[jackdog]

Having a hard time finding a 2.5 DOHC for a 1998 Outback. Will any other engines fit? 2.2 for example. If so will it be a direct fit with wiring harness and auto transaxle? Thanks in advance.

 

[bigdadi]

Having a hard time finding a 2.5 DOHC for a 1998 Outback. Will any other engines fit? 2.2 for example. If so will it be a direct fit with wiring harness and auto transaxle? Thanks in advance.

Ask CCR remanufactured Subaru engines... you should also find the one exactly you want. 3 yrs / 50,000 warranty.

Remanufactured Subaru Engines

 

[flstffxe]

No need to worry about the auto/MT part of things, Subaru didn't change any thing in regards to the engine vs what tranny it was being mated up to.

It shouldn't be hard finding a 2.5L DOHC NA, it doesn't need to be from an outback, it could be any 2.5L DOHC NA out of a Subaru. At most you may have to swap intakes/and wiring harnesses between the engines, not hard a few more bolts.

 

[Rob]

If you really can't find a 2.5 to put in there, I know my buddy just put a 2.2 out of a 99 OBS into a 99 or 00 Legacy and everything for him was plug and play. Because I knwo how Subaru can be really strange, I won't guaranty that your results would be the same.

 

[jackdog]

Thanks for the info. Doing this job for a friend on a tight budget, so a rebuild is out of the question. Any more thoughts on a 2.2 conversion,they seem more plentiful. What years of the 2.5 DOHC would fit? Would the short block from a SOHC work. TNX!!!!

 

[flstffxe]

Yes the shortblock will work.

What went so wrong with the engine in the outback that it is not cost effective to repair it?

 

[jackdog]

Ran without oil, put a rod though the top of the block.