Engine runs rought at low rpms after seals change
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:59 am
Hi! guys!
this is a 1993 Subaru Legacy Wagon that was sent to the shop for engine seals replacement since it was leaking oil, once there the mechanic told me to change some transmission seals and rings and that the hydraulic steering was also leaking... i said ok go and do it.
After 5 days i pick upt the car and i notice it feels can of rough when accelerating and a little lack of power, when i arrive home i decide to do an underside inspection, and i found the following:
-one of the bolts of the screws that connect the engine with the transmission was missing
-the screw that hold the exhaust right after the transmission pan is missing (noise source)
-both cv axles have a little play (some free movement that i need help to determine if is it normal nor if ti has to be completely stiff (the movement is at the join with the transmission) (i read in another forum that someone had the same roughness in the acceleration and then discovered that the cv axles were 2 inches out of the transmission case, mines are not out neither separated but have a free play at the connection with the transmission.
since the timing belt was also changed, i suspect maybe it is not synchronized, but would have symptoms the whole engine speed range
talking about the timing belt there is a sound coming from it, i have heard that sound in others Subaru, but not in mine, someone told me that sometimes the timing belt's material can cause that, but also told me that when i is too tight or too loose or is not properly fitted...
my intention with this post, guys, is to acquire the most knowledge possible in order to be prepare to my next visit to the mechanics (within two days), because in the country i am living right now, even the dealership or the authorized representative of a brand is very prone to exercise very bad mechanic practice, that's something common here, you have absolutely no idea of the bad tricks and manners that local mechanics here have.
Thank you a lot in advance guy!
this is a 1993 Subaru Legacy Wagon that was sent to the shop for engine seals replacement since it was leaking oil, once there the mechanic told me to change some transmission seals and rings and that the hydraulic steering was also leaking... i said ok go and do it.
After 5 days i pick upt the car and i notice it feels can of rough when accelerating and a little lack of power, when i arrive home i decide to do an underside inspection, and i found the following:
-one of the bolts of the screws that connect the engine with the transmission was missing
-the screw that hold the exhaust right after the transmission pan is missing (noise source)
-both cv axles have a little play (some free movement that i need help to determine if is it normal nor if ti has to be completely stiff (the movement is at the join with the transmission) (i read in another forum that someone had the same roughness in the acceleration and then discovered that the cv axles were 2 inches out of the transmission case, mines are not out neither separated but have a free play at the connection with the transmission.
since the timing belt was also changed, i suspect maybe it is not synchronized, but would have symptoms the whole engine speed range
talking about the timing belt there is a sound coming from it, i have heard that sound in others Subaru, but not in mine, someone told me that sometimes the timing belt's material can cause that, but also told me that when i is too tight or too loose or is not properly fitted...
my intention with this post, guys, is to acquire the most knowledge possible in order to be prepare to my next visit to the mechanics (within two days), because in the country i am living right now, even the dealership or the authorized representative of a brand is very prone to exercise very bad mechanic practice, that's something common here, you have absolutely no idea of the bad tricks and manners that local mechanics here have.
Thank you a lot in advance guy!