ShawnW

Dealer parts book just calls it "Connector, PCV" with PN 427337050.

Main bearings: Sure anything is possible but these engines last 300K when properly rebuilt. While you have the case apart do everything including rings, rod bearings, main bearings, oil pump, water pump, valve cover gaskets, and OEM head gaskets.

hahaha? really??? Im laughing at the thought of paying 25 bucks for a tube of sealant that isn't any better than UltraGrey. I work in a shop and we use it all day on engines and trannys and it never gives us any trouble.

Ive found the Bosch to be excellent for front wipers as they are heavy (metal) wipers but for a rear wiper, sometimes the angle of the window and the weak spring on the arm equates to needing a lightweight wiper to get decent results. I found a $2 plastic POS wiper on the rear of a Honda CRV that worked way better than the Bosch one did but I wouldnt even think of putting these cheapies on the front...the rubber was very poor quality.

Exactly what Fox is saying, if your clock reads 1:00 every time you start the car COLD then the problem is the whole circuit not just the flasher unit.

Cindy's, AKA, Subaru Heaven is: Cindy's Classic Autos 300 Hwy. 12 & 18 (608) 423-4307

IF you want something from Wings, contact me.

Exactly right.

The guy isn't exactly into selling parts to enthusiasts as Mick said. Try Cindy's Classic Auto's, in Winterset maybe? Same business owner/operator. Wear a diaper when you go to the yard the dogs are tied up out front and are about as unfriendly as they come. I didnt try to pet them or anything I knew they were mean but they were off the scale mean.

Take that plate off and put RTV on the sealing surface. Almost all the new EJ engines have this plate and many went to a plastic plate which warped and caused major leaks, ruined a lot of clutch discs, etc. The ea82 plates aren't bad like that though they still need to be cleaned of dirt and sealed up again whenever you can.

326K and going strong on the car I was driving (80 GL Wagon 4wd). Not original engine but the trans sure was...it is a little "whiney" beast. We are using it as the shop tractor now.

Is there mud inside there? You know why I am asking.

I always liked the floor headlight switches so yes to #1. #2 would make me nervous unless somebody as skilled as you made it and tested it like I know you would enjoy. (thats a yes to #2)

Watch for a Legacy and never look back. Continue to drive yours until it won't anymore.

There is no transfer case in a Subaru Legacy. The rear axles arent compatible. I recommend you Pull the broken axle and call MWE Axles via this website: http://www.ccrengines.com/mwe/

No, only the XT6 does. The XT and XT Turbo have standard power steering pumps.

Another vote for Kerry at Roobuilders here. Ive met him and he does great work.

Never torn down the 2.7 but use a general rule of thumb for all the Subaru engines. Flip it over in EVERY direction and look for bolts and remove the head gaskets from the block surfaces before trying to split it as it will hide bolts. On the bottom of ej engines theres a small bolt with a 10MM head that almost everybody tends to forget when splitting them and on the old school engines its the one McBrat mentions above. DO NOT PRY ON ANYTHING TO SPLIT THE BLOCK. Place a block of wood under the engine block at the seam of the sections and whack the block downward on the far corners that are nearest to you. Spin the block 180 and do the same on the other side. Also try laying it off the woodblock and pounding on the front edges of the block where the timing belt cover edges are, I tend to use the AC or ALT bracket bolt down bosses to pound on. Remember there are dowels in the block holding the sections together and if it wont split after 5 HARD whacks you need to check for bolts again.

The front differential from an Auto doesnt work in a manual, sorry.

I moved this to the offroad forum, the thread has become more on that side than transplants. Personally I love to see any sort of testing of a Subaru engine on a trail rig. We all know how great the ea81, ej22, etc is but the turbo ej engines should be neat to watch (and hear, I love the sound of them). If its bang for the buck they want they are in the right class of engine, if they can keep the RPM in the range they want they are going to be very impressed. I hope they don't "GO CHEAP" and not give it the right ingredients in the rig. Gotta remember, the same sort of people that think NASCAR is better than WRC think V8's are the only thing worthy on a trail. It will take some intelligent and patient people to convince these guys what we all know already. The HP has done a fantastic job of this thusfar and I know they will continue to do so. They also are doing a wonderful job of being good trail users and examples of the Subaru community.

No, because the metal isn't there to drill holes into.

Wow, great stories!

At the heads themselves the y-pipe or crossover pipe mount is exactly the same. From front to mid and mid to rear the same type of flanges but routing is different so the sections aren't compatible past the y-pipe or front section back.

Id like to know what this is too.

Denver CO