Subaru WRX EJ20 engine short block assembly

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Despite its best efforts to thwart our progress at every turn, our EJ20 Subaru WRX engine gets closer to completion in this week's episode of Redline Update. Davin figured out the issue with the main bearings (long story), so he sets out to get the short block assembled. He only hits one small snag in this episode but quickly remedies the situation with the help of a grinder and a sacrificed pair of needle-nose pliers!
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@duckie236 Жыл бұрын

Im so excited I found Davin starts rebuild EJ20 engine. we use toilet paper tube to protect cylinders from connecting rods. cheers from subaru mechanic of japan!

@thomasfletcher4765 Жыл бұрын

Watched a tear down of one of those engines Saturday night ( I do cars ) , saw what a high rpm piston delete does to the block and head . Piston mcnuggets galore , including in the intake manifold

@justinballiet9881 Жыл бұрын

🤣Piston McNuggets......🤣

@EdwinAlan55 Жыл бұрын

@@justinballiet9881 that one got me too😂🤣

@corporalclegg914 Жыл бұрын

I get the impression that Davin isn’t digging this Type rebuild series. I get it, but also enjoy learning new engines & why engineers did what they did in their design phases. plus, I’m interested in this type engine for a swap into an old underpowered Porsche roadster I drove in High School in the ‘90s. anything boosted via turbo or supercharger has its place in my life these days.

@FourDollaRacing Жыл бұрын

An engine swap of this nature trades one set of problems for another...

@woodyTM Жыл бұрын

if you want to go fast, get a fast car. the ol' porsche has it's place and does what it does very well.

@thehonestmechanic Жыл бұрын

The EJ is like Lego. It's a great engine if well maintained. As he said, change your oil! And use a good filter

@corporalclegg914 Жыл бұрын

@@woodyTM thanks, Woody. I hear ya. it’s a ‘75 914, so it’s way more VW than Porsche. I have a ‘75 2.8L 911 & a ‘75 (3.2L Converted) Carrera S, so I won’t feel bad molesting the 914…it’s a 2.0L & I’d like it to have the balls it deserves, without finding the 6-cylinder that few came with. but, you’re right in both points you make.

@guyforlogos Жыл бұрын

I don’t get the impression he dislikes this, I do feel his hesitance as he is learning a very different engineering style that he is very unfamiliar with. I feel lucky to learn from his work, we are all lucky there are guys-companies like this to give us free educational endeavors such as this series considering how out place he may feel while rebuilding it. Next up…… 13B ROTARY! (hopefully)

@Isaiah_DT Жыл бұрын

The ej motor platform is so particular and intricate. I have a 02 wrx and I’ve learned to love Subaru development and platform definitely not an easy platform to get into. They are very hard to get right because most people just don’t want to do the research and time into finding out what is actually proper for these motor to run right. Including me I’m still learning more everyday

@patbullard9276 Жыл бұрын

Wow! You really had me confused when you installed the connecting rods to the crank. I had no idea how you would then install the pistons and wrist pins. One interesting video.

@sledawgpilot Жыл бұрын

It’s how you build an airplane engine

@patbullard9276 Жыл бұрын

@@sledawgpilot I had never thought of such.

@anthonysantiago1999 Жыл бұрын

@@sledawgpilot well kinda.. the pistons end up in the cylinder heads.

@sledawgpilot Жыл бұрын

@@anthonysantiago1999 yeah I wasn’t to that point in the video when I commented. Putting wrist pins in was pretty weird.

@anthonysantiago1999 Жыл бұрын

@@sledawgpilot Yep, weird is right..

@gar24407 Жыл бұрын

Very well done. You hit alot of topics that are often missed on EJs. I opted for a new shortblock becuase properly repairing an old one is a PIA and with the added cost of maching. I was better off with a new short block for $2200. $3200 with forge pistons and rods which has the best bang for the buck.

@Mr_jz_12 Жыл бұрын

Why not a 207 from subaru for less?

@soulside Жыл бұрын

I can sense your frustration with this build but I’m glad you guys are taking a crack at something different. Would love to see a Honda engine in the future!

@nickmayo2974 Жыл бұрын

I second that! I would love to see an Integra!

@MrMatt8478 Жыл бұрын

I found this channel because of this build. I’m enjoying this guy to the point of sticking around. Love his personality.

@aroundomaha Жыл бұрын

Seeing this gave me flashbacks to rebuilding the 1,000 cc engine in my 1966 Beetle. The advantage of that engine was having a local machine shop service the saddles. They machined the case, the cranks and we bought appropriate bearings to reflect that. Pretty quick and simple. I don't envy you this engine.

