There are multiple ways to do it, depending on how much of the superior JDM hardware you want to run. But you don't want the cheapest motor because it comes with "cheapest motor problems."ģ) It is not just a simple plug and play. These are typically *not* the bargain basement importers with the cheapest motors. Any decent importer will do this for you. J-Spec Motors/JDM Racing Motors will do this for you. Find an importer that's willing to do a compression test and take a video of it. Cars they can't sell in Japan, get sent to junkyards and/or chopped up and sent to the US.Ģ) Compression/health tests aren't always done. They just have a different culture over there surrounding used cars. How are you going to verify it when they say they don't have the odometer anymore? There is nothing saying they have to replace engines at a certain mileage and that's why there are so many. When they say "30k miles" or "50k miles," they almost assuredly made that up to look good. However, don't believe lots of the things importers will tell you.ġ) The mileage is almost never accurate. 3: Is it worth it to shell out the $5,000 it would cost to purchase a rebuilt engine? If anyone has ever put a JDM engine into their car please share! ThanksĪ JDM EJ20X/Y is a great motor, even better than an EJ255 if you don't mind the missing torque. 1: Is it just plug and play with the new engine or do the two different engines vary in different ways? 2: If you were in this situation would you just get the current engine (with 135,000 miles on it) fixed or is this the way to go. I do have multiple questions about the whole thing though. Now I have heard from many people that Japan requires an engine to be changed after 50,000 miles so that's why a JDM engine is a tempting option. I found a place near me that resells JDM engines (Mine is an ej255 btw) and they have one in stock with about 50,000 miles on it and they're asking $1250. Then I started to do my own research and asked some of my friends who drive Subarus. So they quoted me some $2000 to re-machine the cylinder head and hopefully fix what was wrong with it.
(Now I'm livid because I paid a shop about $125 to do a pre-purchase inspection on the car). Apparently there was no compression in cylinder 2 and only half compression in cylinder 1.
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I took it to a mechanic shop close to my house that had a free check engine light diagnostic and they told me that they found some error codes and it probably wasn't a big deal but they were still checking into it when I stopped to check in mid day. The next day I was driving and the light came on again but this time the car felt like it was struggling. I called the previous owner and he suggested disconnecting the battery which I did and the check engine light went away. A couple days ago I got in the car and the check engine light was on. The previous owner fixed an oil leak for us and even put in a new clutch.
So I bought a 2006 Subaru Legacy GT off of craigslist about a week ago and everything was great.
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