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There are 2 o2 sensors on this era legacy, one right before the catalytic converter and the other after. They are not interchangeable so be sure which one is bad. All you really need is a 21mm wrench, some pb blast/liquid wrench, and a set of car ramps or a jack and jack stands to give enough room to get under the car. Either sensor can be replaced with the exhaust on the car but space is tight so watch those knuckles.
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I've never heard of an ej22e with a broken camshaft, it's something that they're not prone to do. Does the car have a check engine light on, if so you'll want to get that scanned to see what it says. What if any noises does the engine make when running? Was the oil level visible on the dipstick when it was checked?
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All 99s had phase 2 transmissions, 99 Legacy Outback and GT still had phase 1 engine electronics though so you may be getting confused there. Been dealing with subarus for 18 years and I've never seen an exception to that. The wiring may plug up but it will not function correctly. The easiest way to tell what phase the transmission is would be to count the motor to transmission bolt holes, 8 is phase 2 and 4 is phase 1. There are also several cases of a phase 2 transmission not having the spin on filter, some markets go slight variations.
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The trans code you posted is the same as what I took out of my 99 legacy GT, you cannot use any transmission older than the 99 model year. They are electronically incompatible. I'm not the best at deciphering the auto transmission codes, but I believe the one you have as a replacement is the wrong gear ratio, and also a phase 1 trans which won't work for you.
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13 mm Square Differential Tool
86BRATMAN replied to Silas Cruse's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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Are brats really this expensive now?
86BRATMAN replied to comatosellama's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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Everything said above is wrong. Every bit of it. The 99 ej22 is a phase 2 engine and electronically incompatible with a phase 1 car. If you want to make a hybrid build use the ej222 heads in the ej25d shortblock. But this WILL NOT be a high compression build, phase 2 ej222 heads have 50cc combustion chambers. The 97-99 ej25d heads are ~47cc, so you will lose some compression ratio. Also bolting ej25d heads onto the phase 2 ej222 WILL NOT be a good candidate for boosting. The end compression ratio is 10.4:1. This is due to the redesigned pistons for the phase 2 shortblock.
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If there are any tuners in your area just go speak with them. See what types of systems they are familiar with, and what they would recommend. I know many people have had good luck with the Greddy eManage Blue on the phase 1 cars, there is a guy on rs25.com who was making around 350hp on an ej22e/25d hybrid self tuned on the eManage.
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Cobb has nothing for pre 02 ecus, and evoscan is simply a logging tool. As mentioned in the OP ej22e and ej22t rods and cranks are identical, this has been proven true for over 15 years. The only stronger oem rods are those from the ej257 or jdm ej207, but it's not worth splitting the block to replace them. The hybrid you're building has been proven tough many times over. You'll need to use cometic or stock ej22t head gaskets for the coolant ports to match the head, you can simply order them suited for the ej22t and be done with that aspect. You will need bigger injectors, and a way to tune them, if you intend on running more than 5-6psi. Usdm 04-06 yellow top STi injectors swap right into ej25d rails and flow 525cc as opposed to the ej25d red top flowing 285cc. If you or someone you know is familiar with building and tuning with MS by all means go for it, it's not something I would attempt myself. Any good piggyback ecu will do what you need for this type build. Just do your research carefully before spending money on one. Some don't play as well as others with subaru electronics. Don't jump into an ecu swap, especially not the 02+ versions. There are several electrical differences that will make them hard to get running correctly, if it's been documented on how to run a phase 1 dohc motor on a wrx ecu please link me to it. I couldn't find it 2 years ago, and still can't to this day.
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The wasted spark system on subarus will cause platinum plugs to fair very quickly. When I did the head gaskets on my mom's 04 outback last summer I didn't notice that the parts store had sold my nephew the platinum ngks instead of the standard copper v powers. Well 7k miles later she had horrible misfires and the car was barely drivable. Throwing cels for cyl misfire on all but one cyl. Fresh set of ngk v powers and all is well. Had to break out the owners manual to get the correct plugs btw, advance auto's computer did not have them listed properly.