@jbacon1861 Жыл бұрын

I rebuilt the motor on my '02 outback. I don't get the hate for these motors displayed below. I myself was intrigued by the quirky design, and I admired how compact the motor was. One piece of advice I have for Davin is to helicoil all the valve cover bolt threads. Every. Single. One. Just do it...

@drewpee6643 Жыл бұрын

And water pump bolt threads...

@802Garage Жыл бұрын

@@drewpee6643 Never had an issue with either, but people do love to over torque small steel bolts going into aluminum, hahaha.

@chash7335 Жыл бұрын

Well this episode brought back some memories from ~50 years ago when I rebuilt a Subaru without a complete repair manual. I was baffled for a time by just how to get the pistons out. Great rebuild as always, Davin.

@PigBoat9 Жыл бұрын

I applaud your humility, teachability and perseverance. Several times in this build I was shaking my head watching the videos, but you corrected the vast majority of your mistakes in your subsequent videos. I hope this engine lasts, I couldn't have built it better myself.

@justinballiet9881 Жыл бұрын

My favorite of the Hagerty Videos! David's engine builds. The details, the machine shop, the tips, one of my favorite KZfaq Channels! Keep up the great work! Awesome

@lanesherman9075 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy seeing the diversity of builds! Also, thank you for the maint blurb... you cannot ever change oil too much!

@5tr41ghtGuy Жыл бұрын

After watching Davin work on a Subaru boxer, as well as Ivan over at Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics, I now know to avoid them. Kudos Davin for soldiering through this build!

@dougb3699 Жыл бұрын

I've modified tools to get things done too. It's called "use of available materials"

@rscottalex Жыл бұрын

RockAuto Tip of the day

@samsonian Жыл бұрын

If you want to see this done by a master that does it all day long at a very high level, check out the YT channel “subi performance” out of Germany. If you go back and watch the older videos, there were many made in English although it seems the guy that created the channel “Andi” has given up on putting out videos in other languages than Deutsche.

@technology42069 Жыл бұрын

THIS.

@MegaBlueman88 Жыл бұрын

This motor gonna spin a bearing in no time. I’m confident in that

@gilou275 Жыл бұрын

It's always a pleasure seeing you bring an old engine back to life. Thank you for sharing.

@Alan_AB Жыл бұрын

Great video again. Greetings from Belfast in Northern Ireland. I love the fact that rather then spend more time running around trying to buy some long-reach circlip pliers you modified the long-nosed pliers. It was probably cheaper the buy a new set of long-nosed pliers, too. Some of our, so called, tradesmen nowadays would never have thought to do that. Keep the videos coming.

@Nicoya Жыл бұрын

Master cylinder snap ring pliers can be useful for deep-set snap rings like this. I ended up needing to buy a pair to, ironically, remove and install a snap ring in a master cylinder.

@paulnolan7509 Жыл бұрын

RTV on the main caps (around the case bolt holes) helps prevent oil and crank-pressure getting from crank-case into water galley. You seem to have missed that on your case halves :x

@Knealeriley Жыл бұрын

Oof

@PigBoat9 Жыл бұрын

He had RTV on the entire case half surface, from what I saw. Looked fine.

@paulnolan7509 Жыл бұрын

@@PigBoat9 On the perimeter, sure - but not on the case-bolts inside the main-caps. Pause at 7:21 as he joins the two case halves, you can see it pretty clearly.

@simbanugz2906 Жыл бұрын

Cool video still crazy the engineering behind the Subaru motor.

@Quantum369Mechanic Жыл бұрын

I love hearing your thoughts, ideas and opinions while your building this engine! I think the extra love needed to build this engine will be worth it once you fire it up and go for a drive.

@rickfulton2353 Жыл бұрын

unwilllingness to use proper machine shop with fixtures to line hone WILL result in early failure. I understand your reluctance in creating new alliances when you are unlikely to do another Subi. For those of us who want/need to rebuild a Subi it would have been nice to watch. Nice catch on oil journal. #3 does suck without the SnapOn. Needle nosed solution is great .....well done.

@ricardoreis7298 Жыл бұрын

Another great video. I'm enjoying this import engine rebuild more than I thought I would (and more than Davin seems to be =] ).

@alwaysfixingsomething2855 Жыл бұрын

Just remember the Rockauto tip of the day. "Don't forget to install the inside - farthest away from the block hole wrist pin clips. Before you install the pistons..."

