[00 imp obs bought with swapped 2.5]

it's a  ej25 sohc. wiring has not been messed with. going to contact a jdm and usdm sales place and see about what replacement i can do without swapping technical stuff. ill figure out how to upload pictures one of these days. old phone and slow computer

[00 imp obs bought with swapped 2.5]

in my case, i'd rather an engine with dual port exhaust, due to that's what the exhaust has been fitted for. thinking a 2.0 or 2.5 will match right up with my current exhaust. 

[00 imp obs bought with swapped 2.5]

going to work on the pictures today. going to document the wiring connectors, verification of sohc, exhaust, EJ25 on the block. gonna have to find the stamp or vin on the side of bell to id this one. i'm hoping my endgame will be that i'm able to find a jdm engine that'll plug right in. with no electrical work besides plugging everything in. 

[00 imp obs bought with swapped 2.5]

bought off wife's uncle's used car/ garage. he told me he swapped the blown 2.2sohc with the 2.5sohc that's in it now. he said it was out of a 98 legacy wagon. it has 2 port exhaust that one of his mechanics welded up to work with the old pre-cat exhaust from the blown motor. Engine smokes a fair amount upon re-entry after deceleration. chatter starting from timing belt area. alternator bout used up. disappears 2 cups of coolant per week. saw ej20 on ebay for nice cost compared to all that, but don't want to get into any more than a direct swap. power is not what i'm after. heads were not swapped. was hoping i could just throw in one of those complete ej20 from ebay without wiring or internal engine work

[00 imp obs bought with swapped 2.5]

bought 2000 impreza outback sport wagon. figured out it has been swapped out to a 2.5n\a sohc out of a 98 legacy wagon. i'm looking for the engines that could be bolted right in directly. car originally came with ej22 soch n\a. apologies for couldn't find threads on this specific subject. i'm not looking for turbo or upgrade. car is used for daily and hauling 5x8 trailer for firewood and kayaks. many thanks for any direction and or help

[2.2 high idle]

ran for a good hour, drove fast, sat in garage, was plenty warmed up. takes almost 10 seconds for rpm to drop from 4,ooo to 2,5oo. gonna start pulling vac lines tomorrow

[2.2 high idle]

both o2 sensors are gone, but have turned 4k miles without problems. car has no check engine light

[2.2 high idle]

it is idling a shade high when cold, just before coming to a complete stop, it'll drop down to near 1250rpm. replaced pcv today with no changes. rpm hang when I take off without warming car since I got it, always went away within a few miles.whatever it is must have been on way out

[2.2 high idle]

vac lines seem to be fine.

[2.2 high idle]

didn't find any problems of what I can see with vac lines, checking manual to see if I missed any

[2.2 high idle]

96 legacy 2.2, recently switched itself to 2,000rpm idle and takes 5 seconds for rpm to drop enough to match up next gear.( dropping very slow) 296k iac valve need cleaned or worse?