Swapping 3.6 engine from 2011 Legacy to 3.6 2013 Outback

Asked by Tony Dec 10, 2020 at 04:59 PM about the 2013 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

So I love my 2013 3.6R Outback, but it has 220K km, I recently;y stumbled on a
wrecked 2011 3.6 Legacy w 100K km. If the price is right I'm considering
swapping. Are there any concerns? Will it work?  

3 Answers

Tony answered 3 years ago

Good question, but an opportunity to get an engine w/100K less kms is interesting. It would be an awesome project to do with my son as well

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F_O_R answered 3 years ago

Store the engine until you need it. I would not risk potential problems with the swap until the original engine is toast.

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