Subarule Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I'm looking at a Subaru parts place online. It wants me to select one of these for my 86 GL 1.8L. I looked at my VIN but I can't relate anything on it to any of these, other than I know my is non-turbo SOHC. Can someone interpret this for me? Select Trim Level below Trim Engine Type Fuel Type Engine VIN GL Base H4 - - 1.8 Liter GAS 7-OHV GL Base H4 - - 1.8 Liter GAS 8-OHV GL Base H4 - - 1.8 Liter GAS 7-SOHC GL Base H4 - - 1.8 Liter GAS 8-SOHC GL Base H4 - - 1.8 Liter GAS 7-SOHC GL Base H4 - - 1.8 Liter GAS 8-SOHC GL Base H4 - - 1.6 Liter GAS 10-OHV GL Turbo H4 - - 1.8 Liter GAS 8-SOHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Yours will most likely be a 1.8 H4 SOHC 8 valve. You can try partsouq.com or parts.subaru.com (or subaru.parts.com - I can never remember which one it is) for parts too. Cheers Bennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I stumbled across something in my FSM whilr.looking for something else, that might explain the 7 vs 8. The FSM list showed a 7 vs 8 depending on 49 state vs CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 I bought mine in Colorado. Does that make it a 7 or an 8? And what the heck do those #s mean anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 There are 2 GL base, 8 SOHC in that list. What's the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Only California has 8. The duplicate, I don't know. The link only goes to a "select part" kind of table, no way to tell. 86 could be carburetor, or possibly SPFI, I don't know exactly when they changed. I had an 86 carb, and an 87 SPFI. Sometimes it is easier to use the "contact us" link and let them sort out what they are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 I was looking for struts & shocks. I was curious about the OEMS and prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Those items are all the same for 4wd vehicles between the different years with exception to the earlier model that got height adjustable units front and rear. Cheers Bennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 5 hours ago, el_freddo said: Those items are all the same for 4wd vehicles between the different years with exception to the earlier model that got height adjustable units front and rear. Cheers Bennie That's what I would have thought too. It was all those initial choices, before getting in to the actual parts lists, that threw me. I had never seen that many fitment choices before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 OHV is EA81, SOHC is EA82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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