I have a 1999 subaru legacy l with a phase 2 2.2, put a california emisions engine in a federal, now wont start what should i do???

Does it have spark? Is it pulsing the injectors?

You need to check to make sure the cam and crank gears on the replacement engine have the same number of reluctor lobes as the original engine. I've done swaps before without checking this, it causes fuel and ignition at the wrong time and it obviously won't run.

 

Also, did you use your original intake manifold? I don't know what the exact differences are in the CA emissions cars, but there are probably differences on the intake. Using the original one is a safe bet to make it work there.

it has spark seems like it is out of time. had to find a different upper end. seems like it is out of time but marks line up and has cam and crank codes.

You need to check the reluctor lobes on the cam and crank gear between your current engine and your original engine. If you have spark and injection out of time with codes, this is likely your issue.

In this picture you can see a different number of lobes on the cam and crank gears

 

I have the gear that is inbetween the two cam gears. Where can i find the other s3t of gears at?

And what models can i get the federal gears off of? Your help is greatly appreciated.

The smaller one is the timing belt pulley on the crank. The bigger one is the passenger side cam gear. You can reach your finger through the slots of the cam gear and feel how many lobes it has. Compare this to your original engine. If there's a difference, swap them over.

The unfortunate situation is i do not have the old motor, dumb me returned it for the core.

Well, I don't know your original engine had. So without being able to do this simple comparison... I dunno. I guess ask someone who has a 99 2.2 CA model?

 

I never return my cores until I have everything working. Sometimes you need your original sensors, manifolds, etc.

Also, I don't know if this applies to 99. But from 2000 to like 2002 or so, manual and automatic engines have different reluctor setups on the cam and crank pulleys. I have no idea why they did this, but it has bitten me before.

Yea, play on that one very well

Didnt plan that very well