(Subaru) Now, this is an interesting page...

[Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B]

I have two Subys, an '89 Coupe and a '97 Wagon. The '89 has the 1800 and
the '97 has the 2.2 SOHC engine. I was looking for information on
replacing the headgaskets (BOTH have BHGs...) and ran across this at
AutoZone:

http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1c/5c/40/0900823d801c5c40/repairInfoPages.htm

It shows them yanking the heads on both engines without removing the
engine from the car. Now, I don't know what models these are, but this
sure makes the job look pretty easy!

Also, on the 2.2 motor, notice that the head bolts are not covered by the
valve covers! This is real interesting. However, i think for ease of
removing the heads, it would make more sense to remove the covers to gain
some additional room...

Looks like this might be easier than I expected...so why are people
charging $1000-1200?!?!?!

 

[Tomes]

"Hachiroku ...

I have two Subys, an '89 Coupe and a '97 Wagon. The '89 has the 1800 and
the '97 has the 2.2 SOHC engine. I was looking for information on
replacing the headgaskets (BOTH have BHGs...) and ran across this at
AutoZone:

http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1c/5c/40/0900823d801c5c40/repairInfoPages.htm

It shows them yanking the heads on both engines without removing the
engine from the car. Now, I don't know what models these are, but this
sure makes the job look pretty easy!

Also, on the 2.2 motor, notice that the head bolts are not covered by the
valve covers! This is real interesting. However, i think for ease of
removing the heads, it would make more sense to remove the covers to gain
some additional room...

Looks like this might be easier than I expected...so why are people
charging $1000-1200?!?!?!

Because they can?

What really prompted me to hit the reply button was the BHG. What is a BHG?
(My mind is tell ing me big honker G-striing, but somehow I don't believe
that this is so...)
Tomes

 

[Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B]

"Hachiroku ...
Because they can?

What really prompted me to hit the reply button was the BHG. What is a
BHG? (My mind is tell ing me big honker G-striing, but somehow I don't
believe that this is so...)
Tomes

Du-u-u-u-u-de!

Big Hearted Girls!

er, Blown Head Gaskets...

 

[Tomes]

"Hachiroku ...

Du-u-u-u-u-de!

Big Hearted Girls!

er, Blown Head Gaskets...

LOL yeah. I figured it out when I read the other threads. I have my reader
set so the most recent posts are at the top. I think I will try flipping
that around so I see first what I would have missed <grin>.
Tomes

 

[BuckerooBilly]

"Hachiroku ...

Because they can?

What really prompted me to hit the reply button was the BHG. What is a BHG?
(My mind is tell ing me big honker G-striing, but somehow I don't believe
that this is so...)
Tomes

B lown H ead G asket.

 

[Brian]

I have two Subys, an '89 Coupe and a '97 Wagon. The '89 has the 1800 and
the '97 has the 2.2 SOHC engine. I was looking for information on
replacing the headgaskets (BOTH have BHGs...) and ran across this at
AutoZone:

http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1c/5c/40/0900823d801c5c40/repairInfoPages.htm

It shows them yanking the heads on both engines without removing the
engine from the car. Now, I don't know what models these are, but this
sure makes the job look pretty easy!

My neighbor did gaskets on a 1.8 Subie wagon with the motor in. He took his
time and spent a week to work on it but it really didn't look all that bad.

~Brian

 

[Ray]

I have two Subys, an '89 Coupe and a '97 Wagon. The '89 has the 1800 and
the '97 has the 2.2 SOHC engine. I was looking for information on
replacing the headgaskets (BOTH have BHGs...) and ran across this at
AutoZone:

http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1c/5c/40/0900823d801c5c40/repairInfoPages.htm

It shows them yanking the heads on both engines without removing the
engine from the car. Now, I don't know what models these are, but this
sure makes the job look pretty easy!

Also, on the 2.2 motor, notice that the head bolts are not covered by the
valve covers! This is real interesting. However, i think for ease of
removing the heads, it would make more sense to remove the covers to gain
some additional room...

Looks like this might be easier than I expected...so why are people
charging $1000-1200?!?!?!

