Hi all
My daughter's 95 impreza started to make noise. Initially, I thought it was related to the water pump but after some looking around I've pinpointed it to the flywheel. When she told me what it was doing, I pulled the car in the driveway, noise and all - didn't seriously look at it until today. At this point it won't crank. The starter turns but the belts do not.
Putting a socket on the crank pulley, the engine can be turned by hand. Looking through the inspection hole, I see a thick gauge plate that appears to be bolted to the flywheel. One of the bolts must have fallen out because this plate is bent up in one spot - it must hit the case so makes clanging noise. On an automatic, what is this piece called? What is its function? Any good links with pictures anywhere that might describe it all? The engine has to come out for this, I take it? Would it need to be lifted out all the way or can it just be pulled away from the transmission?
Thanks! Remco