those motors make power with boost but ej's are pretty shitty motors when it comes to reliability. my buddy's 07 sti burns more oil then my b16 from 1989
Yet I had 2 EJ22s (97, 98) that burned NO oil at all. This was a bad case but older EJs are pretty solid, especially the EJ20/22s. Turbo ECUs suck because they're programmed to keep emissions down. They run the car lean at points where it shouldn't be lean at all.
@borderlineartistic you joking my? friend just blew his head gasket on his sr20 240 and youll never guess what didnt happen! thats right no white smoke
@borderlineartistic i know you can get antifreeze in the engine when you blow a head gasket but you can also blow a head gasket with out obstructing the coolent jackets but the sound is completely different
Am I sure the engine is blown? I don't see why subaru would tell me i had a cracked cylinder then replace the whole engine for free if it wasn't. SO yes, I'm pretty sure it was blown.
07 was the absolute worst year for subaru... turbo was too big, tune was horrible, and the oil pick up couldnt keep up, all stock from the factory. A friend of mine blew his twice, the first time he blew it the waranty replaced it basicly with the exact same motor, that motor lasted a couple weeks, then he decided to getr a cosworth built motorproblem solved for the most part, then loss of bost, he quickly traded the car for a toyota... we called it curse of the turbo Subaru, lol
@scubbipower07 My appologies, that was directed at STI's in general, i should have made that more clear. I personaly love Subaru, I just hate the unreliability of the STI. Scratch what i said about "curse of the turbo subaru", thats not the case at all, I should have said "curse of the STI". The WRX an the XT are great. Im considering buying one actualy, haha
@blackdemonevo9 sorry son.. a low revving engine is way less likely to break.. and V8s can make 1000 HP with less stress than a 4-banger.. it might take you a 20PSI twin turbo system fully built... all i need is a 521 BBF with a blower and cams.. not even fully built
@xmodrock That is a very generalized statement. If you have a stroked v8, the radial stresses are much much higher at lower rpms compared to 4 bangers (especially subaru H4s, which are short stroked by nature). And arguably having a ton of low end torque can be as detrimental to an engine as high end power, albeit for some different reasons. Just running high performance sacrifices reliability, no matter what type of engine.
@xmodrock Case in point: Harley Davidson V-Twins are bored and stroked almost identically to your V-8s, They are primarily low end engines unless serious work is done on them, redline being around 6k from the factory. Whereas you can look at other styles of motorcycle v-twins that will do 12k rpms all day long and are primarily top end engines. Yet I know for a fact that the HD v-twins are NOT more reliable.
@bassbone1785 im a muscle car guy so of coarse id rather have a harley any way but most motorcycles that are really high performance are more than 2 cylinder engines
That same thing happened to mine! i have an 02 bug eye and i just ran it untill when i started it up I made a smoke screen! then it broke so i had to get a new engine!
If the ECU caused it from spark advance causing detonation....you would be hearing the detonation...and that would also mean that the knock senor they put on there did not do its job. Sounds like bullshit to me...
Bad ECU=too agressive spark advance? That could crack a cylinder or piston. In the interest of performance the ECU went overboard causing detonation=breakage.
None of you read the description and that is my car. It's not a blown turbo, it wasn't driven poorly, it wasn't because it was cold out. The dealership took the motor apart and found CYLINDER 4 CRACKED. Ok? That was the problem, it was due to BAD ECU. New engine was installed. I hope this clears it up.
@untitledworks5 haha "bad ecu" is a blanket term dealerships use when they don't know wtf caused the problem. ecu's very rarely go bad, yet alone crack cylinder walls. I've actually split a cylinder wall on a 2.5 my self, took a while before signifigant symptoms were shown.
@untitledworks5 Best oil to run in the STI is your own cum.....I usually wack off about 7 times a day into an oil bottle then by the end of the month I mix in some valvoline 10w 30 with my cum (which is about 20w 50) and it usually evens the oil out to about 15w 40 and cum lubricates the mail bearings pretty well also.....Hope this helps
The white smoke can mean a number of problems or like when you dont start your car for a while then you start it a little white smoke will come out sometimes.
