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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.

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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?

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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.

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

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That site is using prices accross multiple countries hence the massive variation. Price wise is hard to value, prices at the min are all over the place. One thing to bear in mind is you dont get back your money on what you put into. Could try chucking it up at £25k and see how you get on,

Tbh given the low volume subaru sell i doubt it will be replaced. I;ve never had a new enough subaru to have it though lol

Hopefully its sorted

I 100% agree with this, by cheap parts and it will coswt you in the long run.

Pretty common issue as the syncro's wear. you can try so different oil, but really its only a temporary fix.

walk away, if any doubt, walk away

a 1995 will be whats known as a 'classic' shaped imprezza, they ran all the way up to 2000 with some minor styling changes. post 1997 the interior was update and personaly i think its a big styling improvement on the earlier interior (but thats a personal preferance). A few things to bear in mind, 1. when it comes to running costs, they are a £30k performance car, even if you buy it for £5000. Regular oil changes (3-5k miles depending on how its driven) is a must. 2. They are old, even the newest will be 22 years old, so wear and tear, rust etc will be present no matter what. Unless you spend 25k on one thats had a bare shell nut bolt up rebuild. 3. Beware cars being sold that arn't what they claim. Any turbo charged uk classic will be a uk turbo or turbo 2000, wrx and sti's were import only at that age. They were all 2.0 turbo (well bar the 22b, but you dont need to worry about that unless you have £250k to spend lol) 4. special editions were mainly just special paints and badges at that age. hopefully gives a few usefull bits of info for you 🙂

i would expect the bill to be larger when you actualy get it, doesnt look like they have allowed for proper headwork and given the age i would expect it to be needed. Bear in mind untill its stripped and assessed for damage you won't know what exact work will need doing. Looking at the labour rate 66 hours is ok, but the £24 an hour sounds like they are using a monkey to rebuild it. Looks like they are using standard crank bearings, you really wanna upgrade them to ACl race bearings. Looks like they are going to reuse the head studs which I wouldn't entertain. (unless im being blind and they are listed) Tbh it looks like a very very budget build and i think you need to get a second opinion taking on board your future plans to push it harder. I would expect a proper forged rebuild to be around the 4-4.5k mark.

I've got a hayward and scott resonated full decat on my hawk, got a nice bark but not that loud and doesnt drone on the motorway. They are standard fitment so you can just buy the resonated centre section and decat backbox.