projectcollector Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Greetings, I recently bought a non running 2009 forester, I have a question on what motor to replace it with. I believe this is a California spec car. Can I use any donor motor or does it need to be from a California spec car? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I don't have an answer. However, since there is a specialized Ca engine, you probably need to stay with that type of engine only. Probably difficult for anyone to tell you the differences between the Federal version vs the California version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 With some luck, someone on here may have seen both. There are factory service manuals online, digging through those would take time, but they will have the different versions, so you could compare. The only 1st hand experience I have is with Loyales - I have a CA one, and a few 49 state. On those, there is one extra sensor to measure the EGR temperature. Everything on the EA82 engine is identical except the intake manifold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectcollector Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 Thanks for the responses, I believe that there is an egr difference as well as possible exhaust port design. I was tempted by the FED engine due to it being about 2/3rd's of the price of the other motor, but it sounds like there might be more of a headache that its worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccrinc Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Also, the mounting for the PCV valve is VERY different. Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 If the body of the car is in great shape you might think about shipping the engine to CCREngines and have them rebuild it for you. It will take a good amount of money to have it rebuilt and installed back in the vehicle but you will have an engine with basically zero time on it and with a 36 month warranty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccrinc Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 We also offer a discount to USMB members: mention it at the time of order. Emily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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