Stupid stupid Subaru
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First problem is the single cam motors are dogs..
best thing to do is pull the motor out and do it properly..
Get the heads and block checked for flatness.. if they are warped you will blow gasket after gasket..
If you do the job correctly you should have a motor that last 100,000-200,000kms with no trouble at all...
Do a half *** job and just slap some new headgaskets in it and you will have the same thing happen in 5000kms...
best thing to do is pull the motor out and do it properly..
Get the heads and block checked for flatness.. if they are warped you will blow gasket after gasket..
If you do the job correctly you should have a motor that last 100,000-200,000kms with no trouble at all...
Do a half *** job and just slap some new headgaskets in it and you will have the same thing happen in 5000kms...
I made a mock attempt to remove the heads, in car as pulling the engine is not an option. I can't get to the EGR tube nor can I get to the valve cover bolts. The engine HAS TO COME OUT. I can't do the job here so I am driving it until I can trade it.
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My route was to buy something that was not just reliable but had a reputation for being easy to work on. When I'm on four wheels I'm in my Toyota p/u with that wonderful 22RE engine! I did the head gasket and timing chain on it a couple years ago and it's been great ever since.
In fact I just picked up an '88 yesterday w/ the same engine... towed it 100 miles home w/ my '94!
Oh, and for what it's worth, I hate Subarus too! Total pos's in my opinion.
In fact I just picked up an '88 yesterday w/ the same engine... towed it 100 miles home w/ my '94!
Oh, and for what it's worth, I hate Subarus too! Total pos's in my opinion.
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It sucks to hear that you are having a bad experience with subis, I loved my 98 impreza and it did its job saving my wife in an accident. Now I'm on a high mileage ford truck and its a nail biter, its been great so far but I just don't trust fords.
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On the way to the airport last week, I was talking to my cab driver. We somehow started talking about Subarus, he's the one that brought it up. He said he has a cousin in Vermont that has 3 of them and loves them. The cousin lost one last year when the head was weeping oil like mine is doing. With the exhaust header under the head, oil ran down and the car caught fire.
Maybe if I get some good fire insurance, I'll keep driving it.
Maybe if I get some good fire insurance, I'll keep driving it.
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Yeah, I didn't find out about the whole "headgaskets are just normal maintenance" bullsh*% until I bought mine.
It's showing beginning signs of failure, but no leakage or overheating yet. It goes down the road OK and handles really well, now that I have put springs and sways in it. It's pretty unsophisticated. I'm not in love with it, that's for sure and will send it down the road in a couple of years, if it lasts that long (bought it with 100k on it).
Subarus are ridiculous cars. I have no idea why they are so highly valued. They feel as cheap and tinny as Toyotas. I can only imagine that mine will be as big a headache as owning an Audi or something.
Just cheaper.
It's showing beginning signs of failure, but no leakage or overheating yet. It goes down the road OK and handles really well, now that I have put springs and sways in it. It's pretty unsophisticated. I'm not in love with it, that's for sure and will send it down the road in a couple of years, if it lasts that long (bought it with 100k on it).
Subarus are ridiculous cars. I have no idea why they are so highly valued. They feel as cheap and tinny as Toyotas. I can only imagine that mine will be as big a headache as owning an Audi or something.
Just cheaper.