Steverino

Looking at the motor I am pondering from the front appearts that everything is complete and ready to bolt right in except for the issue with the bolts and the exhaust. My EJ25 was throwing cat codes (410 I think) and 02 sensor codes. Which will require the replacing of the cat and manifold as they are one peice. I can solve the port issue by buying the 2.2 manifold and cat. I am just not sure about the bell housing bolts.

My bell housing: Motor I am looking at: appear to be more bolt holes in my bell housing than there are in the motor...are some of the holes not necesary and if so do all the others line up? Not sure. Looks like I am just gonna pull the heads on the motor I got and get them redone. My motor only has 60K on it since rebuild.

the motor I am looking at has the EGR tube already installed and connected to the left side cylinder head. Waiting for images of the exhaust to verify dual or single port heads...

Great news....motor is half out of the Outback now...

Thanks Gary, I am reading and seeing what I need to look out for and seem to understand. Mine is a DOHC EJ25. So the swap appears to be an non issue for me. At least that is what I am reading right now. I will keep reading, but I am dense sometimes.

So how do you know what will swap in? What does one need to check to make sure that the EJ22 will go into a 99 Outback Limited Wagon? Thanks Steve the n00b