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Ok. Do you know what sort of cost for labour would be involved with that?

Going to sell it, can't afford to run both my cars.

Still looking for advice on the best option to pursue. To me it seems easiest to just buy a second hand EJ20 T engine and do a straight swap instead of replacing just the short block?

Not looking to do any performance mods. Just want it to be running! Would me having upgraded my blown turbo to a VF44 froma VF38 effected the engine at all? Should I have got the car retuned? Could it have increased air flow enough to lean out? Atm my options seem to be a new shortblock (Found one for $1500) or a new engine (Found one for $1700).

Oh right, by new/rebuilt shortblock. I was meaning brand new from Subaru or a fresh rebuild.

Second hand shortblock instead of brand new/rebuilt? Why is that?

Also just to get a few options discussed.. Would it be better to get a new/rebuilt short block and replace the current one with it? OR Buy a second hand EJ20 Turbo engine? Looking around I could buy a shortblock for around $2000, or I could buy a 2nd hand EJ20 Turbo engine for $1700. In terms of hours of labor with the two routes, would there be much of a difference?

It was definitely a knocking noise, Stuck my head under the car while it was running seemed to be coming from sump area which would lead me to believe bottom end. Cambelt was just replaced when I bought the car and I also had only just filled up and only used 98 while driving it. I'll get a second opinion and report back.

Ok I will give this a go and let you know.

Not what I want to hear, but it is what I thought i'd hear.. What is the best path to take? I don't mind working on my car myself, but that is something I don't think I'd like to do myself. Are there many places to buy shortblocks from?

Hamilton mate.

Hi Forum, So I bought an Tiptronic 2003 Legacy GT early last year, and 1 week into me owning it, out of no where the turbo blew. Fast track awhile to where I could afford a new turbo which was a VF44 (Was told this was the best bolt on replacement for the stock VF38) off an 06 Legacy. I replaced the turbo, after running new engine oil with flush through the car, then replacing that with fresh oil again and checking all oil/coolant lines etc. The car was then working great! Had to park it up for 3 months due to doing an internship for my studies so had no money to run it. Once I finished that I started using the car again and it still ran fine. After driving it around for a few weeks, I noticed that on medium-high revs the acceleration would 'pulse'. I didn't really think anything of it. I decided it would be a good idea to re-check my oil, and upon doing so I thought that it looked a bit on the thin side. Fast track another week and I drove home from work, and parked up left it running as usual to do it's thing for a minute and I noticed a knocking noise from the engine bay.. Thought to myself, 'F***'. Parked the car up left it for a day, went to check it the next day and it started fine, no knock. I decided to take it for a quick drive to make sure and about 100m down the road it started idling like a pig and I could here the knocking sound again. It is now parked up and I don't know what to do. Are their any other factors that could cause this? Bad plugs/injectors/timing? Oil is too thin? Any suggestions on what it could be, or what I should do next.