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The "rental" units from Advance Auto are very good. Sturdy, lock pins and easy to use. "Rented" a pair once and decided to buy them as I had a lot of struts to do on various Subys. O.

It works, no codes and no drilling needed. Cut the egr tube in half. Rotate to right. Get hose to fit. Get a 3'4" plastic T barb from hardware. Cut IAC hose so that the barb will be facing the firewall. Attach other end of IAC to intake. Now you need piece of hose to go from the barb to the egr line. You also need a fiiting that will go over the small line from egr to the iac hose. Take the egr tube with you so you'll get what you need to fit. I got my pieces from Advance Auto. Clamp the egr connections(hard line, fitting on intermediate hose, and where intermediate goes into the T'd barb). The two sides of the IAC barb don't need clamps as the one piece doesn't use any. Can't take a picture to show the one I did and my drawing skills are non existent. Once you get into it you'll see. O.

Spary PB and tap it so it starts to twist. Back and forth a few times then it will pry out. O.

There is a fuse that controls it also. Check that. it's listed on the cover. In addition an engine bay sbf controls it and the fuel pump. O.

It's one thing if a man beats us fair and square, but we'll be damned if we let an inanimate object get us down for the count !!!!!. O.

Battery cables tight? O.

I sincerely doubt it. Will probably rub, but check here: rimsntires.com/specs.jsp. put in your info, O.

Being a DIY, I do not have all the tools that a regular mechanic may have, so I like you try to remove items that may be easier with a specialized tool, but for whatever the reason don't buy. That being said,, I spray with PB a day or two before I start. After removing the pinch bolt ( which sometimes have their own issues), I remove cotter pin from castle nut and unscrew it a little to make sure it moves. Then I remove the sway bar bolt and pry downwards on the control arm. This has worked for me.in all cases but one, in which the ball joint snapped!. I then used a chisel on the ball joint until it broke free of the rust and freely rotated and pried it out. I always run the insides of the socket with 1000 grit or finer paper, clean and anti seize. O.

^+1 Seeing as you are probably new to Subarus, you can't just fill the system by filling the radiator. Do a search for burping the system. O.

If the starter operates there is an open or ground short circuit between the ecm. and the starter motor connector. This from the DTC code listing in the FSM which I know you have. Page 202 of 294. O.

Note orientation of top plate. there is an arrow, note where it points and install replacement similarly. Use a chisel to mark the top strut bolt and the nut, this so they can go back the same, hopefully negating an alignment. Use a 6 pt 19mm , breaker bar and PB. Top nuts are 12. O.

Yes it's an oil cooler. For whatever reason on non turbo engines Subaru has only put them on the Forester engines. O.

^+1 Quality headgaskets and resurfacing at the minimum. O.

Yes, the Oil cooler uses a T stat housing that has two ports. One for the cooler and one for the bypass pipe. O.

Don't remove the engine mount bolt entirely on the side you are not working on, this will prevent the possibility of misalignment. Ie :working on driver's side, remove driver side mount, but leave two or three threads caught on passenger side. Do the work, then alternate. O.

I don't quite understand the issue. If you have a Forester engine with oil cooler, everything should be there. The OB body wouldn't make a difference. Are you mixing engine parts? If so follow advice above^. When I get to another place, I have an engine that I put the oil cooler on, so I can take a pic. Will hopefully get there within the next few days. O.

Its an oil cooler. Just put the engine in. O.

Its called a Back Pressure Transducer (BPT). It's part of the egr system. Get one from salvage.. O.

Intake .20 Exh .25 mm tolereance of +/- .02 O.

Yes, replace the rotors. Check pads, if worn a lot or scored, might as well do it all at once. Only two extra bolts per side. Depending on the year of car, most bracket bolts are 17mm. An extension and 1/2" ratchet would be best. Spray with PB beforehand if you can. Sometimes the rotors are stuck. Since you are replacing them, a good whack with a BFH will shake them loose, though there are two threaded holes that take an 8x1.25 bolt to push them off. If you have it , wire wheel the outside of the hub that the rotor centers on and a little of the face. I generally put a little anti seize on the circumference of the hub and a little on the face. This to minimize sticking in the future. Anti seize all the bolts before reinstalling. O.

I lost a fuel pump in a 98 Forester two years ago. Rather than just replace the pump since it was less work, I swapped the assembly from a 97 Legacy that had died from other causes. Its still running today. Unless the tank was drained, you don't get oxidation on the copper lines. If necessary a swipe or two with 1000 or finer paper will be all that you need. I've never heard of the float itself going bad. O.

Salvage yard. From as late a model as you can. It only takes about 15 min to remove. Take PB, an 8mm socket, a phillips head screwdriver and a pair of pliers. You'll have to wiggle a little as the float level gets in the way. The nuts will be rusted. On your vehicle tighten a small bit to break the rust, then loosen. O.

The posted workaround works, but there is a simpler way. Cut the egr tube in half, rotate it 90 deg. facing pass side. Take the iac hose and the cut egr to auto store and get a foot of the size that fits it. There is another fitting that will go over it that will make a tight fit into the iac hose.(not sure of size) If you don't have another iac hose around get a foot of 3/4" ID hose of any type. Get a 3/4" T barb. Plastic is fine Hose clamps is all else you need. Lay it out as you install it so that you cut the iac hose in the right places. Will post pics as soon as I get to the car that the mod is on. O.

Just in case there is someone looking for this. See craigslist for NYC. Seller is asking $200. Been on list a while. I'm sure he'll deal. O.

Rebuilding an engine is time consuming and depending on machine costs expesnsive. If a bearing is gone more likely the crank is shot also. In the lower 48 it's usually cheaper to buy a crank with bearings than to turn the crank, new bearings and polish the rod( hoping that's all it needs). You have to check on freight costs, etc for a new crank, Try northernautoparts,com for cranks and get shipping. For the 25D heads on a 2.2 go to legacygt.com and look for posts by DOHCEJ22E1 . There is a complete build info there and which HG to use. If more info is needed, just post and I'll give you what I can. O.