Subaru EJ 20 going in Jambo van

[irishkeet]

Now the owner of an engine mount
Cheers Keith

[Dazco]

The subaru is stuck at work in the carpark at present but looks like I'll be getting it back home in a week or so ( sorn and no insurance ) thdn i can start to strip it out and flog what I don't need.
Luckily we have some big jobs in for BP at the moment so getting plenty of overtime to pay for the conversion parts .
I started the scoob last night , been stood for a week, and it started first turn, ran lovely and smooth.
Realy looking forward to getting it in the van .

[Domino]

Hi mate

Just thought I'd give some advice before you start stripping the engine out just in case you have never done a Subaru before,,, one thing that normally gets everyone when there doing this for the first time is separating the engine from gearbox ,, not having removed a NA engine I'm just assuming it's the same setup as a turbo,, they will not separate until, you have removed the the clutch fork pivot bar , you can also pull the fork out via the hole but this way is far easier ,,, beside the fork there should be a Allen head inspection plug (shouldn't miss it) remove this then get a threaded bolt (think its about 10mm) I normally remove one of the cam bet cover bolts and use that as its the right thread ,, thread this into the end of the clutch fork pivot bar inside the Allen hole and then pull to remove the hole bar and release the fork

If iv not explained it ok then just let me know and I'll try again or can take some pics of mine for you

[Dazco]

Great bit of advice , thanks
Just had a quote for skimming the heads and im looking at £60. Shame I can't get them done at work

[Dazco]

Put on hold for a while due to Central heating boiler catastrophic failure and associated expense
Oh well, will give me time to source a few more bits and pieces.

[Dazco]

The project is back on after a long , long wait . Finaly got the engine out of the Legacy and stripped. Need to remove the wiring look now , God it's like a tangled piece of my moms knitting . I was realy pleased with how easily the engine came out .
All systems go
Ps a big THANKYOU to everyone else that has been posting about the subaru engine swap, it's been a great help so far
Daz

[Dazco]

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Hope the kids that use the local playground mind that I nicked their swing

[slowcoach]

love it i bet the neighbours are intrigued now

[Dazco]

You should have seen the technique I used for reversing the car up the drive so we could drop the engine

[Dazco]

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[printmonkey]

Looking good! My EJ25 is finally ready to go in on Saturday. We took the heads off to do the gaskets and that lead to a world of hurt. Keep the pictures coming, I'm hoping to upload some on Saturday.

[Domino]

Good work

[Dazco]

Got gearbox , exhaust and towbar off scoob today and got new clutch, timing belt kit, oil filter, plugs and thermostat on order for tomoro.
Just got wiring loom to strip out now .

[Domino]

Good stuff , just got my loom back from rjes , does a good job and is very tidy

[Dazco]

Im finding it hard enough getting the loom out