On my 2009 Impreza 2.5 N/A the tensioner bolt broke completely frigging the valves. Here’s 2 pics of the worst head. Do you think I can get away with lapping the minor ding out of the valve seat? The heads are other within the flatness spec, and no valve guides have migrated or cracked.
I’m not adverse to having the heads machined. It’s just a matter of trying to find a machine shop that is still in operation in the Phoenix / Syracuse NY region. I’m willing to drive up to 1 or 2 hours to drop the heads off and pick them up. After the 5th machine shop that I called just to find out they went out buisness 10 years ago, I’m trying to figure out options.
I want to avoid the stupid price of $700 a piece + shipping for reman heads.
This is no race motor. This is mainly a winter car. So over spending is out of the question. A slightly sketchy fix applied with judgment is far more acceptable to me the paying nearly $2K for heads for a car I paid $2500 for 2 years ago.
I’m not adverse to having the heads machined. It’s just a matter of trying to find a machine shop that is still in operation in the Phoenix / Syracuse NY region. I’m willing to drive up to 1 or 2 hours to drop the heads off and pick them up. After the 5th machine shop that I called just to find out they went out buisness 10 years ago, I’m trying to figure out options.
I want to avoid the stupid price of $700 a piece + shipping for reman heads.
This is no race motor. This is mainly a winter car. So over spending is out of the question. A slightly sketchy fix applied with judgment is far more acceptable to me the paying nearly $2K for heads for a car I paid $2500 for 2 years ago.
