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Replying to: xwesx (Apr 30, 2007 9:46 am) That hit 99-02 models hard, sure. I haven't seen reports of head gaskets failures for 03 and later models. Nor did any of the Subarus in my family get a notice that it was to be added. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 30, 2007 10:00 am) Actually, the head gasket problems hit '96 through '02 models hard. It was only addressed by Subaru in the phase II engines, for some reason. Not that this is indicative of widespread problems, but I heard from a fella in California about his gasket saga (1998 Outback, green), which lasted about 2 years and is just now coming to a close. He ended up having the gaskets (and a bunch of other work) replaced to the tune of $2200. His wife wanted him to dump the car, but he was stubborn and went ahead with the fix. Having owned it since new, he is convinced it has a lot of life left and the $2200 is well spent. I cannot recall the mileage - I think it was in the 80K range. Funny enough, I get many many emails from people who do Google searches and come up with my page covering gasket replacement on my '96 back in Sept '05. So many that I finally set up a folder on my email program called "Subaru Correspondence." 
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Replying to: xwesx (Apr 30, 2007 12:34 pm) I'll check in my sister's Forester Owner's Manual next time I see her, or my brother's 04 Legacy. I seriously doubt it, though. What section was it under? I don't see how Subaru could deny a warranty claim unless owners were officially notified (or unless it's in the manual, like for the 07s). I also wonder if it's in the Tribeca's manual, as the H6 wasn't ever really affected by the issue. I guess what set me off was the "all vehicles" comment, I still doubt that's true. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 30, 2007 12:57 pm) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 30, 2007 12:57 pm) As for the coolant additive, it was in the Maintenance section (section 11 in my manual) under coolant replacement. Out of curiosity, is there not a law that manufacturers not require items specifically from the manufacturer unless those items are provided free of charge? If this is the case, this Subaru coolant additive must be a commercially available item. Is that so?
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Replying to: xwesx (Apr 30, 2007 2:29 pm) I do know that you can buy the OEM coolant conditioner from your local Subaru dealer, or from any dealer which does online/phone parts orders.
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Replying to: xwesx (Apr 30, 2007 2:29 pm) MythBusters had a cool episode about ground pepper doing essentially the same thing, i.e. they put pepper in a radiator and tested to see if it would clog up the leak. Guess what? It worked!  Myth confirmed. Ground pepper has the same effect as Stop Leak.
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Replying to: ateixeira (May 01, 2007 8:42 am) I missed that one! Got any details? tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper |
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Replying to: smittynyc (Apr 30, 2007 4:01 pm) Maybe it is another of those myths, though! I love finely ground pepper. It might not be a good idea to make coolant both sweet and spicy..... 
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Replying to: xwesx (May 01, 2007 9:57 am) As for MythBusters, yeah, they used an egg, too. I only caught part of the episode, though. Cool show. 
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