My engine recently seized and a friend who was about to junk her car offered the engine from it. She has a 98' forester and according to her the engine works fine. Is the swap even a possibility?

Thanks in advance,

Jake

You can use the short block only. If your heads were not oil starved they should be ok. If they were oil starved they are shot

Welcome to the USMB,

 

 

Matt is 100% correct.

 

I'd add that I personally would avoid using the shortblock from that '98. They were usually susceptible to overheating from the failed head gaskets and may not have much life left. There's a lot of interchange info on here and the web....remember, Imprezas and Foresters used the same engine, so anything from '99-'05ish Impreza/Forester and '00-'05 Legacy can be used w/minor work (use your '03's intake manifold).

Edited September 5, 20169 yr by wtdash