twinckler Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 The swapping deed is done (97 OB) and, dang, that 2.2l sings sweet music. Took me two weekends to pick up the engine (from a junkyard), replace all the seals and gaskets and water pump and oil pump, disconnect that bloody 2.5l, snatch the nightmare out of the engine bay, and put the new-old one in its place. Only a few niggling problems with leaks that now are fixed. Runs like a dream. Thanks, Meeky and all the rest, for your many posted ideas. This has saved me more than $2,500 and now I have a car that should be reliable for 2-3 more years. The junker had 95k on it and a carfax check indicated decent treatment. It ran well in the old car and had 175 at all cylinders on a compress check. I really sweated whether it was worth putting an old and unknown engine in as compared to a nice CCR rebuild. Couldn't afford the latter. Couldn't afford the former either if it punked on me. Won the dice roll this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Score! Cant beat that. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibs Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Good deal! Now do you wanna come over and swap an ej22 into one of my rides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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