needboxer Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I'm a longtime Subaru fan but never had the opportunity to own one, until now. It's a BG, not sure of year or exact engine damage, will know in 2 days. But it's going to need a rebuild or at least some major parts replacement. I'm just wondering about where to begin for advice on engine removal, figuring out the problem, and then later on auto to manual conversion (all though I'm sure I can find a pretty large amount of info around for that). I have been having some trouble finding info on the various subaru forums about where to start for engine removal, troubleshoot, rebuild. Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needboxer Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Ok, well I've got more info now the Legacy is a 1995 wagon with an EJ22 and the crank pulley is broke/spinning freely on the end of the crank. It's AWD too. I'm also getting a free 96 impreza awd with and EJ22 as well, and that one was run for a while without oil, so I may use the crank pulley from that if I can. Hopefully I can make at least one running car out of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Tank Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 ...or maybe you could make one of these out of both cars... http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/2008/01/11/fire-fighting-robots_5638.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needboxer Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 Haha, i'm not sure where I'll source that my yellowy green neon paint though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-WDC Spec B Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Id rather mod the 96 impreza. but its all your choice. nasioc has come good swap info too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whos_that_guy Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 just buy a hanes repair manual thats how we pulled out mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 If the problem is the crank pulley this will be simple as pie. Gun the old pulley off, inspect the key, replace key if damaged, reinstall new pulley. If the Impreza is a manual transmission pull it apart. Take the clutch master cylinder, the pedal assembly, the shifter/linkage, the transmission, the ECU, and the radiator out. then it's pretty much just a giant rusty jigsaw puzzle to swap the manual transmission into the auto Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needboxer Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 Thanks for all the advice! It'll be a lot of help for the pulley and the future manual swap. I have a subaru service manual, but do you think it would be a good idea to get the haynes as well? Yeah, it's kinda looking like the legacy will become the daily driver as it's got a lot more rust, (the impreza's almost completely rust free) and I'm definitely going to take your advice on the manual swap because sadly they're both autos So you basically just need that list of parts (from a similar vintage EJ22) to convert to a manual on 2nd gen legacy's and 1st gen imprezas? Also, do you guys know if 95 legacys uses OBDII? I have a nice OBDII bluetooth reader that links up with my android phone so I can read error codes and sensor data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 yes, ob2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Thanks for all the advice! It'll be a lot of help for the pulley and the future manual swap. I have a subaru service manual, but do you think it would be a good idea to get the haynes as well? Yeah, it's kinda looking like the legacy will become the daily driver as it's got a lot more rust, (the impreza's almost completely rust free) and I'm definitely going to take your advice on the manual swap because sadly they're both autos So you basically just need that list of parts (from a similar vintage EJ22) to convert to a manual on 2nd gen legacy's and 1st gen imprezas? Also, do you guys know if 95 legacys uses OBDII? I have a nice OBDII bluetooth reader that links up with my android phone so I can read error codes and sensor data. I want this I just picked up a phone with android software on it. What is the name and where do I find it. -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whos_that_guy Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 i have a 05 jdm 2.5 motor sitting around with 40k on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needboxer Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 thanks good to know about the obd 2, now I can actually use my module I don't have to rent one! The software I like most is called "torque" but you can search the android market for "obd" and you should find at least 3 different pieces of software. The other ones are called obdii reader and obdroid. Also, the bluetooth module I use is from dealextreme. I'd love to have that jdm motor if I had the $$ for it, and a little more experience with swaps. If I get there, I'll PM you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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