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Old 11-09-2024, 10:06 PM   #2
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Looks bad. imho drop the oil pan and see if you or mechanic can inspect bearings, maybe you can get lucky and it's the #3 rod like usual and fresh bearings can get you going for several years.

However many are of the opinion on Subarus that once contaminated you basically have to strip and thoroughly clean every nook and cranny - lots of oil passages are not actually accessible so the extra cautious will discard the whole engine and start fresh. There's probably particles embedded into the oil pump pre-filter, post filter is probably pretty clean, at least that was true for my engine.
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