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Saw this on craigslist and thought I'd share it. https://medford.craigslist.org/pts/d/yreka-free-subaru-wagon-parts/7009066757.html

Hello again. I am getting ready to get rid of this car, but still hate to do it because its such a clean shell. Mat 167, you stated "You can also use the dirt cheap EJ20 SOHC JDM engines. EJ201/202/203 all work" They're very inexpensive compared to fixing mine, and I dont care that they might be a little less powerful. I see a lot of these for sale....are they plug and play if bought complete? No local mechanics I've talked with know anything about this swap. ECU problems..wiring issues.....CA emissions etc. Most likely the car is going up for sale as a parts car. If anyone reading this is interested PM me. thanks again for any input.

Hey LEOD, I have a 99 OBS that needs a motor, and probably a center diff. The timing belt broke 30K prematurely. I’m assuming bent valves, and have decided not to resurrect it. It is a manual and was in my opinion developing torque bind when hot. Has ~ 225K on it. Body and interior are in good shape. I'm the second owner. I’m in northern CA. near the Oregon border,...maybe too far from you. I’m getting rid of it one way or the other this summer. If your interested in a shell for you motor PM me.

Okay....wasn't sure what was so different......thanks again..

Hello again, I recently saw an ad on CL for an EJ2.2 out of a 98 Impreza with the 5MT still bolted up. What is it exactly that makes this 2.2 un-installable in my 99 OBS? thanks for any input.

Thanks again EM...thats the info I needed.

Thanks Elite Master for the info...absolutely not a road i want to stumble down. What if the motor came from a 99 auto trans...any issues there?

Hi, Anyone know if there would be any issues swapping a 1996 2.2 from an Impreza Outback Sport MT into a 1999 OBS MT? For instance....would the 96 ECU be required? Thanks.

not exactly what I had envisioned....but I guess it answers the question!...thanks for the pic.

XHighOctanex....thanks for the generous offer..i'm very appreciative....just not sure what i'm gonna do with the car yet. getting it running would be great....but i still would need to correct whaterver is wrong with the suspension that is causing it to destroy tires. i've got too many other time consuming rehab things going on with the house that takes up a lot my spare time...meaning weekends etc. my real job seems to be getting in the way of life..Ha! i 'll probably sit on it for at least another year...cant seem to part with it yet....maybe it'll be parts car for another project...ya never know. thanks all for your ideas and consideration. still curious though if anyone has ever used this body style on other running gear.

I believe Its #3 cylinder....the one closest to the passenger. i havnt worked on the car since last spring when it died..and dont recall all that i did. I did consider the rings...after all was put back together...but that didnt make sense to me because it ran great for a while. No...I didnt try oil in the cylinder. I have not tested the coil...just assumed it was good because it did run good. When I replaced the cap and rotor I noticed that the distributor was full of sand....so pulled it and cleaned everything.....but this never changed how it ran. This was early on...before I discovered that the TPS was bad I replaced plugs wires cap rotor etc. Your making me want to go work on this car again ......argrhhhh!

XHighOctanex...yes i'm in California...about 45 minutes from the Oregon border.

