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"Mathias Rios" (Mars478) 11/16/2014 at 19:20 • Filed to: None

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swapping the engine on my outback sport hasn't been hard at all so far.

Before looked like this:

Brian Silvestro > Mathias Rios 11/16/2014 at 19:23

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Out of every modern-ish engine I've ever seen, Subaru boxers look the easiest to work on.

Birddog > Mathias Rios 11/16/2014 at 19:31

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The Toilet Paper roll is a nice touch.

bob and john > Brian Silvestro 11/16/2014 at 19:31

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....ha

haha.

HAHAHAHA

Brian Silvestro > bob and john 11/16/2014 at 19:34

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?

bob and john > Brian Silvestro 11/16/2014 at 19:45

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tose motors are impossible to do work on because of Flat layout. sure it makes it a bit easier to pull it out, but any work with the motor in the car is hampered by the wheel archs. change spark plugs? gashed hands and lots of swearing
compression check? forget it

McMike > Mathias Rios 11/16/2014 at 19:46

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I'm impressed you were able to get it back together with nothing but 1/2" drive impact sockets.

Destructive Tester > Brian Silvestro 11/16/2014 at 19:59

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From my experience, the engine bay layout of the NA Subis makes them fairly easy to work on. Once you drain and remove the radiator the whole front of the engine is easily accessible and the plugs are some of the most easily accessible I've changed. About the only thing that sucks is having to pull the motor to change a head gasket.

BTW, I've about everything short of a full rebuild on a Subi engine.

Brian Silvestro > bob and john 11/16/2014 at 20:05

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oh. okay

Brian Silvestro > bob and john 11/16/2014 at 20:06

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Go look at the other reply someone left to me

offroadkarter > Mathias Rios 11/16/2014 at 22:30

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I hope you're dropping in a JDM 22B engine

NaturallyAspirated > Destructive Tester 11/17/2014 at 12:43

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The Phase II 2.5L engine in my '98 Legacy is difficult to change plugs in due to how close the valve covers are to the frame rails, but the factory plugs are double platinums that have the same replacement interval as the timing belt.

I broke the clutch fork on my Legacy two weeks ago, and a week ago Saturday, I pulled the engine out, replaced the clutch fork, and had the car back on the road by nightfall. Not bad at all for a modern car.

Destructive Tester > NaturallyAspirated 11/17/2014 at 12:56

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I have a feeling it's due to the DOHC of the Legacy instead of my SOHC 99 Forester (a fact that hadn't occurred to me till just now). The only thing that made plugs "difficult" in the Forester was the removal of the washer tank (both screws).

Mathias Rios > offroadkarter 11/17/2014 at 13:20

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Maybe if that didn't cost thousands...

Mathias Rios > bob and john 11/17/2014 at 13:21

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Those two things aren't things you often have to do on a car, and they aren't that hard to do even

Mathias Rios > Brian Silvestro 11/17/2014 at 13:21

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SOOOO MUCH easier than a 944

Mathias Rios > McMike 11/17/2014 at 13:22

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there were many other tools not pictured haha

Mathias Rios > Birddog 11/17/2014 at 13:22

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gotta cover the intake ports :)

McMike > Mathias Rios 11/17/2014 at 13:24

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I see the 3/8 drive, extension, and the two screwdrivers but those impact sockets caught my eye.

What in the world did you need to break free that you needed those for?

NaturallyAspirated > Destructive Tester 11/17/2014 at 13:44

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I agree, from what I've seen, the DOHC is a lot bigger than the SOHC. I think that whenever the wheels finally fall off my Legacy (it's a 1998 with 225,000 miles and still running strong) I'll upgrade to a Forester.

Destructive Tester > NaturallyAspirated 11/17/2014 at 13:52

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As I recall the DOHC heads are 1-2" taller per head so that added 2-4" of engine width makes quite a difference in clearance. I could see where that coupled with the further recessed plugs could definitely suck.

Overall the Forrester has been a pretty good car, the head work/ engine swap was due to an unfortunate series of events (ALWAYS change your water pump with your timing belt, bad things can happen otherwise. Then you can have the added bonus of stripping-out a head bolt hole... Good times right there).

NaturallyAspirated > Destructive Tester 11/17/2014 at 14:02

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They are pretty tall.

Mathias Rios > McMike 11/17/2014 at 14:51

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Crank pulley, and some stuff was on a lot harder than expected. It's also super easy to just use the impact wrench (electric) to remove bolts instead of turning and turning and turning with wrenches and ratchets. I was just using those sockets because they're convenient.

offroadkarter > Mathias Rios 11/17/2014 at 19:48

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you could afford it if you didn't have literally 2's of porsches

Mathias Rios > offroadkarter 11/17/2014 at 20:15

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HAHA that made me laugh out load