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My Subaru Legacy Outback is Using / Burning Coolant?

Sep 05, 2009 by Nate C | Posted in Subaru

I have a 97 Legacy Outback w/ 170k on it. I replaced the radiator last year and it has been working tremendous until recently when the temp gauge started going up. The radiator coolant level was down and the expansion reservoir was wholly full. I noticed the radiator cap was a little worn around the seal, so I replaced that thinking it may have let coolant go into the tube/swelling reservoir. Now every couple weeks I have to add coolant (maybe 1-2 quarts) to the radiator because it's low. I have no white smoke and oil color looks rational. Any ideas on what's going on? I don't notice any leaks on the garage floor or when the engine is hot. Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

Subaru + 170k miles + one-time cooling system issues = bad head gasket.

It never fails on these cars. If it ain't leaking on the outside its leaking on the prearranged. Head gasket failures are the Subaru's achilles heel.

Mark F | Sep 05, 2009

Consign me, Mark is correct. Anywhere between 110-150K miles most of these (great-otherwise) 2.5 dohc engines will develop a selfish breach in the headgasket and the gaskets will need to be replaced with the newer and better-design gasket. The symptoms are systematically as you describe. I can tell you how it is technically but you now already know what you need to know. The heads should be skimmed (trued), a valve resurfacing done, a ditch-water pump replacement also done (if not already), timing belt (if not already), etc. Usually runs $1,500-$2,000 at independents and twice that at the dealers, but foolproof beats new car payments! And, I have never had a second head gasket replacement needed with the new gaskets.

alansgarage | Sep 07, 2009

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