2002 wrx engine problem

[jd92677]

Def sounds like valvetrain, maybe a bad lifter.

[06scoobyrex]

Make me wonder if something mightve fallen into the head durring the build? Like maybe a socket or something...

[Fleshwound]

Make me wonder if something mightve fallen into the head durring the build? Like maybe a socket or something...

Its a possibility but I think id know if I dropped somethin into the intake. This cars been nothing but a nightmare from the beginning

[06scoobyrex]

Did you replace the timing belt at all? When you were turning the pulley is there any chance the cam sprocket slipped at all?

[Fleshwound]

Did not replace the timing belt. I was wondering if it may have done that too but id think the belt would maybe slip on the alternator pulley before causing it to skip teeth

[06scoobyrex]

Hmm... that sucks man, hopefully you'll get it sorted out... go back through and triple check everything, you might find something small that was overlooked... sucks to hear, I just did a full rebuild with a new short block, clutch, and timing belt service but now its better then ever...

[Fleshwound]

Thanks a lot man, I hope its nothin big. Ill be double checking everything to see if something was over looked. Glad ur rebuild went well

[06scoobyrex]

I sure its nothing too bad if it was running fine prior to the transmission install... yeah they did a great job and now I don't have a CEL and CRUISE lights burning holes in my eyeballs...lol

[Fleshwound]

I sure its nothing too bad if it was running fine prior to the transmission install... yeah they did a great job and now I don't have a CEL and CRUISE lights burning holes in my eyeballs...lol

Lucky lol

[2509fj]

Thanks for posts and input.
Cheers

[DumpsterMike]

We replaced the transmission in my sons and after 300 mile with the new transmission the engine started doing the exact same sound.

Did you ever find out what this was?

[Fleshwound]

The engines go really dry after sitting so you're supposed to crank the engine with the knock sensor and cam sensor unplugged, its the 1" x 1" plug on the passenger side underneath that plastic cover with the 3 plugs. apparently if you don't do that it can spin a bearing cuz its so dry. My timing somehow got off also so I managed to bend a valve :/ car runs fine now tho just noisey from the bent valve.