Hey There! My names Happy. I am a suburu lover with little mechanical skill asking some navigating questions.
BASIC STORY:
My car crashed, 98 Legacy L, 218,000 miles EJ22 Automatic tranny
Needed too much maintenance on top of the raidiator and body work (new brakes, axle boot....more), though the engine and core components seemed fine. Sold it, eventually letting it go to good people for $400. Engine and Tranny seem great.
My friend has a 98 Outback, 260,000 EJ25 Manual tranny
As I read is common to those, he has burnt valves (not sure which).
He's selling the car. Pretty good shape, needs a starter soon, clutch soon maybe.
Big story summed up in a few words: these cars have history together, I got the one partially because I liked my friend's, they are the same color, there is some special spirituality stories that go with each of them them and make them like soul mates (long trippy story), and even my buyers had a link in the tale.
TURNS OUT, the people that bought my car goofed and needed a different engine. They are waiting to sell it or part it.
I believe my EJ22 can go in the 98 outback in place of EJ25.
My basic navigating questions:
Possible?
Practical with those mileage levels?
Any random things that might discourage me from trying to make that happen?
If you could be hired to do that job, what would you estimate the labor charge?
Thank you for your time :-)
