Parts compatibility (Legacy 1996-1999)
 

I wanted to start a thread that could lead to a decent list of parts that you might find in a junk yard in relatively good condition. Since I and many others here maintain both an SVX and a Legacy or Imprezza we should be able to come up with a pretty good list.

1. Crank pulley
2. Door latches
3. Brake fluid reservoir cap
4. Oil cap
5. Air box & filter
6. Fuel filter
7. Alternator terminal boot
8. Rear wiper arm (TBD)
9. Battery hold down (TBD)
10. Power steering pump pulley
11. Timing belt idler (TBD)
12. Timing belt tensioner pulley/bolt (TBD)

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13. MAF, Leg will work on the SVX but you lose some of the top end.

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14. Alternator
15. Starter
16. Timing belt tensioner
17. Knock sensors
18. Oil pump
19. Fusible links
20. Fuses (duh)
21: ABS sensors, possibily the ABS pump

I would venture to guess that the Lego-Imp Power steering pump would work as well. The mounts are the same.

Timing pulleys and gears for the EJs are shorter than the EGs. They will work in a pinch, but the timing belt is the same width as the pulleys and gears so there is no margin for belt travel.

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1. Crank pulley
2. Door latches (on the body)
3. Brake fluid reservoir cap
4. Oil cap
5. Air box & filter
6. Fuel filter
7. Alternator terminal boot
8. Rear wiper arm (TBD)
9. Battery hold down (TBD)
10. Power steering pump pulley
11. Timing belt idler (TBD)
12. Timing belt tensioner pulley/bolt (TBD)
13. MAF (but you lose some of the top end)
14. Alternator - doubt it
15. Starter - also doubt it, A/T anyway
16. Timing belt tensioner (TBD)
17. Knock sensors (TBD)
18. Oil pump (TBD)
19. Fusible links
20. Fuses
21. ABS sensors (TBD)
22. Center timing belt cover & seals (TBD)

The radiator and fans look promising, ABS pump - no way, PS Pump maybe. If someone
with a lot of mechanical experience could ditch some of those TBD's I'd appreciate it.

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There are probably more in this thread

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=32422

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The alternator is different, the electrical connectors match and you can mount it in place, but the mounting tabs are cast in a different position and the pulley won't line up with the others.

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Thank you. Don't know how I missed that one:D

1. Crank pulley
2. Door latches (on the body)
3. Brake fluid reservoir cap
4. Oil cap
5. Air box & filter
6. Fuel filter
7. Alternator terminal boot
8. Rear wiper arm (TBD)
9. Battery hold down (TBD)
10. Power steering pump pulley
11. Timing belt idler (TBD)
12. Timing belt tensioner pulley/bolt (TBD)
13. MAF (but you lose some of the top end)
14.
15. Starter - also doubt it, A/T anyway
16. Timing belt tensioner (TBD)
17. Knock sensors (TBD)
18. Oil pump (TBD)
19. Fusible links
20. Fuses
21. ABS sensors (TBD)
22. Center timing belt cover & seals (TBD)

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1. Crank pulley
2. Door latches (on the body)
3. Brake fluid reservoir cap
4. Oil cap
5. Air box & filter (doesn't match a 97 2.2)
6. Fuel filter
7. Alternator terminal boot
8. Rear wiper arm (TBD)
9. Battery hold down (TBD)
10. Power steering pump pulley
11. Timing belt idler SVX will work on Legacy, but Legacy won't work on SVX
12. Timing belt tensioner up to 97 Legacy
13. MAF (but you lose some of the top end)
14.
15. Starter - also doubt it, A/T anyway
16. Timing belt tensioner see 12
17. Knock sensors the connectors are different
18. Oil pump (TBD)
19. Fusible links
20. Fuses
21. ABS sensors (TBD)
22. Center timing belt cover & seals (TBD)

Re: Parts compatibility (Legacy 1996-1999)
 

Thanks all for your help with this. Dave, my 96 airbox looks identical is your close?

1. Crank pulley
2. Door latches (on the body)
3. Brake fluid reservoir cap
4. Oil cap
5. Air box & filter (doesn't match a 97 2.2)
6. Fuel filter
7. Alternator terminal boot
8. Rear wiper arm (TBD)
9. Battery hold down (TBD)
10. Power steering pump pulley
11. Timing belt idler SVX will work on Legacy, but Legacy won't work on SVX
12. Timing belt tensioner up to 97 Legacy
13. MAF (but you lose some of the top end)
14.
15. Starter - also doubt it, A/T anyway
16.
17. Knock sensors the connectors are different
18. Oil pump (TBD)
19. Fusible links
20. Fuses
21. ABS sensors (TBD)
22. Center timing belt cover & seals (TBD)

Re: Parts compatibility (Legacy 1996-1999)
 

The knock sensors from the 1st gen legacy 2.2 are identical. The power steering pump is not interchangeable on the LS-L and LSi models as it is electronic vairable assist. I doubt the L and LS model pump is identical to any other, either. The starter is also SVX only. Many of the solenoids are the same, such as the purge control solenoid and I also believe some of the EGR components are the same. The fuel filter is interchangeable. A good way to tell is to look at the part numbers. a part with a "PA" in the middle is going to be either SVX only or designed for the SVX and then used for something else later. A part with AA in the middle is usually a common part. I forget the others but I think the impreza is "GA"

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I was doing rear brakes on my 97 Legacy this weekend. The caliper pin on the L side was seized and before I ran to the parts store, I decided to take a look on my shelves of SVX parts. To my delight the rear caliper and mounting bracket are identical :D

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Good to know. I'm geting a parts legacy soon.

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O2 sensors are the same, but the Legacy only has one.

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hi the starters do work on auto trans cars ,i use a mass air flow from a legacy ,i recorded both throught the full range with no difference but price
PA letters do mean svx but not allways ,GA were loyale ,FA is early impreza forester was FC

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anyone try comparing tie rods and that sub stuff?