Guys I am reassembling my 96/97 (some parts from both) 2.5L Outback Engine. I can't seem to remember what goes in the threaded holes in the middle of the valve covers. There are six valve cover bolts around the perimeter and one next to each spark plug. Anbody know what goes in those holes???? I waited wayyyyyy to long to try to put it back together.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Todd

Guys I am reassembling my 96/97 (some parts from both) 2.5L Outback Engine. I can't seem to remember what goes in the threaded holes in the middle of the valve covers. There are six valve cover bolts around the perimeter and one next to each spark plug. Anbody know what goes in those holes???? I waited wayyyyyy to long to try to put it back together.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Todd

Maybe someone could look at their car for me and see what's in those holes???????

 

Thanks,

 

Todd

Maybe someone could look at their car for me and see what's in those holes???????

 

Thanks,

 

Todd

I SOMEONE MUST know the answer to this question. Anybody remember anything from the last time they changed spark plugs? Maybe it's a hanger for a wireloom or something???????

I think they are used threaded holes. I recall that the spak plug boot had a matching bump to go in the holes.

 

 

Rod

Take a digital picture and post it or go to your Subaru used car lot and take a look under the hood of a '97.

 

Good luck.

I just did my head gaskets on my 97 2.5 and I did it all in less than 5 days (so I remembered everything pretty good) and I am confident nothing went in those threaded holes near the spark plug boots.

 

It looks to me they were there so you could screw down the plug boots, but my boots don't have provisions for that. Maybe Subaru used them in the past and later figured it wasn't needed.

I just did my head gaskets on my 97 2.5 and I did it all in less than 5 days (so I remembered everything pretty good) and I am confident nothing went in those threaded holes near the spark plug boots.

 

It looks to me they were there so you could screw down the plug boots, but my boots don't have provisions for that. Maybe Subaru used them in the past and later figured it wasn't needed.

Ahhhhh....now that makes some sense! I couldn't believe that I had forgotten what went in the holes. It didn't make sense that the flat boot covered the head of a bolt that would stick up. I stuck some bolt in there....I'll take them out tomorrow. I'm ready to reinstall everything tomorrow and then I'll try to fire it up. Wish me luck.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Todd