Meanwhile in lockdown

"winterlegacy, here 'till the end" (winterlegacy)
04/04/2020 at 19:07 • Filed to: Subaru

I f inally split the block of the old franken-EJ25 from my engine swap project. This came from the #2 piston, and it’s the ring that sits between the crankshaft and the piston.

Gnarly!

This answers a lot of questions about Why That Engine Sucked (trademark, copyright, etc ) .

DISCUSSION (9)

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
04/04/2020 at 19:42

Well... there’s going to be metal that got to other parts of the engine...

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
04/04/2020 at 20:36

There was not a single shred of metal in the pickup filter at all. Nothing on the magnet either.

It was just... gone.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
04/04/2020 at 22:14

That’s pretty weird... you’d expect a few slivers on the magnet at least.

I suppose if this abrasion occurred over a long period-- they might have been swept out in the oil, but nothing??? Wow.

sony1492 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
04/04/2020 at 22:14

What are the rebuild plans?

Old-Busted-Hotness > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
04/04/2020 at 22:39

Bearings won’t show up in a magnet. They’re made of copper and lead for the most part . Cut open the oil filter and you’ll find plenty.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Old-Busted-Hotness
04/04/2020 at 22:41

interesting. I knew the bearing faces were copper alloy but for some reason I thought the race structures were ferrous for strength. I’ll stand corrected. There’s gotta be metal residue... somewhere.

just-a-scratch > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
04/04/2020 at 22:58

How does the crank surface look?

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > sony1492
04/04/2020 at 23:33

Already swapped the motor! Not going to bother with rebuilding when I’ve got a happy, healthy motor chugging away.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > just-a-scratch
04/04/2020 at 23:34

No visible scoring or pitting. It’s weird.