GD one last question. Is the 2.5L engine the same from 2005 to the earlier models in 2009? If I do find a wrecked 09 with good engine is it going to fit in the 05 without much extra work like swapping heads?

The 06 to end of 2.5 SOHC production (11?, 12? something like that) is an AVLS engine. It is not AT ALL compatible. It has different pistons and rods - they got offset wrist pins, and left/right pistons with domed tops that fit the AVLS heads like a key in a lock. You cannot use those engines. Also you should preferentially look for 2005 engines as they had larger oil pumps. The rings are different on 05+ also - they use the same ring as the turbo model piston. 

 

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Edited May 1, 20178 yr by GeneralDisorder