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You can't. That's what we have been saying. These cars are not viable drivers anymore. You can't get hardly any parts for the engine anymore. Almost everything is NLA (No Longer Available) from Subaru and they were the only supplier. You won't know if you need one till you pull it. It may only need seals.... but these engines run unfiltered oil through the pump - which has an aluminum housing. They get pretty torn up inside after 100k of "average" maintenance with non-synthetic. I've seen it more times than I can count. GD

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I wonder how many of us keep something on the shelf for "just in case," and it winds up never getting used and thrown in the scrap bin by our kids when we die. I guess I'll have to put something in writing for the entire contents of my "parts shed" to be given to the Subi community somehow....... Dan

Just saw this. Right ON! But really you need like 5 axis CNC or specialized tooling to build a trochoid pump..... Actually it probably wouldn't be that difficult to build an adapter plate that could route hoses to a belt-driven pump as used in dry-sump systems. Definitely going to cost more than the OEM pump. GD

No all the 25D's had 10mm pumps. GD

Yeah , shop with a dealer from the PNW or west coast. My local dealer was cool back when and listened to me when I asked them to check west coast distribution and sure enough I managed to get a lot of parts I couldn’t normally get here.

I recall the Gen1 guy was some sort of professor and his beast landed in someone else's hands. Was it Damon, Dameron or the like? Jeszek announced he was stepping back in time to old family values, face to face friends as i think cyberspace was interfering with his quality of life etc

OEM Subaru clutch and throttle cables.

In my experience - it depends on how the engine has been cared for. I have seen them in good shape at 100k and I have seen the pumps scored to rat$hit at 100k. I have never had much difficulty removing them - just leave the filter attached and use it like a handle to twist the pump. Twist and pull evenly and they come right out typically. You will find that these are fast approaching the stage where they are collectibles and not viable daily drivers. Parts are getting really scarce. GD

Picked up this 82 glf the other day, 5 Spd front wheel drive and sunroof

Here's my 86 1/2 3-door turbo, my baby for the past 21 years, currently 242k miles.

The exact same reason this old girl isn't being driven for the next few months.

Subaru 1984 4WD RX

Taking the fam out for ice cream in the 85 BRAT. The kids love to see the look on the drive-through worker's face when they hand the treats to them in the bed.