dysondoug Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Swapped the engine in my 2005 Forester 2.5 W/EGR with a 2.5 non EGR engine. Now I get a CEL and it disables my cruise function. The problem is the exhaust port is not tapped out on the head to thread the egr tube. Can I delete the EGR in the ECM? any Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocei77 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Do a search here and on legacygt.com, there is a workaround for this. The system is only looking for flow,. In effect a tee is taken from an intake line and fed to the egr solenoid.. O. Edited November 6, 2015 by ocei77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtdash Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) I did THIS on the older models. Will it work on yours? Let us know. You'd need to swap back your EGR-equipped manifold. To disable the code (maybe): - Go look on RomRaider to see if they have info on modifying your ECU. You'd also need a Tactrix cable (or equivalent). Might look around your area for a Tuner that does tunes on the turbocharged Subies...they might help. GL, TD Edited November 6, 2015 by wtdash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I have drilled and tapped the EGR hole on these newer heads. Not terribly difficult but the tap was pretty spendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysondoug Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 I have drilled and tapped the EGR hole on these newer heads. Not terribly difficult but the tap was pretty spendy. That is the route I would rather go but you have to pull the engine to tap it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Probably be the easiest way to do it. If you've done it before, it should go a lot quicker. I would also try and save the coolant if it's still new using a clean drain pan and a bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Can you ignore it? It's benign to run it like that indefinitely, it doesn't matter - the first one I ever did years and 100,000+ miles ago is still motoring along just fine If i couldn't ignore it - I'd look into the work around that works on older swaps.I've drilled and tapped the front of the engine with a right angle drill or drill attachment and a drill bit sheared off to a very short length - seems like there might be room for that here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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