Subaru Cheat Codes Ep 2: How To Dress And Install A New Longblock (bare ej25)

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.
Thanks for watching!

[@mtnvortex]

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.

[@zongvang6657]

This was so satisfying to watch with everything fitting like a glove. Getting me motivated to finish my engine swap! You make it look so easy!

[@beefsupreme3083]

Thanks so much for this video and part 1! Lots of videos just point at a part and say "remove that" but don't go into the details. These are the most comprehensive videos I've seen on this. I really appreciate you taking the time. Thanks!

[@steinfabgarage]

Thanks man I appreciate this input a lot, I’ve actually considered scrapping the rest of the series as it’s been a challenge making these videos. I’m at least scraping the bottom end rebuild, I’ll release the head rebuild soon

[@beefsupreme3083]

I love the series. It's a lot of work to video and edit everything, but you're contributing to the collective knowledge of humans with more resolution than most. Keep it up!

[@Mike_44]

I sealed my older ‘01 Forester water pump only with sealant (no gasket) as you did. Mine never leaked either. Quick tip: you can reuse any brass crush washers by erasing its crush print doing a figure 8 on them on sandpaper :) kind of like sanding the H/Gs lol I learned to feel/torque by hand too, really helps when not having a torque wrench. Man, watching you work makes me wanna get into another Subie project! They’re indeed the easiest cars to work on. Awesome video! 👏🏻

[@mcphonemack5121]

Fantastic videos you have put it. I don’t know how this isn’t the top Subaru engine install video. Great work.

[@augman0385]

Fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to put these vids out there. Way more info than most all of the other EJ25 R&R. I.E. fat washers are for the motor mounts and different bell housing/starter bolts etc.

[@shawno2363]

Thanks for explaining the bolts such as the power steering bolt location. Helps when someone else takes out your engine and have to put it back together yourself. Box of bolts and nuts.

[@tundadwookee7093]

Great video! Super detailed. I stumbled across this video because I was looking for getting rid of C1422 and C1431 codes on my 2014 forester. The universe sent you to me! Can’t wait for more videos on Foresters!

[@WendellSnyder]

Thanks for the videos on the Subarus! Have you don’t the engine rebuild video yet? Would love to see it! If you have, I can’t find it, but I’m old! 😆

[@JayDragon-xo8jq]

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.

[@josephjohnson-tg6sh]

This video really helped me so thank you and with my fuel pump. Your awesome

[@BlazingDonkeyTrash]

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 ❤

[@steinfabgarage]

I’m happy to help! I try to include every detail to be as helpful as possible

[@BlazingDonkeyTrash]

@@steinfabgarageso I got the motor set in to the transmission. It’s still spinning. Sitting flush. But I went to push the clutch and it flopped flat to the ground. Pulled it back up with ease. Any advice?

[@BlazingDonkeyTrash]

I can operate the throw-out bearing. It moves back and fourth. Only thing I don’t currently have installed is that plunger looking piece right in front of it on the motor. Could that be stopping my clutch from getting the resistance it needs when you compress the pedal?

[@emelynbasalatan5003]

❤❤❤Good job bro very nice presentation of your skills hardworking technician/mechanic thanks and god bless you🙏🙏🙏

[@MikeClark-e5x]

Amazingly Quick and Quality Work! Great Video!!

[@soopittedbra]

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

[@TuckerMFJolley]

Man. I'd just like to take a moment to thank you. I also want to apologize for ever doubting you. I made the fatal mistake of judging a book by the cover. (Which I absolutely hate when it happens to me! UGH I'm such a damn hypocrite!!!! You have taught me SO much and because of you I was able to swap my engine on my own with no previous training. (Luckily I have a little common sense too that definitely helped😅). BUT YOU? You deserve a medal and a lot of recognition for the care you put into teaching others how to fish. ❤ Love you Man. You fuckin rock! 🤘✊👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪🙏🙏🤙🤙🤙✌️

[@steinfabgarage]

Thanks man! Means a lot!

[@daos3300]

great vid, just replaced my head gaskets, this was really helpful for putting the engine back in. it was almost a breeze!

[@oldpartsnrust]

Is that a Silvia in the Blue? Nice work and including all the little details is a great touch!

[@steinfabgarage]

Yup that’s my first car, I’ve had it 15 years

[@joesalazar3410]

Thanks for the videos. Thanks for all the details! I thank God for all the explaining you do. God bless you❤

[@steinfabgarage]

Thank you for the comment. I love feedback!

[@stevelossing1977]

Nice series bro! Thanks.

