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Yeah, you guys are the exception to the rule in that I genuinely know you aren't dumb asses blinding people purposefully or not. You are aware drivers. A rare breed. I just don't have faith in the other millions of checked out drivers out there.

wheel bearing. To tell which side - your hunch is probably right. Ride in the back or trunk or have someone stand outside while you drive past them from both sides. Check for play Or just wait once it’s bad enough you’ll tell.

The loyale can fit any ej engine physically with no modification. You will need the engine control parts of the wiring harness and ecu of the engine of your choice. If you want to keep the 4wd trans, you need an adapter plate, otherwise you can use the ej trans, but that will make your car awd and has to match the rear diff ratio. Plus the axle spline count is probably different, so you'll need to modify the axles or do the five lug swap. And you will need a custom length driveshaft and possibly light modifications to the crossmember. I have a 95 ej22 in my 86gl and it's perfect for her. I think a turbo might be a bit much. She burns out through second and chirps 3rd haha! I used the adapter plate to keep the dual range. You're talking about 2.0 so you have a rx or sti swap planned? Awesome! Lol And to answer your question, no it wasn't a lot of trouble, and I learned efi as I went! I would say the radiators goofy inlet was the most troublesome, so overall easy! I never even hooked up the vss, lol! Have fun wrenching!

look into "How to keep your Subaru alive" http://jdmfsm.info/Auto/Japan/Subaru/--Articles--/--Books--/ Chapter 7

Wheel bearing. Most likely pass rear. GD

+1 on a bad wheel-bearing.

It’s starting this is the before pic before it gets all new and pretty

2012 outbacks don't have oil consumption issues - they don't get that engine until 2013. the 2012 has occasional headgasket issues instead. it's very common for people to just replace the oil and that's it. car enthusiasts, forums, and the like make it sound like impeccable maintenance is normal, but it's not. i wouldn't be concerned about anything with that car except the CVT fluid hasn't been changed. change that and the timing belt with a complete kit as soon as you get it. also - timing belt isn't that critical. i'd almost rather find one that hasn't been replaced if it means i'm paying some premium for a sub-par job i'm going to redo anyway. even if you find one "that's been replaced" - it's often aftermarket parts or just the belt or the belt and water pump and not the rest of the timing pulleys/tensioner. i just bought one this summer with brand new timing belt and went in and replaced it all anyway to make sure I choose Subaru parts and all the timing components are replaced, not just the belt.