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I can tell you the basics on what I did. I'm an old Ford V8 guy and have done a few other types, but I was a bit scared about doing the HG's in my 99 Legacy. I pulled the engine to do it. It's an auto an was very simple to remove. Got all Subaru parts from the dealer ( shopped for best pricing) I got the PDF's with the specs and such. Pulled the heads, had them decked for flatness and reinstalled. I spent just over $600.00 ( added engine oil cooler and tranny cooler ) all new hoses, belts, etc. Took me about 16 hours total. I've got over 2k on the motor since and it is working great. It's whole new car. Not like my Marauder, but that's parked for the winter. it was really kinda fun.

Sorry, EJ25, 1999 Legacy SUS AWD automatic. I'd pull the motor again. The torque procedure for the heads and the timing belt/cam timing setup would be harder on the car. Heck, I even changed the spark plugs!! I don't know if a manual trans would complicate things much. A note about the oil cooler: I bought the flex-a-lite kit #3951 from Summit. It's easy to do, but I had a persistant oil leak from the filter gasket area. The sandwich adapter is machined for a built in "thermostat". The corners of this squared off machined area is located right at the gasket of the filter. When pressurized oil pushed past. I tried a Fram first, forget it!! oil poured out! Then I used the old filter, a Valvoline VO61, it slowed down the flow, but still leaked. Turns out the Fram gasket is even smaller than the Valvolline unit! Well, I did some investigating, and ended up using a Dodge Colt filter thats bigger all around, but has a gasket that's about 1/4 inch larger. No leaks, good pressure. Specs are similar except for a slightly higher bypass valve pressure.

Man, It was easier than I thought it would be. Pulled the motor. Did both sides. New Timing belt. Engine oil cooler. Tranny cooler. Total time about 16 hours. Not including parts runs. The thing runs MUCH better now! And it's not puking out the overflow bottle anymore. I appreciate the help and pointers from here!!

I just pulled out me FIRST Subaru motor! ( yeah for me... I think.) It was very simple and straight forward. I'll be putting it back together and putting it back in this weekend. Heck, the cherry picker hardly knew that little thing was on there! I removed the intake, made getting the torque converter bolts easier. Besides, it all needs a through cleaning up.

Hey, cool! Thanks. Oh, and Steve Moyer quoted $250.00... not too bad.

I'm in Allentown. Becker wants $310.00 for the set up.

Ok, it is the headgaskets that are bad on my 99 SUS. Now, should I go to the dealer, or is there a reliable OEM supplier on line? I suppose I should not go to a regular parts house and get a Fel-pro gasket set.

Treasure hunt..... eh? Might need a map with a big old "X" on it.

Sounds like a typical removal. Thanks. If I wanted to purchase a manual, should I simply subscribe to the Subaru Tech line, or buy an aftermarket like Haynes or Chiltons?

Ok, I'm novice in the Subaru arena. But not to mechanics and cars ( http://www.longbros.com/richjr ) I have a 99 Legacy SUS automatic that I am currently "investigating" for the dreaded head gasket issue. I'm still working on being certain. My question is this: How does one go about removing the engine from this car? If I am going to do the HG's, I would prefer the engine out. Is there a site that step by steps it? Or do I need a factory manual. Thanks a ton!