[@burgertowngarage]

I'm gonna be referencing this video when I go to put my EJ back in my bugeye wagon later :)

[@bohemishscandal]

This was so well done, thank you! I really appreciated it

[@tommygomez5343]

If you ever get around to making a Subaru bottom end rebuild video it would be much appreciated.

[@BlazingDonkeyTrash]

Heads up! Eye f*ck and compare every part. I used the coolant crossover pipe from some forester. Mainly wanted the block. Anyway the forester pipe slightly angles outward while the 07 Impreza Outback faces straight forward. Solutions a slightly bigger hose versus dissembling all over again 😅 1 month later and I can feel the test start

[@moonlander03]

Ur a legend mate.. the more I see the more I learn 👍👍👍👍

[@steinfabgarage]

Thank you

[@KLNYC]

cool...just finished PT1 now on PT2 :)

[@kevinkavanagh2041]

38:27. Got to slap the limiter. I laughed for like 5 straight minutes

[@Bob-ew5ul]

What RTV did you use on the water pump at 4:49 ? Also do you notice if it lasts longer than the included gasket? I usually use AISIN timing kits and use the gasket as AISIN is pretty good quality but interesting to see the RTV on the water pump as well as on the sensors. That oil sensor is tends to leak a lot on many EJs and I wonder if some RTV would fix those leaks vs replacing the entire sensor.

[@RGV2300]

Imo, metal, paper or RTV gasket go flawless, they won't leak if the surface was prepped properly. There are some really crappy paper gaskets, they are thick, stiff and brittle, those are the ones to avoid. I have never had issues with Flexoid, a paper gasket material. Going on with the sensors, they use a plastic sealant, idk how it's called, never have bought it, but they need some kind of sealant in the threads. I have used RTV and indian gasket (yes, that kind of resin), without problems. Btw, always check if the oil switch isn't leaking by the pins, that's straight replacement.

[@Bob-ew5ul]

Love the videos man!

[@nslcap]

Awesome job... Orale 505 strong...

[@Bscully]

Love videos! Can you make that engine rebuild video?

[@DonaldRosane]

U make it look easy

[@Kawoski]

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

[@fromrookietopro568]

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?

[@Vile-Flesh]

Awesome video. These look easier than the Nissans.

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

engine out of the car = IDIOT !

[@josephryan1338]

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

[@josephryan1338]

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.

[@steinfabgarage]

Short answer: no Anything is doable with enough money, your talking lots. Your also talking about a FB25 as NO ej ever came chain driven I won’t even get into what’s different, as it’s EVERYTHING

[@josephryan1338]

@@steinfabgarage Thanks for the reply. Your Subaru boxter swap videos are great!

[@AdamsTubing]

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!

[@steinfabgarage]

Depends how hot it got, if it hasn’t gone through EXTREME meltdown, I’d resurface the heads, METAL headgaskets, AISIN timing kit, the JDM motor your looking at is prolly a 2.0 so you’ll loose power and torque

[@waynesitarz424]

@@steinfabgarage That's not an Aisin kit you put on that engine in the video. Can tell by the green idlers.

[@robertmacdonald2735]

Great video....newly subscribed

[@2bmoto555]

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.

[@steinfabgarage]

Do the headgaskets while it’s out

[@pabloso8403]

I hope that was fuji bond you used

[@steinfabgarage]

Negative, I only use Toyota FPIG (seal packing 103). 7 years of building engines at a machine shop, it’s the best. Check out project farms video.

[@coywolf3833]

Awesome

[@DonaldRosane]

How do I get a hold of you if needing some work while passing thru nm

[@KaneKom77]

Where did you get the pneumatic ram for your cherrypicker?

[@steinfabgarage]

I got it at harbor freight, it was under 100$ if I remember correctly

[@tommygomez5343]

What spray did you use on the VVT Solenoids?

[@steinfabgarage]

Brake cleaner

[@jophillips2868]

You've obviously been doing this awhile so how many do you average putting together in your sleep.

[@waynesitarz424]

Just get the cheap metal WP gasket. Torque everything to spec especially the TB idlers. Use a torque wrench. No wonder mechanics think Subaru blocks are made of cheese. Intake manifold bolt torque spec at 19 ft.lb. is wrong. They will strip out. They only need about 10 ft.lb. That's not an Aisin or Subaru TB kit with those green idlers.

[@martinfromseacity2010]

Thanks, you definitly have the nack

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

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 !

[@James-of-all]

Dude! You are such a shitty mechanic! Who uses rtv? I hope ur ready to lose all that coolant. 🤣 I needed this video 4 days ago dammit! Very nice tutorial tho, best one out there

[@RaymondJeanBaptiste-d2t]

How to make stick shift Subaru engine to automatic

[@rottdogsparky]

12 ft lbs lol