I recently bought '97 outback and I love it.
It has 136k miles and according to the seller the engine was swapped at 75k miles. Valve cover gaskets (and probably camshaft seals) leak so I'm trying to find the correct replacement parts. The engine is EJ25, DOHC, serial number is 413565. I understand there were at least 3 different types of valve covers in these engines but I'm having hard time positively identifying mine without unbolting the covers. The covers have "4 cam 16 valve" cast text on them, which seems unusual. Back of the oil cap has two circles -- one with (9|5) inside and another with ( |7), I've read the numbers tell the date of manufacturing but not sure whether it's 95, 97 or 99
Plus who knows whether the cap always belonged to this motor.
I appreciate any help identifying this engine / proper valve cover gaskets.
Here is the image of valve cover (passenger side):
It has 136k miles and according to the seller the engine was swapped at 75k miles. Valve cover gaskets (and probably camshaft seals) leak so I'm trying to find the correct replacement parts. The engine is EJ25, DOHC, serial number is 413565. I understand there were at least 3 different types of valve covers in these engines but I'm having hard time positively identifying mine without unbolting the covers. The covers have "4 cam 16 valve" cast text on them, which seems unusual. Back of the oil cap has two circles -- one with (9|5) inside and another with ( |7), I've read the numbers tell the date of manufacturing but not sure whether it's 95, 97 or 99
I appreciate any help identifying this engine / proper valve cover gaskets.
Here is the image of valve cover (passenger side):