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?
2000 Outback 2.5l motor was swapped for 2.2l. torque converter issues
in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
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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!