jpbpe Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I just bought 1998 Forester and joined this board. Can someone explain the Phase 1 reference to the 2.5 engine? Is there a repair manual available for the Foresters? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outback_97 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Phase I is Subaru's earlier (97 to 99 in most models) 2.5 liter although I believe some (all?) 99 Foresters got the Phase II 2.5l engines. Phase I's are DOHC and Phase II's are SOHC. Yours should be a Phase I. Unfortunately, some people have had HG problems with both phases, although the specific problems differs with the phase. For more on that, check out this link: http://users.sisna.com/ignatius/subaru/headgasket.html I don't know if there is a Forester manual but the Legacy Outback manual will have some relevant information (at least for the engines) as the Foresters and Legacy Outbacks used the same engine in 98. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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