I read the previous post. Looks like the 99 legacy outback 2.5 DOHC has 8 bolts on bellhousing. I know the 95 2.2 has only 4 bolts.

so can I swap a 95 2.2 into a 99 legacy outback(Bad Headgasket) without major modifications?

Thanks for the help

You can swap it in....however you will have to deal with wiring, and swap the exhaust manifold, and probably a few other things. So whether that's considered "major" modifications....I don't know.

 

Personally, I'd probably have the 2.5 head gasket redone.

i don't think that's right. pretty sure it's a bolt up affair with a few minor issues. wiring is not one of them and i don't think exhaust is one of them. 95 is a dual port, if it were a later model 2.2 you would need the exhaust manifold, but not with a 1995. that being said, swapping an exhuast manifold is really easy.

 

anyway....the big issue here is the bell housing bolts. the 4 bolts will line up with 4 out of the 8 bolts that are in the other one. so bolt up, no problem, the issue is with the starter. you'll end up with only one starter bolt that lines up properly i think is how it goes, this is from memory. there are two options, just use the one bolt on the starter. or you can drill and tap the second bolt hole that you need, i believe the "spot" is there for the bolt to be easily drilled and tapped.

 

there's more information on a 99 swap, it has been done and isn't that much more complicated. if you're paying to have it done, it would be better all around just to have the head gasket done more than likely. if you're doing it yourself the 2.2 swap has advantages.

I know a couple people that did it one a 97 impreza obs 2.2->2.5, pretty much a direct plug and play swap with the dual port ex man. and the other a 97 legacy o/b 2.5->2.2 again same deal.

Was all of 95 dual port? I thought it was the bubble year and some had dual and some didn't....?

Was all of 95 dual port? I thought it was the bubble year and some had dual and some didn't....?

good point, i've never heard an exact date to look for, but i doubt it's January 01, 1995! i'd imagine there's a cutoff in there somewhere, all i can say is that most 95 2.2's are dual port.

all of the 95 2.2s i ever dealt with are dual port