1996 Subaru Legacy Outback overheating

15 messages, Last post on Oct 19, 2009 at 7:10 PM

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#14 of 15 Re: Thanks once again [ebony5] by xwesx Oct 19, 2009 (9:27 am)
Replying to: ebony5 (Oct 18, 2009 7:22 pm) Yep; still in Alaska. We just recently purchased a '10 Forester and are really enjoying it. Oil in the coolant is a sure sign of a head gasket failure, but that is not going to immediately translate to overheating. It depends on how/where the gasket failed as to how likely an overheat episode is to occur. Oil in the coolant is a a far better situation than coolant in the oil, but both must be addressed as soon as possible.
#15 of 15 Update by ebony5 Oct 19, 2009 (7:10 pm)
Yes the dreaded head gasket failure- am getting it repaired-did the numbers and seemed like the way to go-it was due to have a new timing chain and water pump, so having that done as well . From reading these posts over the years, I thought it was the head gasket. Good luck with the new Forrester