First post to this forum: bought my son a 2002 Outback in very good shape with swapped motor as orig 2.5l had been driven too long on the blown H Gasket. Mechanic who did the work and sold us the car did not tell us it was a 2.2 motor. Here are current issues:
1-the torque converter is chirping (stalling at stop at times, delay in locking up at times).
2-muffler fell off & needs replaced. now ck eng light throwing Cat code and Torque Converter code
3- Muffler shop says muffler replace should fix Cat code.
4-want to order muffler from 1-a auto to save $
Questions:
1- need suggestions for issue #1 above? is TC compatible with the swapped-in 2.2? need new TC?
2-is the 2.2l motor compatible with the prior 2.5l exhaust? need oem exhaust?
3- any other issues I should be aware of with the above vehicle as described?
Thanks!
