Subaru Outback Wagon cooling system leak Engine overheating

[Henry Paul]

Well, I guess if you can get the head gasket done on warranty/recall, the
service people will be able to tell if more damage was done.

You said you had it towed when the overheat happened. How far would you say
you drove it before you noticed the problem? I am willing to bet the engine
is ok. The head will probably need to be reworked when they do the gasket.
The big problem with the job is not pulling the head, but the fact that I
believe the engine has to be removed to do the work.

 

[Henry Paul]

I would. But I would call them first and explain the situation to them.

 

[Hallraker]

Should I go ahead buy another subbie?

I will NOT. This is my first and last. It just so happens that my dealer is
OUTSTANDING! But, this OBW is the most trouble prone car I have had out of the
past six cars except perhaps for my Turbo Volvo. (Honda Accord, Merc.
Moutaineer, Nissan Quest, Acura Legend, Chev. Cavalier, Nissan Stanza)
In my three years of ownership (52K), I have had constant steering pulling to
one side or the other, shaking steering wheel not aleviated by replacing
original tires at 40 K, blown headgasket, Premature front brake pad
replacement at 26k, (my other cars last 36-60k for front pads), terrible wind
noise in the front windows, Two recalls, lights dimming with no reason, driving
light flashing off and on with no dealer fix, alternator light flashing on a
few times per hour, but no problem able to be diagnosed. Exhaust resonances at
certain rpm's dealer unable to identify or fix, defective washer pump, and
these are just the things I remember.

For the bad snowy days it's ok.

And you had a... Cavalier? Not to mention the Explorer twin, the
Mountaineer? Not only am I surprised you're still alive, but able to afford
a computer after owning a Cavalier. I could tell you some Cavalier
stories alright. A friend of mine stubbornly sank about $20,000 into a
$10,000 Cavalier.

Sounds like you've got a lemon, specifically in the electrical department.
Although I have light dimming problems myself, I think that it is somehow
related to the huge ass amp I have bolted to the rear seatback.

-Matt

 

[Hallraker]

I never said anything about American workers, that was your assumption. If
anything it seems American corporations are greedy. Rather than build a
reliable vehicle that will last for years and hundreds of thousands of miles
it seems to be a bigger money maker to build one that will last less than
ten years and costs thousands and thousands in repairs in the process
causing you to turn around and buy another one right after that.

It's called planned obsolescence. They want you to buy another vehicle.
That's one of the reasons for the periodic full updates and yearly
refreshening of vehicles. Even though my '95 Outback is flawless in most
non-cosmetic ways, I get the urge to buy a new one whenever I see a newer
model drive by. Were they to still have the old '95-era body style, I can
assure you the desire for a newer one would be much, much less.

-Matt

 

[Henry Paul]

Thank you. Finally someone who can see where I was coming from. I know this
has been a big thing with computers for years. Intel is really bad about
this with their processor speeds.

 

[Henry Paul]

If you can't have a good stereo, the car is not worth driving!

 

[Sir D]

My heater controle (slider) in not woking (no blower) replace the
thermal sensor in the air box.
any tips how to remove the controle fron the dash?
Regards IAN