Hey hope to get some help with my outback ok i have a 2003 2.5L sohc engine is bad I found a 2.5L out of a baja sohc but it has the variable valve timing was told it would work ??

Asked by onaboat Dec 14, 2015 at 09:26 PM about the Subaru Outback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

installed the engine with a new timing belt and my intake engine wont start
no spark and code po340 for cam sensor is the sensor the same with this
variable valve crap??

F_O_R answered 8 years ago

Do you have the correct computer to go with the engine?

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sheriffstech answered 8 years ago

So you installed a variable valve engine? But yours was not? No i do not believe the sensors are interchangeable. When you set up the timing belt which vehicle engine illustration did you use?

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F_O_R answered 8 years ago

What year is the car the engine is now in and what year is the engine?

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TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 8 years ago

I too think you'd better match the ECM to the motor!

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AntisocialAaron answered 8 years ago

There is NO DOUBT in my mind that you will require the ECM to match the engine and there is a good chance you will also need to match the wiring harness. Best of luck, just be glad it's not a Ford Focus the key also has to match the ECM!

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TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 8 years ago

Yeah...the harness too! Good pickup, AA.

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Hey hope to get some help with my outback ok i have a 2003 2.5L sohc engine is bad I found a 2.5L out of a baja sohc but it has the variable valve timing was told it would work ?? 6 Answers

installed the engine with a new timing belt and my intake engine wont start no spark and code po340 for cam sensor is the sensor the same with this variable valve crap??

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