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97 Impreza possible oil leak..(seems pretty common...)

Hello folks:

I have a 97 impreza that has a similiar problem that some of you has described here: Car runs very well for any short trips or in the city, but once I drive on highway...say 20 minutes or so, and stop the car in a fast food restaurant or somthing, I can see smoke coming from under the hood and it smells like oil burning.

I took the car to the shop and they suspect the oil leakage. After putting the dye in and check again after 5 days, it seems 99% sure that the oil is leaking from somewhere in the front part of the engine...cam/crank/shaft stuff like that....

So here goes my question: if, say I want to change these seals and also do timing belt and water punp replacement now, how much do you think these would cost? I am facing this estimate which cost $1277 and this is not a dealer, just a big repair shop.

Anybody can give me a reasonable price range here? I think i will also look around and see other shops, will follow up with details about repairing afterwards.

Thank you so much guys!

-Uncafe

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uncafe
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The cheapest way to find the leak is to spray the engine with Gunk and pressure- wash it off. Then check the engine daily to see where the oil first appears.

Depends on the quality and fairness of the shops in your area. Some shops aren't familiar with Subaru and will charge accordingly. Others gouge for whatever they can get. And some are fair.

I'd think that $600-$1000 would be reasonable.

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Jim Stewart

First, try to make sure parts aren't being marked up. You might get an idea from an online OEM dealer such as

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, you could probably get some estimates and, after mentioning your town, maybe some direction to a coupla other shops for estimates.

Carl

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan

I had mine done on my 95 Legacy a couple of years back. My leak was from the crank seal. Since everything is off the car for that repair, I also had the timing belt, cam seals and a new water pump. The price was about $400. I live in Wyoming where the labor costs are $40 per hour. I used genuine Subaru parts. The shop I used was a general auto repair and not a dealer. - boB idea from an online OEM dealer such as

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Robert

I agree with most answers. I have an Impreza Wagon '97 auto - quite uncommon in Holland, but a delight to drive. I had (at 50,000 miles) a leaky crank seal - cost about ? 300,= as the complete distribution had to be built off. Now the car has run over 65,000 miles, oil consumption is less than 1,0 liter every 3,000 miles, and I regularly drive longer distances. I don't know the prices in the States, but $ 400,= till $ 600,= seems a good guess. I advise you to have it done at a certified dealer's - it's a precision job.

George

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G.J.H. Jørgensen

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