@SuperchargedShaw That because you probably took care of your car while some people like to beat the shit out of them and then complain when something goes wrong...
Wow do you kiss your mom with that mouth. Anyways, my #2 ringland went with it completely stock. I would make the owner of the sti do a leak down test for you.
Subaru engines don't just blow. Dickeads that drive them like the stole them day in day out kill them. Usually the same dickheads that use cheap shit bolt on performance upgrades without appropriate tuning. Usually the same dickheads using shit oil and never changing it.
Omid, if you're buying it from the original owner and have a full factory service history, you shouldn't have any problem. These engines are good for well in excess of 150000km when looked after.
It's not a blown turbo. There was a crack in the wall of cylinder 3. Apparently the stock ECU tune is quite horrible and many 07 STIs have blow up already as a result.
lol, my 07 STi blew also, dealer kept saying there was no problem, then there was at 32K. saw the white smoke, ended up being a cracked ringland and a scorched cylinder wall.
Subaru never stops. I have a 02 WRX. 2 cylinders and 2 pistons broke.and it still ran. My heart hurts when i have to speak about this story... :S
Dingomoto 2 months ago
Turbo smoke.
pastathc 4 months ago
those motors make power with boost but ej's are pretty shitty motors when it comes to reliability. my buddy's 07 sti burns more oil then my b16 from 1989
pimpsquadc 6 months ago
Yet I had 2 EJ22s (97, 98) that burned NO oil at all. This was a bad case but older EJs are pretty solid, especially the EJ20/22s. Turbo ECUs suck because they're programmed to keep emissions down. They run the car lean at points where it shouldn't be lean at all.
DOHCEJ22E1 4 months ago
blown head gasket
mitsuevo8mr 8 months ago
@mitsuevo8mr your joking right? thats white smoke that means antifreeze that means the block cracked and coolent is getting in through the cyl wall
EPzti 7 months ago
@EPzti you joking? if ur head gasket failed the same thing would happen. FUCK.
borderlineartistic 6 months ago
@borderlineartistic you joking my? friend just blew his head gasket on his sr20 240 and youll never guess what didnt happen! thats right no white smoke
EPzti 6 months ago
@EPzti dude go look up blown head gasket. ive seen it so many damn times. one piston will be full of water
borderlineartistic 6 months ago
@borderlineartistic i know you can get antifreeze in the engine when you blow a head gasket but you can also blow a head gasket with out obstructing the coolent jackets but the sound is completely different
EPzti 6 months ago
@borderlineartistic depends on where the head gasket fails
stumpy166521 5 months ago
Am I sure the engine is blown? I don't see why subaru would tell me i had a cracked cylinder then replace the whole engine for free if it wasn't. SO yes, I'm pretty sure it was blown.
untitledspam 8 months ago 7
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DHSilvaHD 8 months ago
that hapend with me when i change the stock exhaust to steinless steel but now its good are you shore that engine is blown?
DHSilvaHD 8 months ago
07 was the absolute worst year for subaru... turbo was too big, tune was horrible, and the oil pick up couldnt keep up, all stock from the factory. A friend of mine blew his twice, the first time he blew it the waranty replaced it basicly with the exact same motor, that motor lasted a couple weeks, then he decided to getr a cosworth built motorproblem solved for the most part, then loss of bost, he quickly traded the car for a toyota... we called it curse of the turbo Subaru, lol
nathansohm 10 months ago
@nathansohm i dissagree i own a 07 wrx never had any trouble with the car have 76000 miles on it with an 18g at 18 pounds
scubbipower07 9 months ago
@scubbipower07 My appologies, that was directed at STI's in general, i should have made that more clear. I personaly love Subaru, I just hate the unreliability of the STI. Scratch what i said about "curse of the turbo subaru", thats not the case at all, I should have said "curse of the STI". The WRX an the XT are great. Im considering buying one actualy, haha
nathansohm 9 months ago
@nathansohm no worries man. i think its an amazingly tough car.