@kieranmann9761 Жыл бұрын

Great job!! A good mechanic will always improvise to get the job done, those needle nose were glad to get repurposed! Oil is cheaper than metal!!

@occamsrazor1285 Жыл бұрын

4:17 That "swoosh mark" is the Fuji Heavy Industries logo

@roccofortura2468 Жыл бұрын

I held my breath when you put the halves together

@lyzek01 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos. Keep them coming fellas!!

@mostwanted33986 Жыл бұрын

I like how he continued the pistons assembly with the modified pliers

@krispykruzer Жыл бұрын

Good to see that I didn’t see anyone whinging about the live on the bearings. Jay from Real St, copped a real bashing in one of his rebuilds

@nzuncovered1845 Жыл бұрын

About the what on the bearings?

@thomasmurphy5906 Жыл бұрын

Good decision on how you handled the main bearings, keeping with the stock bolts and torque specs, with these engines it always takes at least two sets of bearings

@JohnLewis-qg8rz Жыл бұрын

you are definitely on the A Team

@SilverScarletSpider Жыл бұрын

We need more K24 Subaru Impreza WRX’s again

@mcgillagorilla196 6 ай бұрын

That really is a beautiful colour for the block.

@brucebello2049 Жыл бұрын

Good afternoon Davin, your affection for the Subaru is quite evident, looks good to me, very impressed with it having achieved such a substantial mileage. Well done

@eppyz Жыл бұрын

yeah substantial mileage with bad bearings for how many thousands of miles. People say how reliable Subaru's are, but almost every person I know that owns one, either has head gasket issues of some sort, or have to add a quart of oil every thousand miles. Yet people love them. They are great cars, I am a fan of the WRX series, and STi of course. Our family drove Subaru's in the early 80's having 2 of them in the family. My Dad will never buy one again. haha. Long Story.

@pirihern9329 Жыл бұрын

2006 subaru sti 1st and last subaru. 69 retired. More fun in my 98 Honda prelude sh

@rscottalex Жыл бұрын

That needlenose mod was worth the price of admission

@kodak_jack Жыл бұрын

Another way to force you into going to the dealer. Even experienced Subaru junkies have to hate this!

@GnarshredProductions Жыл бұрын

These engines are a lot of work to build correctly but I think your doing an awesome job for your first crack at one. Some friends of mine run a subaru performance shop and they just work ok these things all day long and have built a few sti's that have run quarter mile times in the high 9's. Ill stick with my honda's because they are easier and cheaper to deal with lol.

@cwiggy34 Жыл бұрын

Omg, I can't wait to see what you do with a Mazda. Going to be a real exciting experience for you.

@bloody_pinata Жыл бұрын

Excited to see what this going into after the car was "put out to pasture"!

@thomasfletcher4765 Жыл бұрын

Would be cool to see it installed in an old air cooled VW ( plenty of room in the front for the radiator , just add fins in front for air flow )

@diyski7324 Жыл бұрын

Nice job, thanks for video, mister!

@bradmaas6875 Жыл бұрын

I have a pair of needle nose just like that. I don't remember what I was working on, something I did in the '70s.

@Hagerty Жыл бұрын

Always good to keep those "custom" tools around! We actually talked about assigning a specific toolbox in the shop to house all our custom tool creations. Might even make for a good video someday to highlight every tool we've made through the years. 😂

@B1GDaddyFatStax Жыл бұрын

For Daven's next challenge, he "Ups the Ante" and rebuilds an EG33. 😆

@yodasbff3395 Жыл бұрын

Interesting build. 👍

@MarkMeadows90 Жыл бұрын

I may have commented before, but I know this has been done quite a bit. I haven't seen it done on this channel just yet though. How about a rebuild of a Honda B Series engine (B16 or B18), or a K series engine? I don't know. Just a thought I guess.

@802Garage Жыл бұрын

I find modified needle nose tend to be better snap ring pliers than snap ring pliers anyways. :D

@Kcsailing Жыл бұрын

I would love to see Davin go to Jay Leno’s garage and for them to work together. What a cool crossover it could be.

@crxtodd16 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding!!

@andoletube Жыл бұрын

These boxer engines went out of their way to be a pain in the ass.

