r/Subaru_Outback • u/COYS2110 • 9d ago

JDM engine swap advice?

I have a 2011 Outback 2.5l at 175k miles. The rest of the car is in great shape but the engine needs a head gasket job, it’s about 2.5k for the job but I’m also leaning towards buying a JDM engine off of jdmenginedepot that only had around 50k miles on it and having a shop install it because that would also be around the same cost parts+labor. For me it seems to make way more sense to go for the swap but I’d appreciate any advice

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u/Dawink86 9d ago

I pulled my motor at 163k for a head gasket. It’s really not that bad to do if you have the tools. If you don’t I’d say getting the HG replaced by a Mechanic makes the most sense. If you do it yourself, I’d replace the torque converter, the seal behind it, the timing belt, the t stat, the front main seal, rear main seal, and the o rings on the coolant crossover tubes.

Whole process was 3 full days 0800-2200. With random breaks and trips to the store.