I have a Outback Sport 1999 with a 2.5 liter engine with 62,000 miles on it. It has been having a burning smell and smoke after operating it. It smells like oil. My friend says it is a leaking oil gasket and and that many Subaru engines have it. Is this true and if so what should I do about it? It seems to slowly be getting worse. I just had my 60,000 mile checkup at the Subaru dealer and they said the car was fine.
Yes.
and if so what should I do about it?
Remove the oil pump, loctite the 5 screws on it's backplate, replace the o-ring and reinstall.
It probably is.
I just had my 60,000 mile checkup at the
It probably was.
Thanks for the information. Just one more question if I may. If I get Subaru to do it for me what should I expect to pay?
I don't know. I did mine myself. The actual repair is trivial. Getting to the oil pump is not. Probably
3-4 hours labor and $20 in parts. I forgot to mention that the crankshaft seal needs to be replaced as it is what's actually leaking.
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