Hi there,

 

I'm looking for advice on doing an engine swap for my 1998 Subaru Lancaster which has just blown a head gasket for the second time. As the car is still in good nick and repair or professional engine replacement would cost as much as the car is worth I'd like to make a project of swapping another engine in. It would need to be complete/long block due to the head gasket issues. Which engines would be a direct swap for my car? It would be a DIY job with help from more knowledgeable friends, at the moment I want to start looking for engines and putting together cost estimates.

 

Cheers

International offerings (when an engine was offered in which models/years) will differ but here's everything you need to know: 

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/153118-ej22-or-ej18-swap-into-ej25d-dohc-vehicle/

Hi,

Sounds like you're in NZ, so you likely got the JDM Import stuff? The JDM versions sometimes were a model year ahead of the USA, so which engine do you have in there?

 

Some markets even had carbs and throtle-body injection in the '90s (and not just on the Leone).

 

As noted above,  you can basically swap any  of the '90-'98 EJ-series engines - provided the electronics/harness/etc match up.

 

Also, I don't 'think' the OBD2 requirements, circa 1995-1996 in the USA, were enforced Down Under 'til maybe '00?

 

Lancaster = Legacy Outback.

i just did this same thing on my 98 outback limited i used a 95 legacy l as my doner car it all bolted in plug and play.

 

 

 

i just did this same thing on my 98 outback limited i used a 95 legacy l as my doner car it all bolted in plug and play.

 

no interference valves, no headgasket issues, easy to replace spark plugs, wires, and valve cover gaskets, no oil in the spark plug tubes, half the number of cam seals to leak, probably HLA's so no valve adjustment ever needed, no cracking plastic cam pulleys....an easy 250,000 miles...

 

what are you going to do with all that extra time?!

why don't more engines have HLAs ?

^From this Endwrench 2. 2 doc.

 

 

Another source of high engine friction is the valve train. Hydraulic lash
adjusters (HLAs) are always in contact with the valves. The hydraulic pressure of
the lash adjuster must be overcome during operation and during the most critical
time of engine start. To overcome this situation and to contribute to the total reduction
of friction loss, 1997 and later SOHC engines have solid valve adjusters. The
scheduled service of this valve train is set at 100,000 miles. SOHC engines now use
an adjustment screw to adjust valve clearance.

 

Edited February 9, 20179 yr by wtdash

Thanks grossgary, hadn't managed to find tips for my car's year. 

Wtdash, it's the EJ25 - 065106 engine. 

Strikesalot - You got an EJ22 out of the 95 Legacy?

 

Thanks everyone for all the helpful info

Thanks grossgary, hadn't managed to find tips for my car's year. 

Wtdash, it's the EJ25 - 065106 engine. 

Strikesalot - You got an EJ22 out of the 95 Legacy?

 

Thanks everyone for all the helpful info

 yep it was an ej22 with egr