when buying my first home and soon having my first child on the way I had to give it up😢 for a truck to do improvements for the home to have it ready for my new family member. Rebuild it to get it going again. You'll have time later on if you still keep it to do improvements on it. Great job on the work you have done and congratulations.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks a ton! I'm sure you family appreciates the sacrifices you make so its well worth it! I've tried many times to daily drive a truck and never like it to much. so I cycle between car and truck. And this Subaru is just another iteration of that lol. Ill drive this awhile and eventually need to sell it for money, then back in the daily driver truck I go!

[@Chris05STi1982]

Rebuild it with a machine shop checking it out. Def get the KillerB oil pan and pickup tube with baffles. Replace the oil pump and oil cooler as they are contaminated so that will be extra insurance for you.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Checked most of those boxes! Thanks for the advice :)

[@TrickyHaze.]

@@ShawnzeyRacingupgraded oil pump and loctite those screws they like to back out

[@rshea41588]

I love this build! I absolutely love watching engines being rebuilt! I think you should rebuild it 1. because you can make a fantastic video and make money doing so, and 2. because I'm selfish and love watching it, lol. Also, congrats on the new baby. God bless your growing family!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I appreciate all the love! I will 100% be rebuilding this one the best I can!

[@FromPlsNerf]

Learn something new every day. Lol. I owned my 2017 STI for 3.5 years. Did lots of work to it including injectors, FPR, clutch, fuel pump, ebcs, intake, AOS etc etc. I never knew there was a sound generator! The previous owner must have removed it, because there was nothing there and I've had the intercooler off dozens of times

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Yea its just a plastic cylinder with a hose connected to the firewall lol. Super useful... I'm sure most people delete it. Might be a good short/reel/tik tok to compare before and after see if it really does anything at all...

[@FromPlsNerf]

@@ShawnzeyRacing Also an AOS is nice because in addition to keeping the intake tract and stuff clear of any blowby...you delete those stupid hard black pcv lines near the intercooler

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Yea I order an AOS too! Actually now that you mention it the AOS mounts where that sound generator goes... so I'll have to delete mine too lol didn't think about that...

[@FromPlsNerf]

@@ShawnzeyRacing Good luck...a tip, there is a very small few inch long Y hose that goes on a barbed nipple on the top of the block. It's a BEAR to get on. Use plenty of grease or silicone and it helps to heat the hose up some first. I got stuck for hours on that one little hose, other than that the install was pretty easy.

[@eaturkishdude]

Build it bigger build it better! Hopefully soon your account will start monetizing and it'll all pay off. Congrats on your child as well. Good days are waiting for you my friend. Much love from Turkiye

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I will 100% build it better then the last shop! :)

[@Hakiri27]

the multi outing of yourself smacking the O2 sensor 😂

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Allegedly! Could've been someone else though lol

[@JACKMEAT-qm1rq]

I was considering asking my dad to buy me one for my 16 bday,but I'm getting second thoughts.Once again thank God youre saving it ,it's a steal

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

if you do look for one try to find a stock one! If its stock it will be a lot less likely to have issues :)

[@peterfitchcsiro]

Go cost effective. Lots of us out here don’t want to drop large $ for an upgrade, a reliable daily driver is the target. Great video, lots of practical info for wrx owners. Looking forward to the rebuild.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Great idea! I'm so used to all the KZbinrs just doing huge builds on everything. So it feels weird for me to do the minimum lol

[@Exquisite0307]

I'm new to your channel, but I loved the pace, explanations and editing! I'm definitely looking foward to the rebuild video(s) on this one! Congratulations to you and your wife🎉

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I appreciate it thanks so much for the best wishes! Glad you enjoyed always happy to hear that :)

[@yesplzyesplz8167]

Awesome work Shawnzey! I would like to see more n55 and bmw work from you. You clearly know what you’re doing 🙏

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Gotta experience all the engines! :) But I have no doubt I'll do another BMW in the future

[@iansdetailing7236]

Definitely get genuine new rear main seal with it out

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Got a master gasket set so it should have everything!

[@Breaktime85]

Cheap rebuild is no brainer, if done right 👍🏼 congrats on the baby in advance 🎉

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks! 🥰

[@TheRealKendrick]

“Intake, exhaust, tune, maybe….” heard that, done that. It doesn’t stop there.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

we have no self control....

[@Scyllx]

You know this is good day when Shawnzey upload

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Stop your making me blush

[@RALPHNICE]

You’re the man … Happy New Year !

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Happy new year! Hoping to make this year a good one :)

[@hectorreymundo4215]

Congratulations on your baby, what a beautiful blessing, thank you for your video, very informative, keep them coming friend. Cheers

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Appreciate it a ton! I'll keep them coming! :)

[@CyberScott86]

Fantastic video breakdown of tearing down this motor-easily one of the best on the internet. The O2 sensor part had me cracking up, lol. This format is perfect and keeps viewers engaged. I can’t stress this enough-most KZbin channels doing similar content skip the detailed steps that many of us actually want to see. So thank you for putting in the effort, and keep it up! Congrats on the new baby! Also, I’d suggest doing this on a budget-show the turbo rebuild process too!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Trying my best so I'm glad you enjoyed :) You guys are a big reason I keep goin I get a lot of love from y'all in the comments:) And don't worry I'll show everything I can!

[@joseLopez-jb7yf]

Congrats on the new baby ....but any place that oil flows has to be change oil cooler, oil pan ,oil control valves, oil cam gears, oil pump, send heads to machine shop i just rebuild my subaru engine spent over 3,000 everything was oem ,,,,,love your videos keep up the good work God bless

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks! The case halves and heads are at the machine shop as we speak! And I got most of the oil components new but I'm going to try and take apart and clean the cam gears first since they are 1000 bucks for all 4!

[@joshuaperrone326]

Great video! And congratulations on your baby! I had one last year and he's already hanging with me building my blobeye haha

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Can't wait for my baby to join me in the shop! Gonna be awesome

[@ryanlund6317]

For reliable reasons upgrade it I have gone through three stock FA 20 motors no mods no tunes all rod, knock and spun bearings and it is my daily driver thankfully, I had a warranty on mine, but the next one is getting a fully built motor

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

If money allowed I would 100 upgrade rods and pistons. honestly not even that expensive but I'm saving 1100 bucks by not doing it.

[@acid847]

i have the same dang car (even color) it was pretty rough when i got it. although the motor was in better shape, my timing tensioner failed six months into ownership. i caught it fast and used a gates kit and followed all necessary steps as well as replaced the oil pump while i was there. I also had a failed turbo oil feed line which i caught right away leaking oil. I took a deep dive into the cars history and its a mess as im the fourth owner and its had 2 engine replacements and no mileage documented on this engine other than whats on the odometer. All my repairs were done at 97k and currently sitting at 115k with no leaks running smooth and takes me and my family all over. there are still some suspension bits I'll be doing soon for mine as the rear is sagging along with some slight damage to the drivers door that i will refinish with a lick of paint. great dang video and congrats on the family. I'd go the cheap route and be thorough per some of the other suggestions posted here. I'd also suggest hunting down an oem airbox at some point after the rebuild. that open air filter with no box won't help later on.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Sounds like you did a great job getting it back together if it is still going strong nice work! I'm hoping that this STI can be my kids first car ride! make sure he starts life out in a manual lol :)

[@Sm0kW]

Love the Build! The leaking liquid was lowkey funny watching it not go in the bucket. You teached me alot! Keep Grinding KZbineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I think you should rebuild the whole engine so the car could last longer and be more fun without any more problem!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Glad you enjoyed my suffering 😁 just kidding tearing apart engines is always messy! Engine should last a long time once we're done with it! Hopefully 🤞

[@sti_clone3840]

Looking forward to this rebuild! Hopefully one day I can be as knowledgeable as you on Ejs

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Oh man it's all just googling as I go! I just spend to much time on the internet is all XD

[@compy2273]

I’d definitely go with a mostly stock rebuild. Way cheaper and honestly a stock sti is still a really fun car to drive around regardless.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Exactly! Totally agree :)

[@Levibetz]

You might be able to save the cyl 2 rod bearing by just knocking out what remains and cleaning it with lye like what people do with chip welded endmills. Same for the crank, it really doesn't look too bad you might be able to save it, but then a crank isn't too expensive. The dark secret about the EJ25 is that it's just like any other engine and if you don't psych yourself out about it, you can just rebuild it. You might "upgrade" it to make 400hp but what you'll find is that it ends up not actually being an upgrade. Forged pistons won't break, but they'll slap endlessly in all normal driving, yes even after 'warming up'. Big turbo might be nice but the STI spools like shit already so why bother with a bigger one on a daily. I vote keep it 100% stock, but just open up the ring gap a bit. Stock clearances otherwise, especially on main bearings. Don't bother with studs, it's a waste of money and only further distorts the bores for no good reason. Avoid the scope creep, slam that shit back together, reuse that oil pump, it's fine. I don't think your RTV thesis is right, I think they just starved it of oil the normal way because obviously the previous owner was a moron. One note on RTV where it is CRITICAL. Be very careful not to let RTV squeeze into the rear main bearing drain. I'd even suggest placing a shoe lace in there that you can floss it out with after you bolt it together. The builder that assembled my shortblock did not and down the road I blew all the oil out of the rear main seal when the drain clogged and caused pressurized oil to pump out the main seal.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Some good food for thought thanks! I did get a new crank and one new rod and all new bearings and bolts. No ARP products on this build though I use there head stud kits often on others!

[@dirty2jz283]

6266 is a nice "stock" turbo with a little injector and a fuel pump, nothing crazy.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Yea 62mm turbos seem to be a really good sweet spot for a daily driver

[@Levibetz]

29:25 no, they'll always meet in the middle, just think about it. But yeah often you just need to rotate it ever so slightly more to make them meet. When it's off you'll know it.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Lined up perfectly with the top line!

[@AKGWolf]

I recommend a turbo cartridge because it is so easy. just replace both motor mounts at the same time, the next one could go anytime idk if you noticed but that looked like one hell of a crossover leak why did you take out the buckets, those can stay in to get the head bolts out and its one less step when putting it back together white stuff on flywheel is probably something to do with water and maybe salt I didn't have any luck with finding someone to fix my cam journals and you might be different but I would have had to get new heads you didn't notice but those pistons look like they have light skirt wear and there is a light wear spot on all the cylinder walls reflect this, I would get a professionals opinion but you might need to get all new pistons and a hone for all cylinders overall, if you can actually rebuild it for cheap, go ahead, but your parts list is getting longer the more stuff I see, heads mainly aren't cheap. dont forget you will need to account for other things like tuning stuff, engine mounts, random suspension parts and fluids, it all adds up lovely wife indeed!!! good luck on your kid

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks man! Yea the parts list is getting longer. It won't be a 1000 dollar bill total will all the extras but better to not do it again lol. The heads, block, pistons, and rods are at a machine shop getting cleaned and looked over but they did recommend I buy a new crank. They did say heads were on the last leg and I could replace them but eads were 750 per side brand new so gonna try and have them clean up my heads

[@Oz1111]

I appreciate your editing. ❤

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks! I put a lot of time into :)

[@Levibetz]

32:35, another thing with these screws people always fuck up. They are JIS phillips which means if you try to torque them or loosen them with your normie P2 screwdriver, you'll strip em. With the right bit the bite and come right out, torque up to spec.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I did get some JIS bits ordered!

[@michaelunderhill2766]

There's nothing wrong with using the OEM bell housing bolts to mount the engine to the stand. You can even use the lower studs and nuts. This isn't a big block Chevy.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Just depends on how thick people's engine stands are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If there engine stand has big stand offs they may need to know how to measure to get the right length

[@robertherzog1805]

I can't wait for the reassembly

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Just need the machine shop to hurry up!

[@teddyg210]

Great video! Rebuild it! I have yet to see a simple rebuild of the boxer.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I'll try and keep it simple then! Sounds good to me

[@DjDestinyChicago]

I would rebuild it and leave it completely stock to keep it reliable 👍

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Ayyy good to hear from you again 😎 feel like it's been ages even though it hasn't lol Definitely gonna be mostly stock. Light mods :)

[@nickyear-w7749]

Gives easy access incase you decide to change or upgrade

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks!

[@HRawesomesauce]

"Cheap-ish" rebuild. No reason to not replace the known weak parts while its all torn down. Cheap forged pistons and rods and ARP2000 headstuds. Do it once do it right. As youre having a baby you wont be able to redo it again in 3 months when the ringlands fall. Upgraded oiling system with atleast a pickup, or a IAG Pan/pickup is a nice combo.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

We got different versions of cheapish. I'm not at your level yet lol :)

[@jayboi634]

You're in a short sleeve shirt in your video, so I'm taking it that the new heater and insulation are working just fine. Also, like you said, this is a daily, so no need to go crazy. I say spend only what you need to get it up and running.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

It's a dream! I keep it at 50 fahrenheit! :) then once I get working I get hot lol

[@marvinvisser5039]

Slap it back with some uprated pistons and ARP head bolts. That will make it fairly bulletproof!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

those were definitely on the wish list but I ended up sticking with stock. so far at least...

[@marvinvisser5039]

@ buy once, cry once

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

that works if I can afford it lol That GR Supra in the background really bleed me dry... and I'm not even done with it XD

[@marvinvisser5039]

@@ShawnzeyRacing true that!

[@jajex6071]

No matter what do not reuse oil/ water heat exchanger on engine which has metal shavings in it or you will need another series of rebuild

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

We want to rebuild more cars but maybe not this one twice in a row lol

[@tna--]

great job rebuild it for low budget obviously is the good choice

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I think so too! Thanks:)

[@DIRECT_STUDIO_OFFICIAL]

Crazy that it's already having problems at just 8k miles. Good content bro Your explanation is so clean! Btw bro are you by any chance looking for video editor/ thumbnail designer?

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks! As of now I do all my thumbnails and editing. Want to learn how to do everything really well for now thanks though!

[@kyangsable]

Thanks for the video. Gonna follow all the way through. Would be cool if you made a leader board or a list and then name a game plan on what you will tackle first in priority in terms of fixing.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Yea I see a lot of KZbin channels have a giant whiteboard that keep a list on its a good idea! :) Maybe I could just make one on the computer for the video but wouldn't be as nice probably.

[@ghost_nap8631]

If you got a baby coming do it for 1k man no doubt about it and congrats on the baby!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Cheap rebuild in the works!

[@robertvillafan1220]

chase your deam bro, don't let anyone stop you especially a baby

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Not even a baby can stop me now 😎 lol

[@tranwrx]

Air Pump will cause CEL. But u can open source tune it out..

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

yea i already bought a cobb so ill just end up keeping it i suppose

[@ibrahimnm2694]

you deserve to be 1 million mannn

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Hey thanks maybe one day lol

[@ibrahimnm2694]

@ :)

[@mrjetranger123]

You don't really even need company 23 tools. All you need is some vice grips and the existing timing belt or an old timing belt because it will get thrashed in the process of walking out the cam gears. You're going to replace it with the new timing belt so bingo bango

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Ive seen that before actually! This timing belt is only 8000 miles old though so I wanted to keep it nice

[@royaltyallen1162]

Red STI is trippy

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I like it a lot in person but it seems to be a controversial color lol

[@OutsideTheTargetDemographic]

For "never doing this before", you sure seem to know what you're doing. 🤓👍 With three daily driver Subarus in our driveway, and two in my parent's, this is both insightful to watch and yet something I hope to never have to do. 😅 But then mine all ours are no turbos, stock engines, and oil changes every 5k miles. Cheers. 🍻

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Eh I'm just like you guys i Google and watch KZbin videos to learn how to do stuff lol

[@ozzypawsborneprinceofbarkness]

This video takes me back to 2012 when I rebuilt an EJ205......TWICE!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I'm hoping to stick with one rebuild lol

[@ozzypawsborneprinceofbarkness]

@ it was my first time and the machine shop didn't do the final pass on the heads when they decked them. Leaked coolant into the oil and spun a bearing real quick.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

oof. that sucks. I hear a lot of horror stories about machine shops. So far I've used my local one 3 times so I feel lucky!

[@mrjetranger123]

The white specks are just oxidization

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Figured it was just from some water getting on it

[@Gspizzy]

This is awesome. Keep going !

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I'm on it! 😎

[@Dragon151415]

You should definitely play the lottery after breaking loose those avcs bolts,and definitely upgrade those to the F U cam bolts,they go to a standard bolt instead of a hex head

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I think it's because they only had 8000 miles on them! :) but I'll take the win!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I did get company 23 cam bolts too!

[@markelliott7917]

Looks like grit has been all through all the bearings and important stuff. Probably grit not cleaned out properly from the first engine failure. If you think you can clean it properly, do the 1k fix. You probably won't have the time once jr. comes, to re-do if it fails again. Good Luck!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I think the previous shop not cleaning it properly is most of the reason for the early failure! So gonna clean it really good :)

[@MartiniOCP]

Do a good job for rhat 1k. Taking a good care of the car - oil changes, warming up/ cooling down will make it relaible. On condition its been revived to a factory condition.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Yea gonna end up spending a bit more to make sure it's going to work for a long time :)

[@irishguy9187]

congrats on the kid on the way!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thank you! 🙏

[@nimbleryan735]

From all the videos Smeedia has done on these motors, id be asking him what you should be replacing. Dude would know Subaru motors better then Subaru engineers at this rate

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I've definitely watched some Smeedia videos recently lol.

