Engine replacement in 2001 legacy outback limited

[poconosubaru01]

Hi everyone,

 

Will try and be detailed here

 

Engine failed due to loss of oil  - hard to believe but no one seems to know how or where it leaked - dealer seems baffled

 

Ok so engine fails middle of PA had towed to nearest  Subaru Dealer  - they suggested replacement with used engine then ordered wrong one  - I am not feeling a lot of faith in them right now.  So I go looking and find a good used 59K engine- now when they were perfectly willing to install any engine I supplied I am getting a song and dance about NEGR questions - oh and manifolds.   When you order a used engine you get a long block - right?  Any additional items are an extra not expected.  I feel like I am getting jerked around but perhaps not.  Can someone please explain?  Engine is compatible according to VIN number.

 

I would tow it home but 180 mile tow is rather costly

 

Any suggestions?

[AdventureSubaru]

Grew up traveling to the pocono mountains! My grandparents still live in pocono lake. Welcome to the board. Wish it were under better circumstances. There are a variety of engine years and even models that will swap in to your car. Do you know a little more about the engine with 59k as the year and model it came from?

 

Assuming it's a compatable EJ25 or similar the Intake manifold and assosiated EGR etc. can usually just be swapped to the "new" engine if it's not identical.

 

intake manifolds of those years were either single or dual port. Yours should be a dual port. Some of the late 90s subarus had single port.

 

If your engine is dual port though, it should be bolt in and go. Only extra part may be new intake manifold gaskets if they have to swap that to the replacement engine.

[rallynutdon]

Did you mean exhaust manifold ports in the above where you said "intake manifolds of those years were either single or dual port". Didn't think intake manifolds were any different port wise from one engine to the other.

[Fairtax4me]

Any 2.5 from 2000 to about 2003 or 2004 will bolt right in and be fine.

 

A used engine usually includes the manifold, but if not it takes all of 15 minutes to swap the manifold off the old engine onto the new engine.

This is one of the things a mechanic should expect to have to swap for an engine change. Along with the motor mounts, the flexplate/ flywheel and clutch assembly, alternator power steering and AC brackets.

 

I wouldn't let them do anything else to the car. Rent a u-haul and a trailer for a day. Go pick it up and bring it back yourself and drop it off at a shop you trust.

Might spend $150-200 on rental and gas, but better than spending several thousand to have it fixed at a shop that apparently doesn't know how to swap an engine.