Jdm motor in 97 outback

imac6471 · 02-11-2013, 09:46 AM

My replacement motor is arriving today from Foreign Engines Inc. Ill be installing it this weekend and had a few questions.
1. Should i replace the head gaskets?
2. Anyone have experience with Foreign engines before?
3. Anything i need to look out for as far as install goes?

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ImNOrobo · 02-11-2013, 12:00 PM

What year motor, or version if you prefer. Estimated km on said motor?
Check out the ej207 owners thread in the 2.0 liter section. Tons of info in there. Usually people replace the timing belt with the gates kit and spark plugs. They don't usually crack the motor open unless needed.

Mine was a super clean and very low km motor. I didn't replace anything but the spark plugs and the idle air control valve since that was bad. I have 10k miles on the swap with quite a few 8500 pulls and no issues so far.

Good luck with the swap.

imac6471 · 02-11-2013, 05:12 PM

Its a 97 ej25d. Estimated milage is 50k miles. I have to change some stuff to comply with emissions. I also purchsed the gasket kit which includes, intake and exhaust, cam seals, crank seal, oil filter, timing belt and valve cover gaskets. Im hopin all goes smooth but I except to run into a snag somewhere cause thats just the nature of the beast. No 8500 pulls in this one though, just a simple daily haha

Patrick Olsen · 02-11-2013, 09:24 PM

If you search for "JDM EJ25D" in this forum, the Legacy forum, and the Normally Aspirated Powertrain forum you'll find a number of threads about people using those engines.

A couple examples:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1243518
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1726807
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1749870

As you'll find in those threads, I did not do the head gaskets, but I did all of the seals that you mentioned in the post above. I also used the wiring harness, all the sensors and accessories from my old engine because I knew they were all functioning properly.

All in all it should be pretty straightforward.

imac6471 · 02-11-2013, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patrick Olsen

If you search for "JDM EJ25D" in this forum, the Legacy forum, and the Normally Aspirated Powertrain forum you'll find a number of threads about people using those engines.

A couple examples:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1243518
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1726807
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1749870

As you'll find in those threads, I did not do the head gaskets, but I did all of the seals that you mentioned in the post above. I also used the wiring harness, all the sensors and accessories from my old engine because I knew they were all functioning properly.

All in all it should be pretty straightforward.

Exactly what i should have done in the first place, thank you!

02-11-2013, 09:46 AM	#1
imac6471 Scooby Newbie Member#: 309481 Join Date: Feb 2012 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Lake Stevens, WA Vehicle: 2011 DOMTUNED WRX 2004 Forester XT Stage 2	Jdm motor in 97 outback My replacement motor is arriving today from Foreign Engines Inc. Ill be installing it this weekend and had a few questions. 1. Should i replace the head gaskets? 2. Anyone have experience with Foreign engines before? 3. Anything i need to look out for as far as install goes? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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02-11-2013, 12:00 PM	#2
ImNOrobo Scooby Specialist Member#: 255716 Join Date: Aug 2010 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: World famous Springfield. Vehicle: 04.5 v9 STI in wrx clothing, covered in PSM.	What year motor, or version if you prefer. Estimated km on said motor? Check out the ej207 owners thread in the 2.0 liter section. Tons of info in there. Usually people replace the timing belt with the gates kit and spark plugs. They don't usually crack the motor open unless needed. Mine was a super clean and very low km motor. I didn't replace anything but the spark plugs and the idle air control valve since that was bad. I have 10k miles on the swap with quite a few 8500 pulls and no issues so far. Good luck with the swap.

02-11-2013, 05:12 PM	#3
imac6471 Scooby Newbie Member#: 309481 Join Date: Feb 2012 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Lake Stevens, WA Vehicle: 2011 DOMTUNED WRX 2004 Forester XT Stage 2	Its a 97 ej25d. Estimated milage is 50k miles. I have to change some stuff to comply with emissions. I also purchsed the gasket kit which includes, intake and exhaust, cam seals, crank seal, oil filter, timing belt and valve cover gaskets. Im hopin all goes smooth but I except to run into a snag somewhere cause thats just the nature of the beast. No 8500 pulls in this one though, just a simple daily haha

02-11-2013, 09:24 PM	#4
Patrick Olsen NASIOC Supporter Member#: 120 Join Date: Jul 1999 Chapter/Region: AKIC Location: Where the Navy sends me... Vehicle: 1997 Legacy 2.5GT QuickSilver Metallic	If you search for "JDM EJ25D" in this forum, the Legacy forum, and the Normally Aspirated Powertrain forum you'll find a number of threads about people using those engines. A couple examples: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1243518 http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1726807 http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1749870 As you'll find in those threads, I did not do the head gaskets, but I did all of the seals that you mentioned in the post above. I also used the wiring harness, all the sensors and accessories from my old engine because I knew they were all functioning properly. All in all it should be pretty straightforward.