Instead of trying to push this car onto some other unsuspecting buyer, I've decided to just fix it and be happy with it. Anyway, it turns out my engine has a cracked block. I stupidly believed what she told me because SHE WAS AN OLD WOMAN WITH A POODLE. I was in desperate need of a car, and she had what I wanted. I bought my 98 Legacy Outback from a car lot in Buena Park, CA (right down the street from Knott's Berry Farm) from an old woman with a Poodle. Remember - demand and prices are high for this motor due to head gaskets and bearing issues.Īpparently, I don't have PM privileges, so I'll post here instead.Ī bit of background info. i mean i'd just plan on replacing the heads gaskets before installing it due to the issue with these motors, but just don't pay top dollar for one. i bought a 56,000 EJ25 legacy this summer with locked up block bearings - headgaskets were replaced at 30,000. If you're getting a used EJ25 my goodness please don't pay top dollar, doesn't matter if it's JDM or new old stock, if the headgaskets haven't been replaced they all have the same propensity to fail regardless of mileage so don't pay top dollar for one thinking other wise. typically "city" miles and they still have the original headgaskets probably, not attractive for a top dollar prospect IMO. JDM engines are "low mileage" but there's also drawbacks so i wouldn't be too enamoured. Used engines are fine whether JDM or locally obtained, just get one with a warranty or cheap enough you don't care. i'd probably ship you a 80,000 mile Ej25 for $1,200 with new headgaskets on it, shoot me a PM or email if you want. $1,200 with no mileage is a terrible deal. How do I know these things? Been there, done that, taken a beating on a JCI inspection after a car purchase there. Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule. As a rule, the JDM engines and transmissions are all they are cracked up to be. This has the added benefit of keeping your annual JCI inspection costs down. Thus, if you can afford to own a car, you tend to be very proactive in keeping it up. And owning a car in Japan is an expensive proposition. However, Japanese people tend to be very fastidious, as a rule. It may or may not have had all the minor stuff, like oil changes, on time. So, you can expect that a JDM car has had all of its major maintenance up to that point. Well, really, its more like the 50,000 kilometer mark. Thus, most cars in japan get junked not terribly long after they pass the 30,000 mile mark. So the car gets EXTRAORDINARILY expensive to keep on the road. Worn suspension bushings, leaking brake calipers, etc. The problem is that, after about 30,000 miles, you start seeing lots of wear in the car. During JCI inspection, a car gets more or less field stripped and ANYTHING that is not up to specs gets repaired or the car gets junked. They do not merely sniff the tail pipe and check the tires. This inspection is not what you and I tend to think of as an inspection. In Japan, there is this thing called Japan Compulsory Insurance (JCI) and it requires that a new car be inspected after 2 years of service and every year thereafter.
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