Oregonsoob
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Sure - I do the 2.2 swaps for people quite often. I've done at least 8 this last year alone - did a '98 Forester about a month ago. It's quite an economical swap - usually coming in right around $1300 for a used engine with warantee, new seals/gaskets/timing belt/wp/hoses/etc, and installation. We love this swap around my shop as it's both economical and reliable.
Rick
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Howdy,
Saw your posts about recommending swapping a overheated 2.5 to a 2.2 on a late 90s legacy and got me thinking about doing that for my 97 2.5 legacy auto...My engine has been run hot a lot and considering my mechanic thinks it needs a new water pump (leaking a couple tablespoons worth of coolant/day) I think it may be time to swap to a 2.2. Any interest in such a job? Living in NE Oregon but thinking of doing it when I move to the westside in the near future. Thanks
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Hey there, Thanks for the pointers. We looked over those three things and narrowed it down to the bearings. Once my mechanic pulled out the bearing he found that it had been wearing down the hub so that needed to be replaced as well. Thanks for the help!
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97 legacy 2.5 auto I'm getting a squeaky noise that sounds like it's coming from the front passenger wheel. I took it to a mechanic who jacked it up and found lots of looseness if you push back and forth while holding it at 12 and 6 o'clock on right wheel. There's a tiny bit of play on the left wheel. He thinks its the wheel bearings but he seems to have little if any experience on subarus... I live in a rural area without access to mechanics who are subaru experts so I'm wary that this is the problem. Any other things I should have him check before I have him replace the bearings? He says I shouldn't drive it.