scubbipower07 9 months ago
actually i think your turn signal fluid might be low
ghtthg1221 11 months ago
a "blown" motor would mean half of the engine parts are laying underneath the car
stanleytherat 11 months ago 2
lmfao u can make 1000HP with a 4-banger.. they just don't last like low revving 8's do
xmodrock 1 year ago
@xmodrock thats incorrect low revving or not v8s have twice as much stuff to break especially when making serious power na or forced inducted
blackdemonevo9 10 months ago
@blackdemonevo9 sorry son.. a low revving engine is way less likely to break.. and V8s can make 1000 HP with less stress than a 4-banger.. it might take you a 20PSI twin turbo system fully built... all i need is a 521 BBF with a blower and cams.. not even fully built
xmodrock 10 months ago
@xmodrock That is a very generalized statement. If you have a stroked v8, the radial stresses are much much higher at lower rpms compared to 4 bangers (especially subaru H4s, which are short stroked by nature). And arguably having a ton of low end torque can be as detrimental to an engine as high end power, albeit for some different reasons. Just running high performance sacrifices reliability, no matter what type of engine.
bassbone1785 8 months ago
@bassbone1785 its still a 4-banger
xmodrock 8 months ago
@xmodrock That makes little difference in how stresses effect an engine.
bassbone1785 8 months ago
@xmodrock Case in point: Harley Davidson V-Twins are bored and stroked almost identically to your V-8s, They are primarily low end engines unless serious work is done on them, redline being around 6k from the factory. Whereas you can look at other styles of motorcycle v-twins that will do 12k rpms all day long and are primarily top end engines. Yet I know for a fact that the HD v-twins are NOT more reliable.
bassbone1785 8 months ago
@bassbone1785 im a muscle car guy so of coarse id rather have a harley any way but most motorcycles that are really high performance are more than 2 cylinder engines
xmodrock 8 months ago
they dont take kindly to mods without tuning
zerolegacy97 1 year ago
if your engine is real blown then eyou cant start id anymore
flikkerpoes 1 year ago
that poor subaru
mike56447 1 year ago
blown head gasket = white smoke !
rockinfaceplant0000 1 year ago
@rockinfaceplant0000 a cracked cylinder wall would cause coolant to burn
rb26xs14 1 year ago
That same thing happened to mine! i have an 02 bug eye and i just ran it untill when i started it up I made a smoke screen! then it broke so i had to get a new engine!
Caleb12top 1 year ago
it just a blown head gasket
ralfy578230 1 year ago
If the ECU caused it from spark advance causing detonation....you would be hearing the detonation...and that would also mean that the knock senor they put on there did not do its job. Sounds like bullshit to me...
iluvincitingviolence 1 year ago
just another excuse for someone who flogs the crap outta his cars...
MrBenCleaver 1 year ago
aaah so this was the ecu problem I rarely heard about... sux :/
PsychoLolis 1 year ago
Bad ECU=too agressive spark advance? That could crack a cylinder or piston. In the interest of performance the ECU went overboard causing detonation=breakage.
Nivicoman 1 year ago
nice floating black box
Eksirrob 1 year ago
turbo
Sebo5484 1 year ago
omg that has to suck big time at least u were able to get a new engine
gresbachskater 2 years ago
None of you read the description and that is my car. It's not a blown turbo, it wasn't driven poorly, it wasn't because it was cold out. The dealership took the motor apart and found CYLINDER 4 CRACKED. Ok? That was the problem, it was due to BAD ECU. New engine was installed. I hope this clears it up.
untitledworks5 2 years ago 29
@untitledworks5 haha "bad ecu" is a blanket term dealerships use when they don't know wtf caused the problem. ecu's very rarely go bad, yet alone crack cylinder walls. I've actually split a cylinder wall on a 2.5 my self, took a while before signifigant symptoms were shown.
AlexTRD1 2 years ago
@untitledworks5 Best oil to run in the STI is your own cum.....I usually wack off about 7 times a day into an oil bottle then by the end of the month I mix in some valvoline 10w 30 with my cum (which is about 20w 50) and it usually evens the oil out to about 15w 40 and cum lubricates the mail bearings pretty well also.....Hope this helps
wollongongwrx 1 year ago 2
@wollongongwrx breh are you serious?! Who is going to take your advice?
CameronQP 1 year ago
@wollongongwrx haha dude that made me laugh.
