Subaru Dip stick tube leak fixed

Jimmy V. posted:

The dip stick tube leak on my new Subaru conversion is now fixed. I pulled the dip stick tube out and cleaned all the sealer off the tube and pan. I ordered 2 new O rings from Subaru and they were at least 50% thicker than the one's that were on the tube. The new O rings were a red Viton material and the old ones were black rubber. The tube pulled out very easy and went it with a pop with the new thicker O rings. I also think the oil pan was over filled as well. Regardless, I am happy that my new engine is 100% leak free as it should be and I didn't need to add any ugly RTV sealer.

 I am loving my car, this conversion is everything I was hoping for and more. This thing really pulls hard and I haven't really gotten on her yet. I have had powerful type 1 engines and they cant touch the wide power band the Suby has. This is the way to go for me. I am completely satisfied with the conversion. Thanks again to Carey and the guys at  Special Edition for the amazing job they do.

Glad to hear of an easy fix, Jimmy. So overall, the dipstick tube was in fact pretty much in line with the tube on the pan ? Nice one. 

The subie torque curve is pretty nice indeed.  

Glad the oil's not leaking. I remember feeling that *click* when I put mine together. Very satisfying.

And do watch the level. The shorter pan is good for four quarts but I had to mark my stick different or something.

+2 on the torque curve. Mine's a piddly EJ22 with but 137 horses but the difference in torque from idle up is what makes it feel stronger than a Type 1 with a similar headline number.

 Smooth quiet power, it is amazing.  Subaru power baby! The only way to go. (For me anyway) I am happy with the decision to go this route. It was a test of my delayed gratification skills, but so worth the wait and the money. Going the Subaru route is a much better choice in my opinion compared to spending $7-$9K on a Pat Downs engine. In my case it was about the same wait though. The HP might be there but not in the range that I drive everyday. The Subaru engine is giving me power from 1500-3500 and even more going above that. The Rancho Pro-Suby Rhino case trans has turned out to be a good addition also. The stock trans I had planned to use with stock gears except the 3.44 R&P didn't match the Suby power band as well as the Rancho trans.  The Rancho trans is built with custom gear ratio's using Weddle gears. The gearing is 1st/3.11 2nd/1.93  3rd/1.27 and 4th/.82 with a 3.88 R&P. It is near perfect. So, I look at the issue with the first trans as a Godsend making the car a better driver and suited to handle some spirited driving without fear of breakage. Good night and have a great tomorrow!

What rpm are you doing when you are at 70mph?  Just curious.

70mph is 3100 rpm.