I was told today that the head gasket was seeping a little. What does that mean? Is this a major repair bill in the works?
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2000 Forester
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Quite possibly. If you have maintained it per Subaru's requirements, which includes adding the Subaru conditioner ("stop leak") at coolant changes, the head gasket is covered up to 100,000 miles.
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Welcome to the club. Chock full of tips on making Subaru address the problem.
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2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA- Vote on answer
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Deosn't it piss ya off?
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Got my heads rebuilt by a local independent mechanic for $1800, and the head gasket used was an aftermarket one. Supposedly they don't have the same problems as the OEM subies? We'll see.
That's what, about 3 car payments on a new Outback?
If it's just an external weep issue, keep feeding it coolant. If there's an internal breach (there's a dye test they can do for this) then if you don't fix it you'll kill your rings and then you'll really have big expense.
How far past 100k? Open a case with Subaru, take it to a Subaru dealer to have them Dx and they may help with the cost, or fix it for free as it's quite a known issue.
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-- Todd H.
2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA