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well come on then, what was it? lol No probs 😄 glad you got it soreted 🙂

Speak to your local subaru specialist for advice 😉 😉 😉

I had pedders and had nothing but issues with them, 3 sets under warrenty and i sacked them off for a set of tein flex z coilovers. I find the teins alot better ride in all situations, less crashy, firm but not back breaking etc etc

older models they were known for it, dunno if its the same on newer ones

heat sheild on the exhaust maybe?

Have you got a link to an advert for the car?

Can't really help with that choice im afraid, all i can tell you is a well built, well looked after engine will last a long long time. Miles of smiles 😄

Have to say not a fan of them myself, only cos i dont like the style changes mind you, which is of course each to their own. Its one i have no real idea on price, found one for sale for 10.5k with 100k on the clock

Well, another year and another MOT failure, and can prob guess, its the other sill grr Also had an issue with the clutch, which turns out to have rusted itself to the flywheel while its been parked (was ill over christmas and all of jan so it didnt move), also pretty worn so its had a exedy pink box and sill repair. Hopefully picking it up tomorrow 😄

Glad you got it sorted, haha yeah they are a ball ache to do, i've never done mine myself haha

I would double check its the right part as a starter for 10, also you may need to reset the ecu as it will have adjusted itself aroudn the duff maf sensor.

welcome, get some pics up

Sounds like it's gone, the mechanism is when the turbo inccreased the pressure it forces gassses through the gasket, you can carry out a sniff test to see, but i suspect it will come back positive. you'll then have two options, sell it as is, which will be prob 4-5k, or have the engine rebuilt which will be anywhere from 4k upwards. The fix is an engine rebuild, theres no shortcuts and anyone advising anything else is giving you bad advice, dont put 'head gasket sealant' or anything like that in as it will prob junk the whole engine including the block. Assuming it is headgasket theres a hgih probability the bearings will have been pinched and deformed, so its litteraly a full strip down and rebuild of the whole engine. The full extent of the damage wont be known till is stripped, again be very wary of anyone telling you any different, untill its stripped an assessed then theres no way to know the engines condition, i know of engines that have been found to have ovaled the bores so bad the blocks have had to be binned. Assuming you do go down the rebuiild route then its a good opertunity to solve the inherant problems of the 2.5, decent pistons, decent head gasket, decent bearing etc. You'll also need to decide how far you go with the rebuild. If your planning on keeping the car and tuning it in the future then its worth looking at higher spec pistons, higher spec headstuds, maybe even closed decking the block, but that really comes down to how far you want to push it. I went the whole hog with mine, closed deck, forged pistons, up rated rods, uprated head (valves, vale springs etc), have a nosey to get some ideas of whats involved. Also i would advise finding a specialist your happy with, tell them what you want, 400bhp, built for a future 500bhp etc etc and let them spec it, build it, fit it and map it. Means your not gonna get caught out if something fails and various companyes blame each other. Personaly i use scoobyclinic up at chesterfield for all my work and cant recomend them highly enough, but there are plenty of specialists out there.

Tbh the number is dropping off over the last few years, the amount being broken etc is only forcign the value up, i saw a perfectly good RB320 being broken the other week 😮

Dont recognise the brand and £340 for a clutch and flywheel is pretty damn cheap, ive always had either competition clutch or exedy as they are a well known brand and decent quality.

it's more the none turbo aspect, if it was an sti it would be alot more desirable. Additionaly most special edition impreza's (particularly in the uk) are just paint jobs and minor tweaks, yet because they have the 'special' or 'limited' edition tag they tend to command more money

that site isn't particularly accurate tbh, but i would guess the number would indeed be low. I cant see them ever become that desirable though in truth.

Depending on where the gaskets failed it might not show up on a sniff test. usual place to start are check for leaks in hoses as they perish over time, check water pump etc, could also possibly rad cap.

you could try scoobyclinic up at chesterfield, Kev aka gaffer does alot of electrical work, whether he can repair the ecu i dont know.

they are all fuel pump and pressure related, has the fuel pump been swapped?

Welcome 🙂 get some pics up 😄

need to put alot more details, like milage, service history etc

Theres not really a cheap fix assuming they are the problem. Moisture gets in and causes them to seize. You have two options, 1> get them replaced 2> get them removed and get the car remapped to run without. Prices are prob similar to be done properly, map option will solve the problem long term. secondary air system is only used for about 30 seconds on cold start for emisions compliance.

welcome 🙂 get some pics up 😄

Given its condition i doubt it will be worth alot unfortunatly, maybe £500 to the right person at a guess