@Kwontumb 17 күн бұрын

very cool video

@AmirPomen Жыл бұрын

I hope u did mild oil galley porting work for crank journal no.3 as wel as oil pump pressure side outlet... As well as flashing deburring job on cly head oil returns passage

@rickfulton2353 Жыл бұрын

that requires caring, which so far is not evident

@mkhilmianantha Жыл бұрын

Saya mendapat pengetahuan lebih dari video anda HAGERTY, sukses selalu. I'm from Indonesian and I'm mechanic

@ericschmidt1192 Жыл бұрын

You main bearing mismatch reminds me of the Buick 3.0 of the early 1980's. The mains are not in a straight line. At the place I worked, they had one we were replacing rods and mains, in the car. The story goes, finding the proper size bearings was a nightmare. In fact I think after replacing them the motor did not turn. Now the boss being fed up ordered a crankshaft kit and had the block line bored. After getting the block back the crankshaft did not turn again after tightening it down. Lots of phone time with GM we found out you cannot line hone that block, the mains were not straight. Also some of the top and bottom bearing shells were different sizes. When assembling the short block at the factory. They would start with standard bearings. Now if needed they would make, or have, custom halfs to make everything work. Now this information came from GM engineers. If you've ever messed around with one of these 3.0L carburetored motors, they suck!!! Shake and rattle, none of them run smooth. Thank God they were short lived...

@jotighe2 Жыл бұрын

awesome sauce

@Snake.br549 Жыл бұрын

I've done a few Volkswagens I'm getting ready to pull my outback XT turbo motor out and try this rebuild deal

@somerandomname666 Жыл бұрын

Id love to see davins reaction when rebuilding a rotary engine. maybe an idea ?

@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER Жыл бұрын

I have rebuilt a couple of these, a bit different for sure.

@rainvillecreative5410 Жыл бұрын

Think the short block is hard? Wait until you need to figure out where all the hoses on the intake manifold go...

@skylinefever Жыл бұрын

That will be easy when compared to a Honda CVCC engine.

@phengbun1820 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if you reverse the treads on one side of block, it might help to evenly tighten the two half together without twisting the block.

@waynes.2983 Жыл бұрын

"Almost looks like a boomerang." DUDE. That is a Fuji Heavy Industries / Subaru logo. Its on lots of Subaru parts.

@jamestom2510 Жыл бұрын

nice looking block, now i have to muster up some energy and pull the front end off my FB25 as the bottom timing chain tensioner is making noises....... Dang

@Benny-dv7xm Жыл бұрын

Great Modification.😄 QUESTIONS: 1)How do those ports where you put the wrist pins and wrist pin c clips through get sealed to keep the oil and blowby inside the cylinders? Cheers😁

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

Almost like Volkwagen knew what they were doing when they designed the original boxer 4 engine.

@bananas401k Жыл бұрын

you should try and get one of the 1st gen chevy colorados with the 5 cylinder engine enxt, that would be interesting

@ardem23 Жыл бұрын

By the time you're done with this engine you would've done 10 V8s ...

@Justinhomii Жыл бұрын

And wrap them all around a tree too

@arc00ta Жыл бұрын

@@Justinhomii not everyone drives like they own a subaru lol

@mmarchmonte88 Жыл бұрын

Love all the rebuild series. But I’m just sitting here wondering how he’s able to get ahold of all those King main bearings when I’m having major issues finding King XP or Clevite 77 mains for my VG30 rebuild. Everywhere is either canceling my order or just say there’s a massive backorder from those manufacturers.

@NWA320DRVR Жыл бұрын

A bit of work, but nothing feels better than success! If you’re into Subi’s then the Subi-Performance channel is interesting. All in German but good nonetheless.

@johnmortison5763 Жыл бұрын

Several of the videos are in English. Definitely worth watching.

@NWA320DRVR Жыл бұрын

@@johnmortison5763 Yes. I've also seen a few with subtitles at the start but they don't make it to the end. Perhaps it will help me learn to speak German.😃

@ricardo.pedraza Жыл бұрын

Would love to see you do an air cooled Porsche

@janmartens7954 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, first non V8 immediately gives problems in the U S of A because they can’t machine it hahaha. Kudo’s for insisting to rebuild it still. Impressed.

@fabiantolano2080 Жыл бұрын

The A-Team

@mcdadcoleman Жыл бұрын

What I'm curious about is when you're installing the wrist pin clips, can a clip actually "fall" in between the cylinder and the piston? That would be a nightmare.

@forsheepsakes Жыл бұрын

Lubricity? First time hearing that word for me sorry. Love the build by the way.

@caseyculpepper4422 10 ай бұрын

This may have already been stated, but it's my understanding that a sealant needs to be placed between the case halves in a very particular way...at least the repair manual specifies that. Just curious why he didn't do that. Japanese machine surfaces are amazingly precise but it would suck if you put that in your car only to find a leak that requires full teardown to repair.

