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Good to go then!

Most of the old EA turbo engines that I have tested run in the 120 - 130 psi range. It's more important that they are within 5 - 10% of each other, as long as they are over 100 psi it should fire. The non turbo EA's seem to run in the 160 area from what I have seen ,same rules apply. A much more accurate test is called a "cylinder leak-down test".

Watch out for rust and go for it! Good Luck

Ej22 in an EA82 body? I am pretty sure that I used stock Legacy hoses with Napa 1 1/4" - 1 1/2" hose adapter fitted inside a NEW hose with urethane window adhesive. Many miles and no problem. I have pics if needed in the "Royal Loyale" thead.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/k4kdbpaclc6sko4/EA81_SPI_guide.pdf?dl=0

JesZeK You are so right as always!

@scubaroo84 Good stuff right there ^^^ Thank you for this!

Amazing stuff. I have been wanting to do this for several years.

The bridge cracks between the valves are a well known fault. You can safely ignore them in my opinion if they are not cracked clear through to the water jacket. There is a SOA bulletin on this very thing. Gently peen it down and close it if it bothers you, just don't damage the seat.

Single underline on the EA82 logo so not Gen 3, but perhaps gen 2?

And some more after it is safely secured on an engine stand... More to come soon...

@ ford'ssubaru's Thank you! Here are some pictures from the day I picked up the "Low Mileage" JDM engine.

I like your Wagon! Moss Green Metallic paint with a tan interior, correct? My 1983 GL 4x4 Wagon is Lightning Silver with a blue interior Thank you for sharing the picture and looking forward to more...

Congratulations! It looks like a Gem indeed.

Awesome Scott! I already have the SJR EA81 4" lift on my Wagon and I love it. It's a little too late for the cast aluminum parts. To bad I sold your original cast lift that I had, but the geometry was off a little and it was porking axles... Good Luck, -Jeff

I really like that shade of blue you are sporting. Is that a factory color or was it painted?

I wanted to download the photos as a reference, but too many for me to tackle today.

^^^ I would like to help if you have any questions! Too bad I can't come over and play Can you share a picture of your Subaru? I would like to see it!

Cars in the junkyards are FULL of this stuff, often for little or nothing because no-one seems to want it. Look around under the hoods of modern car models for all the goodies you could ever imagine and more.

Pretty good write-up "Henpecked", Thanks! It looks to be pretty much spot on from what I remember.

Cars don't sit well AT ALL. Best case this IS the perfect low mileage car and you fall in love with it. If it is far away and it has been in storage it will need a fair amount of maintenance and work just to "wake it up". The seals and gaskets will all begin to leak shortly after it is warmed up. By now even the valve cover gaskets are hard enough to snap in half. Ask me how I know, lol. Seriously it is a beautiful car. Just go into it with your eyes open. Bring a trailer or back up plan if you go a long way to pick it up. What about finding a tech local to the car to do a third party safety check? Should be $100 - $150 or so. Well worth it on a $7000.00 purchase if you ask me. Good Luck and please let us know if you pick it up! [EDIT] It seems like there are lots of photos. I'll admit that I lost interest after about 50 exterior shots as I wasn't the one buying it lol.

I personally would not even touch something like this "sight-unseen". I would have to inspect this with my own hand, or have it inspected by someone else that is qualified to see if it's legit. Is it worth the price? Is it what you want and can you afford it? If so, then you may have just answered your own question. We have all paid too much for things that we wanted badly. In this case I would verify that the value is there, and that it isn't just another carefully covered up mess. It could have hidden damage. A car salesperson is RARELY your friend... There are MANY nice Subaru's around the country to look at. If this isn't it don't sweat it. The "right car" for you will always come along when you aren't looking for it, and when you don't quite have enough money. Ain't life a kick? Good Luck!

This car has had the "click no start" problem ever since I have owned it. I picked up on it the first time I started it. There would always be a slight hesitation with the key, and if you had the heater or the radio on, forget it! It wouldn't start. Others have tried multiple starters, replacing parts of the starter wire, etc. One shop even installed a hidden "Emergency Start Button" under the dash at one time according to the invoice. LOL, they even charged them for this! The relay fix would have been far easier. Still this car had the "feeling" that it wasn't going to start every time, even when it did. . Like you had not paid homage to the electrical Gods that day Adding a relay to the starting system (crank wire) totally solved this problem! With a car that has an automatic transmission this is quite important. I don't care to get under the hood at night with my wife or friends in the car to "jump it under the hood real quick" I do this as my day time gig and that doesn't look so good LOL. It's basically a 4 wire low dollar fix. I used a Bosch relay and Weather Pak connector from an S-10 Blazer, heater blower I think. Now I can move along again with some other repairs this car needs. The EA82T's lower end engine bearings have been a little noisy since I bought it (I knew that - surprise! ), The oil pressure is low too. This was indicated on several previous repair invoices too. I picked up a low mileage JDM EA82T from Foreign Engines in Lynnwood, WA. They still had one in stock! It came totally complete with the Turbo, PS pump, Injectors etc. Basically everything but the alternator. Even the exhaust on it looks like new. They supplied a new oil pump from Subaru with all of the seals. I'll update with some pictures of the engine in the back of my truck and now on the stand in my garage. I am going to re-seal it completely before I install it, new head gaskets, the works. I was able to drain just enough of the old oil to send a sample to Blackstone Labs for analysis. If the lab finds any unusual quantities of metal in the old oil then at least I'll find out before I open it to do the re-seal. I am waiting for the results of this test to return before I proceed on any more engine work. In the mean time, more cleaning now that the Sun is returning outside! If anyone is still here reading my ramblings, then let me thank you....

I hope it works for you, clearly you have the skills to pull it off. Are you going to coat it or just put it on dry. Have you checked the surface to see if it's warped? I am looking forward to my dose of "humble pie" if you make this work. Then I'll want a pair

With all due respect, I really don't see point. IMHO the rest of the engine would explode long before a good old Felpro perma-torque will fail...