[@nimbleryan735]

@ShawnzeyRacing it'll definitely be worth while asking him stuff. He'll be able to set you up with a list of what is needed for rebuilding the motor properly 👍

[@Luke-hw3ne]

it speaks for itself

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I suppose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@nickyear-w7749]

Arashi makes good stock location turbos. And you can save $$.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I'll check it out thanks!

[@TheExtra40414]

Oh yeah i love subies. I would vote rebuild and keep it stock engine and stock tune. They do well when not put under more boost.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

For sure gonna be a good daily!

[@nickyear-w7749]

You can get rid of that cover for the injectors

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I'll have to check out what cover your talking about! I always like deleting stuff that gets in the way of maintenance

[@Uranium21]

Im in this for the cheap rebuild! on that note seeing all that work i was going to open up my 2012 sti as well but i think ill just let it go as is

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

It's always more work then you think it is! I've worked on cars a long time and I always think it'll be easier then it is lol

[@Uranium21]

@ShawnzeyRacing are you only going to replace the rod bearings, main bearings and that 1 connecting rod? What are your plans for the crankshaft? Im two thought on what to do with mine, but mine is alot quiter than yours though

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Technically if the previous owner didn't run the engine for so long I probably could have gone that route. But since there was so much metal in the system I opted to replace some of the oiling components and have a machine go through the case halves and heads. If you decide to not have a machine shop go through anything just make sure you really really clean anything oil goes through. oil pan, oil pick up, oil pump, oil cooler, all of the lines, the turbo, the cam gears, the actuators all of it. If you don't clean out the oil and you get metal going through your bearings it'll ruin the engine quickly.

[@conner768]

do you know where the engine was done previously? it would be interesting to get a little back story on the car, it would be even cooler if you could get it from the previous owner

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I do know where it was done previously but I have no clue why is was done there. It wasn't really a Subaru engine specific shop it was just some generic garage in Pennsylvania. If I could talk to the previous owner I would definitely ask how long he drove on the failed bearing cause there was a lot of carnage in there...

[@kingblue7509]

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[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Thanks! Gonna be awesome :)

[@kingblue7509]

@ShawnzeyRacing great!!! I know it will, especially when you start hearing, Dada 💯

[@mrjetranger123]

Don't forget new rear main seal

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Got a master gasket set so should have all of them!

[@AI-oh5oy]

I assume you should upgrade at least piston rods to lighter ones.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

The plan was to upgrade if stuff wasn't looking to good but I think all the pistons are good to go!

[@RUKY_G]

i thought u have 100k or something... cause your videos soo good..

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Hey thanks! Hopefully one day I'll be up there but for now were down here lol

[@Mrhodson07]

definitely go the cheaper way. It'll be fun no matter what. A stock STi will be more reliable than you buying a bigger turbo and doing internals. You have a kid coming on the way too, so it's even a better reason to just rebuild it.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Couldn't agree more! Just glad most everyone agrees :D Hate to disappoint the viewers :)

[@markkabat7878]

You can buy a lot of diapers and baby food with 6k. There will always be other cars, your kid is one of a kind, congrats to you both 🎉

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I'll eventually have to sell the Subaru to keep up with baby stuff and future KZbin builds. But 100% gonna enjoy the Subaru for a little!

[@joegoh1968]

Rebuild ... and sell it. After that .. get an E46 wagon for the baby. Congrats!

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I've already done a BMW on the channel. Two if you want to count the GR Supra lol. Love BMW and I'll definitely do more in the future. But I want to try some new stuff. American muscle or an Audi maybe. Whatever deal I find I suppose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@luisalbino7799]

Saludos Feliz Año Nuevo 🎆 para cuando la continuación del Wrecked GR Supra.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Right when the Subaru is done I'll be right back on the GR Supra! :) Just a little break to get a daily driver

[@jaflow95]

Quality video, thanks for sharing

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@MasterTobben]

What a great video on engine teardown on a subaru, i would defenetly change the oilcooler and oilpump due to contamination, would also delete the tgv:s and the vacum pump becuse the car is 10 years old now and things maybee start to hassle, i deleted my tgvs on my 01 wrx. While you at it, change the fuel hoses underneath the intake and perhaps change the plastic intake to a silicon one?

