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like the Aisin timing kits the best. They are worth the extra money as they include quality components. Especially a good water pump and idlers etc. Gates which used to be my go to, is off the list. They are a price leader, but had to replace 2 water pumps after months not years in the car. That was the end for me.

There is a mechanism /circuit that shuts off the fuel pump if the engine stops running. The reason is to stop pumping fuel in theevent of an accident. Exactly how this is done varies with the model and year and type of fuel system. There is a seperate signal sent to this circuit while the key is in the cranking position, otherwise no fuel would be pumped, making starting difficult.

You’re not alone. there are two different style EA82 water pumps. This has gotten many old gen subaru owners in the past. The caliper pistons - did someone remove them or are they non-stock calipers? Any EA82 front calipers will work, model or turbo or nonturbo doesn’t matter.

Note - my post about the trick for CVJ disassembly above is NOT about removing the axle from the car, it is about popping the outer CVJ off the axle, once it is completely removed from the car.

Been 25 years since I had an 85 XT turbo. For some reason thinking the part of the pump where the fan bolts can be moved downward with a press. The turbo engine I believe required the shorter pump because of the thicker radiator.

Camshafts use 2 seals. Front one obvious but the one that always leaks is that O ring on the back side. I know the newer engine has 2 seals backside of the cylinder heads. Not sure about this engine but if there, both are leaking.

^ that’s a win in my book! Run it with quick oil change intervals to clean the milky crud out of the engine. Drop a bore scope into the cylinders to make sure they’re not full of milky oil. You may need to pull the heads to clean the cylinders out yet. I had to do the same on my EA81 that did the same thing as yours there. Cheers Bennie

the intake gaskets can also leak into the cylinders - that's far less problematic in some ways...although that pic looks really b ad. Depends what you mean and what are your goals (more original, more modern, cost, ease, minimal wiring, power). For most people, any engine they want is going to require wiring and fabrication so it's basically all the same. EJxx is the standard modern upgrade. In the US it's the 1990-1998 EJ22 is the preferred option. Easiest wiring, more reliable, significantly more power, readily available parts. A non-turbo would be the closest in wiring. that would be as close as you can get to "plug and play" with minimal wiring work but you'll still be looking at diagrams to ascertain differences. I've put a non-turbo EA82 into an EA82T XT Turbo and gotten it to run before with no wiring work at all.