After reading several posts in this section, it sounds like the EJ22 is a very reliable motor but not some versions of it????

What different models of cars came with the good version of the EJ22 motor?

 

Thanks,

Mike

The "best" one would be the fully closed-deck turbo blocks. Strongest ones out there.

The "best" one would be the fully closed-deck turbo blocks. Strongest ones out there.

Also the rarest.

Pre 1996 I believe - you want the two-port SOHC 2.2 EJ-22E motor. The later 2.2 SOHC is a single port, which Subaru later bored to 2.5 as the newer motors. Of course the EJ22T - ahhhhh....

Pre 1996 I believe - you want the two-port SOHC 2.2 EJ-22E motor. The later 2.2 SOHC is a single port, which Subaru later bored to 2.5 as the newer motors. Of course the EJ22T - ahhhhh....

yeah, pre '96. Like mine. Dual port exhaust. Non-interference. SOHC 16v 2239cc.

Could someone explain in layman's language the difference between two ports and single port? And how do you find out which 2.2L you have?

Thanks in advance.

Is it 1996 AND before or BEFORE 1996?

I don't know of any cars that came with a "bad" EJ22 motor

 

The EJ22 has always been pretty reliable in its 3 forms:

 

1) The Phase I, beginning with the 1990 Legacy. SOHC, dual-port, non-interference, hydraulic lifters, 9.5:1 CR, 130hp.

2) The EJ22T, beginning with the 1991 Legacy Turbo and ending with the 1994 Legacy Turbo. SOHC, dual-port, non-interference, hydraulic lifters, 8.5:1 CR, 160hp.

3) The Phase II EJ22, beginning with the 1997 Legacy and Impreza, ending with the 1999 Legacy and 2001 Impreza. SOHC, single-port, interference, solid lifters, 9.7:1 CR, 142hp.

I am with the subylvr. Any EJ22 will go a long way. The pre-1997 (1996 and before) had hydraulic valve tappets, which will last long with good oil and filter, and never require service.

So what Is a 93 EJ22T worth with Low miles( 90,000) And in Good Running Order...?????

I found One......

Nobody willing to explain the difference between single and double port ?

I don't know of any cars that came with a "bad" EJ22 motor

 

The EJ22 has always been pretty reliable in its 3 forms:

 

1) The Phase I, beginning with the 1990 Legacy. SOHC, dual-port, non-interference, hydraulic lifters, 9.5:1 CR, 130hp.

2) The EJ22T, beginning with the 1991 Legacy Turbo and ending with the 1994 Legacy Turbo. SOHC, dual-port, non-interference, hydraulic lifters, 8.5:1 CR, 160hp.

3) The Phase II EJ22, beginning with the 1997 Legacy and Impreza, ending with the 1999 Legacy and 2001 Impreza. SOHC, single-port, interference, solid lifters, 9.7:1 CR, 142hp.

I was wondering about this, my 96 and 91 engines are identical. But the other post said they changed in 96.

Nobody willing to explain the difference between single and double port ?

 

One port for each cylinder instead of 2 cyl's into one port.( Exhaust ports)

One port for each cylinder instead of 2 cyl's into one port.( Exhaust ports)

reverse it for the order he asked and you're right

yeah, pre '96. Like mine. Dual port exhaust. Non-interference. SOHC 16v 2239cc.

did you bore it out? and why so little?

whats it worth? its weight in gold, well not really but close

I don't know of any cars that came with a "bad" EJ22 motor

 

The EJ22 has always been pretty reliable in its 3 forms:

 

1) The Phase I, beginning with the 1990 Legacy. SOHC, dual-port, non-interference, hydraulic lifters, 9.5:1 CR, 130hp.

2) The EJ22T, beginning with the 1991 Legacy Turbo and ending with the 1994 Legacy Turbo. SOHC, dual-port, non-interference, hydraulic lifters, 8.5:1 CR, 160hp.

3) The Phase II EJ22, beginning with the 1997 Legacy and Impreza, ending with the 1999 Legacy and 2001 Impreza. SOHC, single-port, interference, solid lifters, 9.7:1 CR, 142hp.

Is this true that the Phase 2 Imprezas came out in 1997 and NOT in 1999? I am getting very conflicting reports and I just don't know which is right. I need to know because I am about to drive 150 miles to pick up an automatic transmission from a 97 Impreza 2.2 outback to replace the transmission in my 1995 Impreza 2.2 wagon. I am concerned about the electronics not being compatible between the phase 1 and phase 2. So I need to know if the 1997 was infact a phase 2.

 

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_EJ_engine#EJ22_Enhancements_and_Improvements

 

Beginning in the 1997 Model Year, the 2.2 liter engine for 1997 Legacy and Impreza models has had internal and external changes that yield an approximately 10% increase in power and 3% increase in fuel economy.

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1999 2.2 Liter Phase 2 Engine Enhancements (from endwrench article H-4 and H-6 service): All 2.2 liter engine for 1999 are the Phase 2 design. The 2.2 liter Phase 2 engines are a SOHC design, with a newly-designed cylinder head. Changes in the 2.2 liter Phase 2 engines are as follows:...

^^ Wiki seems to be implying that the 1997 had changes made, but that the Phase 2 came out in 1999. I really would like to clear this up once and for all, there is too much misinformation out there!

It's my understanding that the Phase 2 2.2 had its own phase 2! (or phase b, ii, whatever!). That's what the 99MY is.