banshee400 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 How easy would it be to swap out the engine in a 99 Forester for a 2003 Forester engine? Both are 2.5L SOHC. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 That should be a straight swap. Only thing may be flywheel/flexplate unless they are both the same tranny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 that's a good question. NASIOC might have more answers for that. i haven't seen many post 2002 engine swap threads here. i can't recall any "easy" engine swaps past 2002 so i can't say. i wouldn't be surprised if it's easy, but i don't know when/if they've made any changes from 2003 until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccrinc Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The crank sprocket and left cam sprocket will have to be exact matches, or the car won't run. Crank sprocket: 6 teeth or 23 teeth Cam sprocket: 2 cam sensor pickups or 7 pickups Emily http://www.ccrengines.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee400 Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Well I bought it. I may be begging for help in a couple weeks when I make the swap. I'll post the results when it's all done and I'll try and take some pics of any major issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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