95 JDM GT twin turbo 2.0

[montana tom]

Hi all;

My postal carrier client just showed up with her "New"  67,000 kilometer  1995 legacy GT rt hand drive.

Extremely clean car. Runs perfect at the moment. Apparently after 25 years they can be imported.

These are not the kind of Subaru that normally runs the gravel / muddy / snow covered roads around here.

After 30 years in the Subaru business I have only had a handful of 1980's turbo cars. Certainly never a twin! 

I'm wondering what parts are different with this car "engine" over a US model?  Air filter , oil filter , 

Also   what maintenance / parts on the turbos is  going to be necessary?  What do I need to know.

She is buying three more similar cars. Another turbo model and two n/a models.

[wtdash]

Hi, Those are super-cool cars and they also had other factory options - in Japan- that we never got in the USA. 

 

You'll want to search online for the 'valley of death' (turbo reference), and this site has some info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Legacy_(second_generation)

The engine should be similar to any other EJ20G/K/R series engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_EJ_engine#EJ20

These should be Phase 1 versions, until about '98/'99 for the JDM versions. Japan usually got the next generation a year before the USA.

The turbos are unique, AFAIK, to the twin-turbo models. So if they fail, it'll be a challenge finding a replacement. I've read that they can be converted to a more 'normal' single turbo setup, but that'll take some Googlin'.  They'll also likely have a unique top mount intercooler setup. If the hoses/fittings/etc. fail they can be hard to find.

I've had some success using ebay's UK site: https://www.ebay.co.uk/ Check with the SELLER before buying anything to see if they'll 'post' (ship) to the US.

Also, there is a member on the Legacy Central site that may be useful for info, see here: http://legacycentral.org/ Joshua Colombo (Legacy777) knows the guy, too. Josh used to post on here but he's the Admin on Legacy Central.  I think his name is Michael Block: https://shoutengine.com/CrankJournal/reengineering-with-joshua-colombo-40015

And there may be other online forums based in Australia for info...since they're also RH drive I think they got these.

 

GL,

Td