dajain

Good morning all,

   First I want to say that I am not a Subaru owner but I have a customer that is and looking for a little input here.

She bought a Subaru from the dealer in Denver, CO It's a 2005 Outback. By the way, TERRIBLE customer service regarding used cars with that dealership.

She didn't even make it 2000 miles and the motor took a crap on her, Blew out a connecting rod. I towed it to a dealer and they put a used motor. They put a used motor in her car and it is running again but the power steering pump is bad on this replacement motor.

From what I can see, the power steer pump changed from 2004 to 2005.

Is there a way to identify what year this replacement motor is so I can order the proper PS pump?

I am guessing it is now a newer motor (2005 +) but don't want to get the wrong one.

There is a stamp on the top of the engine, "AB 99". Is that  the year?

Thank you for any and all replies,

Dave