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  1. Subaru EJ PCV Hose Kit Product Feature

    Subaru EJ PCV Hose Kit Product Feature

    Your Subaru WRX or WRX STI EJ engine has a somewhat complex PCV system made up of a number of vacuum hoses.  As your car gets older, these hoses have

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  2. IHI Subaru Turbos - OEM and OEM Plus

    IHI Subaru Turbos - OEM and OEM Plus

    IHI makes a number of the OEM Subaru turbos.  Specifically any of the "VF" series turbos like the VF52 and VF48.

    We can now get these OEM

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  3. Why your Air Oil Separator doesn't work

    Why your Air Oil Separator doesn't work

    There is a bit of a debate in the Subaru community about putting on a Catch-Can Vs. an Air Oil Separator.  The AOS wins out most of the time, and

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  4. The Chicken, the Egg, and the Engine... What failed first?

    The Chicken, the Egg, and the Engine...  What failed first?

    As we started tearing down Spencer's STI EJ Engine to see what caused the failure, it seemed like the origin of the failure might have been crank-walk.

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  5. Can we Save Subaru? Does Subaru need Saving?

    Can we Save Subaru?  Does Subaru need Saving?

    In the last few years, Subaru has been making some big changes which have helped them continue to grow, but some of those changes have not gone over well

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  6. Subaru EJ Timing Belt Marks Explained - Why they don't line up

    Subaru EJ Timing Belt Marks Explained - Why they don't line up

    If you have just put a new timing belt on your WRX or STI with a Subaru EJ engine, one of the last steps before you button everything back up is to rotate

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  7. Bearing Failure, but not that one...

    Bearing Failure, but not that one...

    Rod Bearing Failure is something that is discussed a lot when it comes to Subarus.  That telltale ticking from the engine bay is a sound that none

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  8. The 3MI Air Oil Separator Drain Hose Explained

    The 3MI Air Oil Separator Drain Hose Explained

    The 3MI Air Oil Separator for most Subaru AOS's came out a while back, and we have been recommending it to maximize the effectiveness of your AOS.

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