doogymon Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Hi Folks. The swap out went without a hitch (very smoothly), just like predicted on this board. Thanks for your help. I put a new oil pan on the EJ22, the original was stoned chipped. No codes showed up and the car started just like new. Just have to turn the rotors and I'll be on the road. All other systems appear to be serviceable. Hopefully the struts are ok, the car has 300k KM. Long live the Subaru. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunered Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 good to hear it went well,keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srponies Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I'm in the middle of the same swap. What did you do about the 2.2 vac. hoses for the charcoal cannister? Did you plug them, or Tee them in somewhere? Hopefully I'll be installing my engine tomorrow. Thanks, Steve H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 i may be facing this in the summer. i would do it not for the HG issue, but for better gas mileage (car is burning oil). Can you post us on gas mileage improvement nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I get the canister and mount bracket from a 90-95 and bolt it up. Then there is just one extra line to plug. Works well, no codes after 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamminpotato Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 sorry for my n00bness, but hwy would you trade out the 2.5l EJ25 in an outback for teh older ej22? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bard Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 The '97 EJ25 (Phase 1) is known for having issues with internal headgasket leaks. It's also an interference engine, so if you lose the timing belt, it chews itself up (well, not really, but you've got a lot of work in front of you, regardless). The '95 EJ22 doesn't have those headgasket issues, and it's a noninterference engine. I've noticed a bit of a power loss, but the way I drive, I'll never notice it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srponies Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I would imagine that most of the engine swaps are done when the 2.5 head gasket(s) decide to blow. Then the owner faces the decision of repairing the 2.5 or swapping in the 2.2. For me - the 2.5 in my '98 OBW has an internal noise, so I found a '95 2.2 (w/90k) locally for $350, then put an additional $100 in parts on it before putting it in. Should last for a long time. The engine has to come out either way... it's just your choice on the amount you want to spend and the amount of downtime that you have. Steve H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnlyfnd Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I think it is a fact that early (90 - 96) 2.2l are the strongest motors subuaru ever built. I'm not an old gen guy so maybe they had some strong everlasting engines also, but i dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamminpotato Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 while on the topic of older but possibly superior moters i noticed that teh subaru canada rally teram's car is using an engine listed as a 1994ccm 4 cylinder boxer engine which i assume = 2.0 literrs so it would be an EJ20, but are they not using the newer 2.5 or even teh 2.2 fomr the early 90's due to weight or is there another reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06Impreza2500 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 while on the topic of older but possibly superior moters i noticed that teh subaru canada rally teram's car is using an engine listed as a 1994ccm 4 cylinder boxer engine which i assume = 2.0 literrs so it would be an EJ20, but are they not using the newer 2.5 or even teh 2.2 fomr the early 90's due to weight or is there another reason? The '02-05 WRX used a 2.0 turbo motor to comply with rally regulations. For '06, the US-spec car went to a 2.5, but the rally cars still use a 2.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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