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This week's teardown may go down in history as one of the worst. This Is/Was a Subaru EJ253. Their standard 2.5L SOHC boxer 4 cylinder they put in everything from the mid 90's through early 2010's. These engines are pretty well known for head gasket seeping and overheating, as well as not tolerating low oil levels and sometimes, deleting a rod bearing here and there. This engine, however, has defied every possible scenario I could come up with. I just don't know how you do this.

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!? Please tell me. Please. I've been able to figure out the many failure modes of engines I've town down in the last 2+ years but this one? I can't. I just don't get it.

Why do I do this? I own and run a full service auto salvage business in the Saint Louis area called Importapart. Part of our model includes buying blown and core engines, dismantling them and salvaging the good parts from them for resale. We do not rebuild engines, were merely supply parts to those that do.

I really hope you enjoyed this teardown. As always, I love all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism. Catch you on the next one!

Eric