Shaner5256 1 year ago
@untitledworks5 nice ride man im lookin for one myself
Cschoening09 1 year ago
@untitledworks5 ok im a Z32 fan but im also an Subaru fan aswell so i would know lots bout these but never bout bad ecu's thats a trip
Z32spdstr 1 year ago
bad turbo
moosemobile33 2 years ago
You can buy any car you want just maintain your vehical people.
AKxALLxDAYx 2 years ago
The white smoke can mean a number of problems or like when you dont start your car for a while then you start it a little white smoke will come out sometimes.
AKxALLxDAYx 2 years ago
the white smoke of death......
RotarFlow 2 years ago
what does all that white smoke mean
sometimes my STi does that aswell on start up =/
reita357 2 years ago
it aint blown till it dont run
mister6sir 2 years ago 82
@mister6sir lol
silvergate3909 1 year ago
@mister6sir lol you are correct sir
Aeonswins 11 months ago
buy a nissan
mickeynismocat 2 years ago
my friend dusted his with some poor quality fuel
JTKYLEIGHHUNTER 2 years ago
christ i have a wrx with 150k original motor runs fine..
SuperchargedShaw 2 years ago
@SuperchargedShaw That because you probably took care of your car while some people like to beat the shit out of them and then complain when something goes wrong...
ls1maro99 2 years ago
blown engine at 15k, what do you play fast and furious all day?
wickedblackcamaro 2 years ago
i blew mine at 5k lol xD fuck not a good day, was rebuilt only 5k ago and now its screwed, hopefully the builders fault
upinmygoodies 2 years ago
Maybe you should break in the motor first
sweetnector08 2 years ago
i did break it in
upinmygoodies 2 years ago
Wow do you kiss your mom with that mouth. Anyways, my #2 ringland went with it completely stock. I would make the owner of the sti do a leak down test for you.
cobbtunedsti 2 years ago
Subaru engines don't just blow. Dickeads that drive them like the stole them day in day out kill them. Usually the same dickheads that use cheap shit bolt on performance upgrades without appropriate tuning. Usually the same dickheads using shit oil and never changing it.
Omid, if you're buying it from the original owner and have a full factory service history, you shouldn't have any problem. These engines are good for well in excess of 150000km when looked after.
4ph3x 2 years ago
exactally dude that car should be running healthy no matter how old the damn thing is!
n00bsgettalife 2 years ago
I have a 07sti also and #2 ring went at 15000.
cobbtunedsti 2 years ago
any advice on the 04 sti? I'm looking into trading in my car for one.around 60k on it.
omid11 2 years ago
Was this under warranty? hope so.
VivaLaBamEpisodes 2 years ago
one question..How did tou cover the license plate??What program?
subarulp 2 years ago
No go with Cosworth
chapmanmerchant 2 years ago
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It was for the best :] subarus are gay :]
DirtyLilGypsy 2 years ago
youre gay.
pentium6xx 2 years ago
poor car.. :(
such a horrid thing to go through..
sckryde 2 years ago
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what a piece of shit
sotorod1 2 years ago
Thats true, thats why i got the cobb accessport stage 1 as soon as i could on mine. Did they replace it under warranty?
carlaxer07 3 years ago
It's not a blown turbo. There was a crack in the wall of cylinder 3. Apparently the stock ECU tune is quite horrible and many 07 STIs have blow up already as a result.
untitledspam 3 years ago 8
lol, my 07 STi blew also, dealer kept saying there was no problem, then there was at 32K. saw the white smoke, ended up being a cracked ringland and a scorched cylinder wall.
2slovak0 2 years ago
that's quite a fucking defect, don't ya think? wow, they need to get their shit together.
NTCM13 2 years ago
@untitledspam i also believe 07s have the weakest bottom end, correct me if im wrong. buddy of mine too had an 07
jahmingl2 1 year ago
yes this is only the turbo blown not the engine!!!
alexangelinofast 3 years ago
damn you must have beat the livin shit outta that sti cuz there pretty strong motors. r.i.p... for now go helix motor
stimuncy 3 years ago
Not a Blown Turbo is it?
mattxr6t 3 years ago