heartless Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Doing a 2.2 swap into a 98 Forester that had the DOHC 2.5 - do I purchase the Forester 2.5 radiator hoses, or the donor Legacy 2.2 hoses? (the existing 2.5 hoses got trashed by a careless "mess-chanic", and the 2.2 hoses are not in the best of shape either...) I am going to guess the 2.5 hoses, as they are a little longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 They should be the same either way. I would go with the 2.2. I cannot think of an obvious difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 there are different part numbers listed on Advance website - and differences in length as well... hmmm...maybe go with the longest version of each and trim to fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 They should be the same either way. I would go with the 2.2. I cannot think of an obvious difference. If you're getting parts store hoses or Dayco for instance they usually get cut to fit. The hoses shoul dbe the same though 2.5 & 2.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 the difference may be because you're 2.5 car in this case is a forester, I can't think of any reason they would be different otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 ok, thanks guys I think I will go with the longer hoses to make sure they reach ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Go with the hoses that match the body, the engines are identical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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