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

yea all that emission stuff got really tough to delete with cobb getting in trouble with emissions stuff sadly... so ill probably end up keeping it

[@MasterTobben]

@@ShawnzeyRacing Yeah cobb is really big in the states? But unfortantly to hear. But wouldnt it be better with a proper engine tune/remap? Over just a reflash of the ecu? Have a proper tuner delete those emission stuff and get a proper remap of the ecu both for reliability and maybee som hp :)

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I'm honestly not too knowledgeable on other options for the Subaru stuff. I'm sure there is open-source stuff but I'll probably just stick with the Cobb. It'll be limiting but not really for me for how basic this build will be. And I do think Cobb is pretty common at least for Subarus.

[@MasterTobben]

@@ShawnzeyRacing Understandable if you want to keep it simple, but here in Sweden where I live and for rest of Europe Cobb tuning does not exist, so we rely on tuners that can tune oem ecu or aftermarket stuff like link or maxecu. Anyways good luck with the rebuild, very excited to see the end result, greetings from Sweden

[@deldowney9682]

Buy a new oil pan. It's almost impossible to get them clean. It is no easy task. The stock rods and pistons are not great. Buy your self better rods and pistons and bearings. I bought supertech pistons and tomei forged rods. I would add them to your list to buy cause if u go full exhaust and intake and headers and uppipe down road. U can tune in for them parts when u get them. You would not need to open up block in put the parts in. The stock sti makes 310hp. Fyi I hope I helped. I used some of these parts when I built my 05 wrx with a hybrid motor set up.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Definitely good ideas! If anyone wants to push for more power and they are this far into an engine build, they should consider upgrading. especially if they need to buy rods and pistons anyway, as stock ones aren't much cheaper than aftermarket ones. If I needed to buy more than one rod, I would definitely get aftermarket ones, but since I can just spend 100 bucks on one stock rod, I'm just going to stick with that. But I did get a new oil pan! I could either have the machine shop clean it or buy a new one. A new one was the same price so it just makes more sense.

[@podnolej7784]

1,000 nice daily no brainer

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Easy decision 😎

[@ashishpatel350]

i wonder how it got the knock on a new engine. my guess was it was out of time or something

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I think a combination of bad engine rebuild and possibly a bad or no tune

[@ezustnyil8414]

I don't think RTV was causing it, did it actually clog anything? Just pieces of RTV doesn't mean it was the cause, plus not much miles on the car, they screwed something up during the block replacement. This car indeed saw better days, you can spend tons of money on it, just to fix it and restore it to its normal state.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Yea it'll never be a perfect car again unless someone does it as a labor of love. But we can get it back on the road at least! And I don't think rtv necessarily starved it of oil but if any chucks are circulating the oil system it's no good. But metal and bearing material in the oil probably did more damage

[@MG-sg2ci]

Go cheap for sure, you have bigger priorities coming.

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Definitely! Gotta make sure I can afford what's coming lol

[@joseLopez-jb7yf]

I will not take the risk or u send them to outfront motorsports I think those guys are the only shop that offers that service

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Ah but it's fun to do the building yourself! Of course unless I do it wrong and ruin the engine then that sucks but we'll be ok I think lol

[@davidhenry4265]

Bro you a gangsta

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

damn it feels good to be a gangsta

[@RUKY_G]

lil big turbo!!!!!!!!!

[@RUKY_G]

never mind.......

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

lil big combo turbo huh

[@georgiiliev89]

A simple cheap rebuid would be nice, and then gift it to your wife to drive it safely in the winter ;)

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

I told her the same thing! She doesn't want to drive a manual. I'm still trying to convert her though

[@georgiiliev89]

@@ShawnzeyRacing I once had a friend who did not want to hear about driving a Subaru in general, 5 years later (after i literally forced him do buy '07 Outback 3.0), now he does not want to look at other cars, so there is still hope ! :D

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

The AWD system in the winter is just so fun I'm pretty excited myself!

[@stuartharvey7677]

Basic rebuild asap you need the money

[@ShawnzeyRacing]

Nailed it!