Right at the top of the page:
"On some models, engine compartment room is limited, so it may be
necessary to remove the engine to service the cylinder heads."

I have an 02 Legacy, and there's no way those heads are coming off
without the motor coming out (or a sawzall to the fenders.)

Ray

 

[StephenW]

All head gaskets at work are done in-car; several tricks make it easier. BUT
they are done from the bottom. IF I were to do a head gasket at home (or a
clutch) I would pull the engine. That is not so hard as you would think. It
also lets you access the back and reseal the entire engine, something thats
good to do on subarus.


--
Steve
ASE Master Tech
L1 Diag
Currently residing at a Subaru Shop
4.5 years doing tires and alighnments

 

[Hachiroku]

All head gaskets at work are done in-car; several tricks make it easier. BUT
they are done from the bottom. IF I were to do a head gasket at home (or a
clutch) I would pull the engine. That is not so hard as you would think. It
also lets you access the back and reseal the entire engine, something thats
good to do on subarus.

Thanks, Steve!

Yeah...the reason I was quoted $1200 was because of the list the tech gave
me for things that should be done with the headgasket.

Um, however...one car is an '89 in OK shape, and the other is a '97 with
335,000 on the chassis! I'm not expecting these cars to do much over
50,000 miles more each.

 

[larry moe 'n curly]

I have two Subys, an '89 Coupe and a '97 Wagon. The '89 has the 1800 and
the '97 has the 2.2 SOHC engine. I was looking for information on
replacing the headgaskets (BOTH have BHGs...) and ran across this at
AutoZone:

http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1c/5c/40/0900823d801c5c40/repairInfoPages.htm

It shows them yanking the heads on both engines without removing the
engine from the car. Now, I don't know what models these are, but this
sure makes the job look pretty easy!

Maybe you can find even more help here, from the factory manuals:

http://pdftown.com/Pdf-eBook/Subaru.html

 

[Hachiroku]

Maybe you can find even more help here, from the factory manuals:

http://pdftown.com/Pdf-eBook/Subaru.html

Thanks, but it don't work...

 

[Hachiroku]

Maybe you can find even more help here, from the factory manuals:

http://pdftown.com/Pdf-eBook/Subaru.html

Hmmmm....it didn't work in Windows, but it is downloading just fine in
Linux...Hmmmm....

 

[Paul Knudsen]

Looks like this might be easier than I expected...so why are people
charging $1000-1200?!?!?!

um..because the vehicle has to still run after they're finished with
it?

 

[Hachiroku]

um..because the vehicle has to still run after they're finished with it?

Yeah, that would be a GOOD thing!

 

[Fred Boer]

Don't you mean "When..."?

 

[Ray]

All head gaskets at work are done in-car; several tricks make it easier. BUT
they are done from the bottom. IF I were to do a head gasket at home (or a
clutch) I would pull the engine. That is not so hard as you would think. It
also lets you access the back and reseal the entire engine, something thats
good to do on subarus.

When my wife's Beretta borked the trans, we pulled the engine/trans as a
combo. Didn't seem that much harder, and allowed me to do the timing
chain, oil pan gaskets, etc... as kind of a PM type of work.

If my Legacy ever needs head gaskets, I'd pull the engine as well so I
could do the same stuff - it's way easier and cleaner on the stand than
in the car.

Ray

 

[Hachiroku]

Don't you mean "When..."?

Seems to be that way. Two Subarus w approx 130,000 miles, both need head
gaskets...

Hmmm....

 

[Fred Boer]

...and in my case (as I never tire of whining about!<g>) 2 BHG on the *same*
car with only 160,000 km!

 

[Hachiroku]

..and in my case (as I never tire of whining about!<g>) 2 BHG on the
*same* car with only 160,000 km!

That's 100,000 miles...hmmm...

 

[Glenn Klein]

Hmmmm....it didn't work in Windows, but it is downloading just fine in
Linux...Hmmmm....

Was able to download & open but it requires a password to use does
anyone know or has anyone else run in to this ( the pdftown.com Link)
Glenn K