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I did this to a 96 Outback 2.5 at 105,000 miles, now at 135,000 and OK without being milled. You can not beat a shop, but in lieu of that, look real close for any surface cracks with a magnifier. Clean it up and keep track of the stuff to get all in the same positions. Use only Subaru parts that you buy now and have the parts guy print the installation latest version. Anything old will be at risk for incorrect. As you know, this was a learning process for them. Get a big guy to hold the motor while you torque. Replace the oil leaker plate behind the fly wheel disc. The parts guy knows what to give you.

My 96 Outback 2.5 4EAT is torque binding and flashing 16 AT TEMP blips. The treads are great and I am looking forward to repairing it. I want to read the code. However, I can not find the 6-pin black B82 diagnostic connector to execute the sequence. I have the kick panel down and have poked around the pedal area until I got tunnel vision. Any idea what I am missing here? VIN 4S3BG6859T7979908.

This worked fine during the head gasket replacement. Take the old timing belt and cut a peice off that will go around the cog plus a foot or so. Use the belt as a strap wrench. Bring the ends together and clamp them tight with vise-grips. Using the vice-grips as the strap wrench handle, loosen or tighten the cog nut. The rubber belt protects the plactic cog teeth.