250T dead engine; scrap or fix?

[Phil]

Hi,

I've got a 95 250T wagon that's had the bearing go, it's reg is almost expired and I'm trying to figure out what the best cause of action is to do; scrap it or find a new/used engine and someone to install, just over 200k on it.

[Joker]

near the end of its life I'd say

your call at the end of the day, those old 2.5's prone to Head-gaskets too

[Phil]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking, but just not sure value-wise, would I get more for my buck if I threw a new engine in it or is it best to call it quits and just buy another wagon from 92-98?

End of the day I need a wagon.

[hijacka]

For the cost of a second hand engine and install etc you would be up for $2000 plus, for a rebuilt engine 3g-4g for another car thats running 2g? i think you should upgrade it to bh5 wagon if your only pick is legacy otherwise a forester could be another option(better)

[lachlan]

lol wtf planet are you on ?hijaka . its not an sti , a 250 t engine is like $300 bolt it in yourself and go . maybe do cambelt and clutch while your at it . but prolly not if it looks ok because it really doesnt matter .

[DRFVDR]

Throw a 2 litre or 2.2 in it, they will last longer then the 2.5 for not alot of loss

when it comes down to it, scrap it and spend another couple of grand on another wagon that who knows how good the engine is, or spend the 2k on a decent engine and installation, and have a car that you know where you are at with it.

Case in point although not a subaru, I have just spent $3k on doing a full engine rebuild on a isuzu MU, the old engine developed a bad knock after an overheat,I could of scrapped it then and there and then went and spent anywhere between 2 and 5k on another MU BUT i would be buying a vehicle that I have no idea how good it is, I know that my MU has no rust,has a good trans,and everything else on it is mint, so I dropped 1800 on a rebuild kit( not bad considering it included a new head,pistons,liners,rings, bearing and a full gasket set) I then spent a few hours rebuilding the engine, I will now have a vehicle that will last for another few 100,000 km for 3k

[Guest]

If you cant do the work yourself from op it sounds like you cant or dont have time for it just sell as is. If you can try and do it yourself and have it sitting there while you do it you could prob get it on road for 1k by buying a new longblock and only replacing necessities.