bheinen74

ahhh...down by the left head, by the left exhaust...left right left right,...

this is why we recommend a good Subaru mechanic. Or else recommend SOA make them non interference again which were uber reliable....

same as Subaru heritage dictates, down left, same as the EA71/EA81 like on Brat. That ea81 was second best subaru engine, no timing belts, non interference like the ej22 of early. yay Subaru of America finally gives us what we have asked for But they need make them Small like tiny, and have aFWD all the time, with a push button for AWD Engineers here looking please note, that a 2.0 FB coupled to the original 4spd dual range in front drive mode will get 42mpg easy. do you watch my posts???? add 5th gear you get 45mpg......get this then add 6th gear OD get 50mph..... but no you engineers do not follow enough of this board, but you are trying for mpg so follow more, mkay .............bh

basically, any EJ25 with the 97-99 DOHC (dual overhead cam heads) will have at some point the inevitable failed headgasket issue. Stay away from the dohc ej25 of the Outback, Forester 97-99 and you will be fine. thats the easiest advice i can provide.

you might not even have a stock tmic, it could be some ebay hack job. Please post some pics of the tmic and the bov and we will give better advice.

yep the newly debuted Impreza has the FB20, the 2.0 variation. Smaller, lighter, it propels the newest Impreza a little quicker than the older 2.5, even though it has less power, it still scoots and is rated at 36mpg on the highway in CVT form. Those figures best the base Chevrolet Cruze, Chrysler 200, Ford Focus, Mazda3, Nissan Sentra, Suzuki Kizashi, Toyota Corolla, and Volkswagen Jetta - all with automatic transmissions and without all-wheel drive, a feature that traditionally exacts a notable mileage penalty. I hope Subaru goes to the smaller 2.0 in the entire lineup by year 2014. That would give legacy around 35mpg highway when they do. Good job Subaru for going all out for best gas mileage.

lots of people on here have come across dirt cheap on craigs ones, that the owners say wont' move unless in 4wd and makes bad noise not moving in fwd. drive home in 4wd, put in new axle, golden.

Those look like crossmember bolt holes. You drove it without crossmember fastened, and lived.. :eek:

post up your Cyclops pics. here are mine.

The numbers, are more around 2900 total. Of those about half were 5speeds. Then the colors came up, with a few colors a "order only" that they were never painted unless a customer specail ordered it that way. Only about 500 were the 1994. MY 94's VIN ended in in less than 499, in fact my crimson red is number 499 We need to get a VIN database log on BBS, which is how they do it over on SVX net. There were fewer turbo legs made than SVX. I have saved now 3 turbo legs from becoming ej22t donor cars... my current 94SS 0499 my former: 92SS 07844 my former 93SS 05823 my former 94 Turbo wagon 0444 and the 94 one i sold mick was like 29x somone, please start a dbase. sometimes i write down vins of the SVX in junkyard sighting or take a pic of vin plate so they can update the svx database. whatever the outcome, not many are left still around. Most were wrecked and junked, or scrapped in favor of a ej22T swap to impreza or newer WRX.

^ tow bill? If it was me, i would go there with all necessary tools to redo the timing belt. Buy the car, pull it down the block to some abandoned business parking lot, tear into it, with plans to drive it home...

probably timing belt or something simple. If he used OEM Subaru headgasket with receipts to prov it, I would say go for it. If seller used some discount store Head gaskets, i would stay away, cause they are never going to last and you will be doing the job all over again.

you were messing with a thermo gasket, and then when you then refilled the radiator, and didnt burp air out, something had to blow. A combination of a defective radiator too could be part to blame, not just a air pocket. Burp the car, with heat temp knob on hottest, and raise the front of the car more than the rear to get the radiator as high in the air to let out air. Too lat now, but for next time. If you did everything right, i lean towards chinese made part quality.

Wow, Subaru actually put the camel in the back. Subaru did that to sell cars? I have seen a camel in a Subaru on Google, but the fac6t Subaru put it in there amazes me

report back what you find, if the body is nice you will know. and if its no rust and ABM buy.

check ATF (dipstick is hidden away on the left side almost under the side of the starter, down from the coolant tank) check for burnt smell, or dark coloring. Ideally you want nice clean pinkish stuff. make sure tires match. good car if you find a nice one. All touring wagons only were offered with the auto Power antenna on rear right like to break. dash lights like to get burned out for instrument cluster.

the auto trannys on the touring wagons are the failpoint. Too much torque, they usually start slipping in the high clutch packs. Timing belt change although nice, is not much to worry about, its a non interference engine and can be run til it breaks.

or this is factory wheel

The interior heat control is basic controls, not automatic climate control. No hood scoop. No engine shot, GT would have turbo with tmic

the back trunklid has GT badge, but that car is not a GT. Make sure you KBB a non GT even though the trunk is swapped.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110420/ap_on_bi_ge/us_auto_show_scion;_ylt=Amqq4JyrVBQfs5j.xJhS1uus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlbmNmcDFtBHBvcwM5NgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX2J1c2luZXNzBHNsawNzY2lvbmdvZXNpbm4- new info perhaps, it wll be a ScoobyScion

New question. My 98 Impreza RS is missing its diverter under the hoodscoop... Does anyone know if one from a 97-99 Outback would maybe work? What years cross reference enuf? I will have access to Outbacks in the yards here, but not RS's or Turbo Legs... I guess i may end up finding out the answer on my own in a few weeks when i go to Omaha PAP>

crack, and speed, kills.... Thats what i learned in grade school. Youch. Stainless tank next time? Synthetic? I would make the injection tubing braded stainless as well...

can you tell me the color code sticker number on the front radiator support.