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I've found a '95 2.2L out of an automatic with 127000km (around 78000mi). I'll poke around a little more, but this is likely the one I'll go for. Thanks again for all your help. Dennis

Lots of suggestions for putting in 2.2 from a '95, both in this thread as well as several other places that I've been snooping around. I've found a couple of 2.2L '95 legacy engines about 350 miles away but there is a 2.2L engine from a '97 impreza only about 100mi away that has only 81000 mi with the description... 155-160 COMP,2.2L,C-AOD,RAN GREAT Couple of questions. What is the magic behind a '95 Legacy engine? What the heck does the 'C-AOD' mean in the above description? Thanks again for all your help.

Thanks everyone. I've put a couple of struts and a drive shaft in the car within the last couple of years, but other than that, not much has gone wrong. It really owes me nothing. I'll poke around to see if I can find a decent '95 EJ22. If not, I'll take this one apart and at least get the heads checked before I proceed. Anyway, thanks for the help, Dennis

I've got a 97 Legacy Outback with just under 410k kms (approx. 250k miles) that has finally developed a head gasket leak. My son was driving the car and says that he didn't overheat it. Regardless, the heads will need to be checked, and I figure that while it's out, it a good time to replace the timing belt and water pump. That said, is that all I should do, or would it make sense to do a full rebuild -- bearings, pistons, rings, valves etc? Would I be better off replacing the engine? I've seen several threads about replacing the 2.5 with a 2.2. -- is that a better way to go? Just looking for some advice from a community that seems to know a bunch more than I do.

I convinced my girlfriend (now my wife) to buy an XT back in 86. She drove it for several years, then I drove it for several years, then I taught my son to drive in it and he drove it for a few years. Finally, we gave it away to a friend a couple of years ago. Very little trouble with it -- had to do the timing belt a couple of times, and a clutch at about 190k kms, but other than that, only stuff like tires and batteries over the 23 or 24 years we drove it. It was that reliability that lead me to buy a 96 Legacy Outback Wagon from a friend with 273k kms on it. I had a timing chain and water pump put in at around 320k kms. Now, at just under 410k, it needs a head gasket. That's why I'm here. From some very limited poking around (with much more to come), this looks like a great place to get an education. Thanks in advance for all the great advice that I know I'll get here, Dennis