natebiehl

Oh, it DOES have an EGR. I cleaned it with carb and choke cleaner. Did not solve the problem.

The only thing I know about the EJ22 is it's OBDII. So that means it's 96 or later, correct?

Thanks for the help. We are having issues with bucking/bogging down at low rpm. Getting misfire codes on all cylinders. Car feels great on the highway. Gets great highway mileage. Around town it feels lousy, stutters, bucks, rough idle, rough acceleration. Like I said before, I've read the threads. I know that these symptoms can point to a dozen different problems. I know that this problem is more than likely not engine specific. A mechanic told me yesterday that the gear that turns the cam shaft is likely a few teeth off from what the ECU thinks it is, and that's causing timing issues in a closed loop. I wanted to call BS because I thought the guy who swapped my engine swapped the ECU as well, but I realized I don't know. That's when I decided I probably needed to find out more about exactly what I have before I could solve the problem.

I think I used the wrong acronym. It is an Outback wagon.

How many cams does an EJ25 have? Are all 2.5L engines the same?

Hi there, We have a 98 OBS that we had a mechanic put an EJ22 in after our EJ25 went belly up. We are now having some issues with it. There are a million threads about the problem we're having. I've read them. We've also had the car to a few mechanics. They've all told us different things. The only thing I've learned from all this is that I don't have enough information to know who to trust. My question is this: Is there a way to use the VIN on my OBS to find out EXACTLY which engine it came with? Can anyone help me determine EXACTLY which engine I have in my OBS now? I've heard so many guesses from so many people. I love this car. I need to narrow down what I have so I can tell them the proper information so we can fix the problem. Thanks for the help.