Well….XHighOctanex….I was hoping to avoid a rambling dissertation…which I tend to be very guilty of when writing…I will try to be brief…not easy …bear with me…you asked! Ha! History: Bought with - 160,000 miles. Ran/idled great...but sputtered and bucked around a lot when manipulating the throttle. Did a bunch of trouble shooting …and after many FSM tests…TPS…..IAC…CTS..MAF…etc. The TPS per FSM tested bad…took it apart to try and clean it…with no success…horribly corroded….bought a complete throttle body from ebay with a good TPS…that problem solved. The CTS was badly corroded and I didn’t get a consistent reading I liked…so replaced it. I drove it about a year as a DD…had a blast with it on and off road. Also….I did replace the MAF cause I found one cheap online. IAC was taken apart…cleaned…and seems okay…it tested okay anyway. Replaced a few suspect vacuum lines just because. It was also throwing some codes…EGR solenoid…and the one for the TPS….I don’t really remember what they are…I may have it in an older post…anyway…I replaced the EGR solenoid…got one on Amazon cheap. ..all codes were eventually fixed. It was, and is not currently, displaying codes..but then again..it wont run! Also replaced four struts, one suspect wheel bearing, ball joints tie rod ends wires/plugs fuel filter rocker cover gaskets…cause they were seeping bad rear hatch shocks radio…had to have the freaking modern radio Then....it started dying while warming up while I was in the house getting ready for work….and it started bucking and sputtering again..loss of power when trying to accelerate etc. I was able to get it to stay running by massaging the pedal…and it would still get me to work once I got it rolling…but every time I let off the throttle…stop signs….crossroads etc…it would die…always started no problem….but getting it to stay running and going…nope. Finally got so bad I couldn’t get it to stay running and get it to go anywhere. Had it towed to a mechanic…diagnosis…little compression on one cylinder…which frankly…stupidly…never occurred to me to check. I had a jeep years ago with low compression which still ran okay…nothing like this. His speculative explanation: exhaust valve is bad…dumping fuel….causing the o2 sensor to tell the cpu to be lean…causing fuel starvation. So…I took off the head…saw the normal cracks…freaked out until I leaned it was normal. I took the head into a local shop and he re-ground the valve seats and lapped the valves…called it okay. I put it all back together….at the same time replaced all four lifters and resealed the oil pump… and it ran GREAT!..even the TOD was gone....took it for a spin…drove around the valley to get the temp up…stopped at the store to get the celebratory suds….started and ran perfect when leaving store…..came home…parked it…went inside to clean the grease off etc….then decided later since it seemed like all was okay I’d move it and swap out the studded tires….it started…and wouldn’t stay running. Same damn thing as before. A couple times it ran okay after this.. it will always start…but will not stay running without massaging the pedal….and it is missing and snorting the whole time…like its running on two out of four….same as before . I borrowed a compression tester from a fellow at work..dont remember the exact numbers…also posted in the past…same cylinder that the mechanic found bas was better than his number....but still not within spec….and barely within the percentage range that the FSM says that all four should be. Also…even after replacing the struts….tie rods…and trying to get an alignment…it chewed up a brand new set of tires inside 15K. The local shop said it couldn’t be aligned…only the front could be adjusted…I agreed with them that the front only has the tie rod adjust…but pointed out that the back is somewhat alignable by adjusting the bolts…they acknowledged this…but they wanted nothing to do with it because it would take too much time for their advertised modern car alignment fee. So…there it is…more or less! I think I just discovered this series of cars too late. DaveT: The body and sheet metal is in great shape…there is no rust…its a CA car not near the Ocean…it’s the motor/suspension that needs replacing….doors actually shut better than my OBS! Which is why I was curious if anyone has ever used this body style on alien running gear. thanks again guys for your interest.

So….bottom line….I don’t think my GL is worth reviving. Here is where my insanity rears its ugly head…I really like the small GL wagon footprint. Modern 4WD wagon type vehicles are freaking huge compared to the GL…I think they call them SUVs now. My question is…anyone know of someone who has put a GL body on a different 4WD chassis that reasonably fits the GL body? I know…work involved…probably really stupid…$$...but still curious. Just an fyi…my DD is a ’99 OBS…and I have a ’93 Dodge W250 Cummins for utility. Thanks for any input in advance…you folks on USMB are indispensable. and…. as always… Kitty wishes everyone joyous adventures!

So….bottom line….I don’t think my GL is worth reviving. Here is where my insanity rears its ugly head…I really like the small GL wagon footprint. Modern 4WD wagon type vehicles are freaking huge compared to the GL…I think they call them SUVs now. My question is…anyone know of someone who has put a GL body on a different 4WD chassis that reasonably fits the GL body? I know…work involved…probably really stupid…$$...but still curious. Just an fyi…my DD is a ’99 OBS…and I have a ’93 Dodge W250 Cummins for utility. Thanks for any input in advance…you folks on USMB are indispensable. and…. as always… Kitty wishes everyone joyous adventures!