So your ej25 blew up (big surprise) and you bought a whole long block assembly. Today we’re going over how to assembly everything that needs to be swapped over, and the basic install procedure.
This particular car is manual, but for automatics the only difference is the need to put 4 bolts in the flex plate to the torque converter.
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hey great videos! monumental help to us first timers. i've got overheating issues w/2008 Forester NA. radiator separated as a result. replaced rad, thermostat, and it still overheats. engine has 184k miles. i've got an opportunity to buy an engine with 64k miles from a jdm shop for 2k. do you think its better to swap them given the mileage difference or gor for the headgasket fix? i dont know if the heads/valves will need work. either way i will do timing belt /water pump kit. thoughts?? thanks man!
Pulling my first junk and 3rd blown motor using your guides. Too many people shrug the little details. Thanks for all your help. Shit is stressful on a tight budget ❤
great vid, just replaced my head gaskets, this was really helpful for putting the engine back in. it was almost a breeze!
Sup. I enjoy your videos a lot, if you have stopped this series because of the hassle of editing, let me know and ill edit those for you for free
12 ft lbs lol
Great video….newly subscribed
This is a great video and I'm up for doing an engine swap for my daughter. She has a 2014 Forester FB25 that broke a piston rod at 80k miles. Seems like a defect to me as she had done regular maintenance and oil changes. No joy from Subaru so far. I found a 2013 FB25 with 50k and a bad head to swap in. Are these compatible? I can't seem to find a source to confirm this fact. Thanks, Joe
Why swap the engine over just replacing the head gaskets? I’m in the middle of pulling a good running engine to put in my outback with rod knock. Debating on throwing it in as is or going ahead and doing the head gaskets.
Love videos! Can you make that engine rebuild video?
This was so well done, thank you! I really appreciated it
Hey man stoked I found your videos I’m looking to fit a ej motor in my vw camper, I sure got a lot to learn. Hope to utilize these in the near future! Thanks
Looking at a 2003 Baja with a blown engine. I'd like to swap a newer Forester EJ25 2018 with a timing chain into it. Will that work? The engine looks complete but the guy says it had a head gasket leak? Seem really unusual for engines of this era. The body has 170k and is solid. It could be a great rebuild or bupkis. What do you think? I'm definitely shade-tree but my son has a degree from Wyotech. Your engine pull video is doable for me.
Thanks for the videos. Thanks for all the details! I thank God for all the explaining you do. God bless you❤
Is that a Silvia in the Blue? Nice work and including all the little details is a great touch!
Next time do it blind folded. I bet you can. Thanks for the direct cut through the BS Content brada.
I also have worked on Subaru in the land of the Zia.
Thank you so much for all the information!! But I do have a very important question?
How do I know if my 04 legacy motor will go into my 05 legacy ? They are both EJ25 engines, and both are manual cars but I don't know the exact difference?
How to make stick shift Subaru engine to automatic
Thanks for sharing the process. My brother and I have put together a really nice semi-pro garage over the past few decades, but I always end up working outside like you. Pisses me right off sometimes, but we can only fit one car in there at a time and my brother has pretty steady work fixing customer's cars. So of course, the bay is always occupied, and I'm the guy fumbling around in the rain, sleet, and snow, introducing the neighbors to my creative usage of expletives. I think they're convinced I'm a polyglot.
You probably hear it six million times per video, but some of you guys in southern/more arid regions are really missing out on the fun us northern folks have with rust. Rust creates totally different challenges, and quite often turns ten minute jobs into all afternoon disaster mitigation sessions. Very seldom can I work on a Subaru without twisting the heads right off of the endless rusty bolts that I swear Subaru makes out of some crazy cheese-metal hybrid molecule. Enough of my whining though. You sharing the tips and tricks, gained from experience, can serve as huge time savers. Thanks again.
8.7 ft/lbs = water pump bolts = i always use the paper gasket = with a little grease = works for me 45years – fixing cars ! RTV – way too much !- ha ha har your young !
Awesome video. These look easier than the Nissans.
Awesome job… Orale 505 strong…
I'm gonna be referencing this video when I go to put my EJ back in my bugeye wagon later 🙂
38:27. Got to slap the limiter. I laughed for like 5 straight minutes
Nice series bro! Thanks.
I hope that was fuji bond you used
Fantastic videos you have put it. I don’t know how this isn’t the top Subaru engine install video. Great work.