Ionlyhave3suubs Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I have a 97 Outback that i am looking to replace the original DOHC engine. I have found a 01 sohc with low miles for a price I can swing. what do I need to do to make this work? I may be able to get the whole donor car for a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Rewire the outback or make custom adaptors to mount an EJ22E or EJ25D manifold. You can't use the EJ251 manifold as it has no provision for the idle air control. You will also have to use at least the crank timing sprocket from a phase-I engine and also possibly the cam sprocket. The reluctor points are different. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 easy way i to bolt the DOHC heads to the SOHC block, then it's just a regular old engine swap with zero work. otherwise it's a debacle to get it to run... you can prop the throttle plate open for idle since the idle functioning isn't going to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionlyhave3suubs Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 In contemplation of a re-wire, how extensive would that be? Are we talking a simple ecu and wiring harness swap are we talking ripping apart two harnesses and splicing and hoping it all works out? I prefer to use as much of the newer engine as possible, I don't have spare intakes, pulleys etc. laying around. If I can do the swap with harvesting parts form the donor car and maybe some 2.5d parts this may be a viable option for me. If it is going to involve a bunch of complicated splicing and tracking down and purchasing parts I don't have, I'll just continue my search for a decent 95 2.2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 based on today's scrap price, you can get $200 for almost any subaru even without an engine, maybe more $$. so buy this and then scrap the car. is it a perfect low mileage engine? probably not. but it will put your car back on the road for a fair price even after you move it. http://morgantown.craigslist.org/cto/2586175396.html or find another one of similar price and condition. the engine is not going to show up on your door step for $150, you have to go find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 there's at least one or a couple threads about it on here, including a guy that tried it. i would find that thread(s), it should be helpful and worth the time searching for it. i feel like it was even up for sale at one point because it still had issues and they wanted the right engine. there's not much info or experience because it's not a good fit or worth the time for most on something that has shorter/easier solutions, so that's why you're not getting much in the way of specifics. i would find that thread or google search, there are others out there detailing TPS issues, throttle body not interchangeable issues, cam/crank sensor/sprocket issues, power steering lines needing bent for clearance issues, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 The quickest way to make it work is to make adaptor plates to mount the EJ22E or EJ25D manifold. Then you just swap crank and cam pulleys/sensors with an EJ22E and it will run without issue. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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