99 Legacy

Asked by MFR Nov 10, 2010 at 07:26 AM about the 1999 Subaru Legacy L Wagon AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The engine in my 99 Legacy is toast.  I am thinking of replacing with a used salvage yard one.  How do I know for sure which motor it is?  The block has a casting number of EJ22.  Subaru dealer says from the VIN number that is not the correct motor.  How do I really know from the motor.  I would like it to bolt right in with no modification.

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Nick answered 13 years ago

the dealer is wrong, subaru still put the EJ22 in all the 99 Legacy" L" models I do emphasize L model, the 2.5 GT had an EJ25, depending on if the car is auto or manual you may just wanna go with the EJ25 anyway, it a slightly better engine overall but it also costs a bit more.

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MFR answered 13 years ago

Will the EJ25 bolt up to my bell housing? What will the computer think? It is an automatic tranny.

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Nick answered 13 years ago

it should bolt up the same but you would need a new computer for the transmission, that's part of why a 2.5L swap costs more.

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