Back in november I bought my second car and my first subi. A 2004 Subaru Liberty GT Wagon, auto. I did want a manual but they were so hard to come by. I was watching Carsales and Gumtree for 8 months before giving up and buying an auto, thinking that I could do a transmission swap later down the line. When I first went to STechnic and asked about pricing and what they could help me with I was told a transmission swap is almost impossible due to the extensive canbus use and also that I can't really do anything to these autos in terms of modifications. A main reason being that they apparently use a custom turbo mount unique to the auto.
Fast forward to January the car starts making a noise above 2k rpm. Can't really describe it. Ended up spending a few hours getting the turbo out and its just gone. Like, the blades were wrecked, a lot of shaft play. The little nut on the end of the turbine shaft wasn't attached, it was just whizzin about. Probs what the noise was.
Haven't driven the car since. As I don't have much money and still have my old ford ute which I haven't had an issue with. But I still love my Subi and now have some cash to get it back on the road.
My question is, what turbos are available for the auto? Is the unique thing strictly true? I can't just buy a new spindle and shaft as the housing is also in bad shape. I definitely can't afford the OEM VF38. I don't need something good, it only needs to last me until next year.
Cheers, your neighbourhood car noob.