@duanekc Жыл бұрын

Subaru flat-four: What you get when a bunch of engineers decide they know how to make a Boxer engine better than Ferdinand Porsche. :)

@802Garage Жыл бұрын

When the EJ came out it was a world class engine for the Japanese. Far more advanced features than most American engines and on par or beating most other imports. All from a tiny company with less than 1% market share. Toyota sold over twice as many Corollas in in the USA 1990 as Subaru sold cars. The EJ won many races, took many records, was incredibly reliable, and had a lot of positive attributes. There have been issues over the years, but it was overall a very successful platform. Keep in mind they are working on a 20 year old engine now and that it was far cheaper than anything Porsche. :)

@mikew.inversegravitycraft Жыл бұрын

Does the number 1 piston have to perfectly level to the top of block on compression stroke to make a TDC or after TDC

@TheStigsCuz Жыл бұрын

3rd still lands on the podium

@meymoto4810 Жыл бұрын

Are you keeping the lightened harmonic balancer? Do a quick search on those, it’s not recommended.

@flyonbyya Жыл бұрын

Those engines are a pain ! My son had one… threw it away !

@gvxclassics Жыл бұрын

After crushing the car body, where is this going to go when complete?

@liketofixit-ei5uz 7 ай бұрын

for the block sealer, you place it on smooth and not as a bead?

@wiliamrivera4825 Жыл бұрын

Alguien sabe que grasa esta utilizando??

@falsebroadcast Жыл бұрын

U guys should throw that motor into a Impreza coupe

@929brianm Жыл бұрын

Bizarre. I never was a fan of this engine and now I like it even less. Davin, nice work, it looks great.

@kencreten7308 Жыл бұрын

Looks great and does seem a bit nerve wracking. I don't like the idea of parts of the block moving around independently over time.

@pjl1919 Жыл бұрын

You should do a Chevy ls 6.0

@hyper8545 Жыл бұрын

I bet you dream at night about 4g63s xD

@UnrestrictedIsle 7 ай бұрын

No sealant on the block halves??

@chrishoskin5989 Жыл бұрын

Check out “subi performance “ on KZfaq although he is German guy he does some amazing high performance builds of these engines and the builds are quite detailed. You may have to go back a while to get the rebuilds in English but his detail is worth it. Love the rebuilding processes.

@russmt4181 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for not pulling the torque wrench 3 more times after it clicks.

@ericdonson8069 6 ай бұрын

What size piston heads are those? Did you bore out the cylinder walls?

@pirihern9329 Жыл бұрын

69 retired lineman with a 2006 Subaru sti, all stock with spt add ons. Change oil every 3000 miles with all related maintenance. currently at 145,000 miles, want to get it to 300,000 miles, what should I be doing ?

@802Garage Жыл бұрын

Keep doing what you are doing. Maintenance is key. Make sure you change the coolant every 60,000 miles at most too, and keep the cooling system in general in good condition. Always use high quality premium fuel. An air oil separator is one of the best reliability mods with zero downsides. You could look into the cylinder 4 coolant reroute, but jury is out on how necessary and effective it is.

@ryanr3618 Жыл бұрын

What is this coating on the engine block?

@borutgoli840 Жыл бұрын

no sealant?

@skylinefever Жыл бұрын

How would you compare rebuilding the Subaru boxer to rebuilding the VW boxer? I would hear some non car guys say "I like Subaru because they got engine ideas from VW." It isn't true, but I don't have a great way of explaining it other than the fact that the VW was air cooled.

@chash7335 Жыл бұрын

VW (Dr Porsche) got their ideas from Dr Ledwinka at Tatra.

@snarktwain644 Жыл бұрын

In terms of the line hone, if the other journals are smaller, could all of the journals be honed to the same size and use thinner bearing in the center jornals and thicker bearings on the end journals? Are the tolerances such that that sort of action is not possible or is the stress on the journals and/or just outer journals too great for that? Honestly did not know.

@802Garage Жыл бұрын

According to the Subaru manual, the crank journals are not actually different diameters. The only very slight difference is 0.0001 that's one ten thousandth of an inch of bearing thickness, thinner on bearings #1 and #3. All oil clearances are even listed as the same. Not really sure where the confusion came from unless I'm missing something.

@AndrewDRoyappa Жыл бұрын

Guess there will be no honing with a torque plate. Sad. Always beats me why people go through all the trouble of stripping down to the block, getting it machined but not doing that