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Head Gasket oil leak at 60,000 miles - second engine

20 messages,  Last post on Jul 22, 2012 at 2:17 PM

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#19 of 20 Re: feel your pain [subiduby] by joybell

Jul 09, 2012 (6:32 pm)

Replying to: subiduby (Jul 09, 2012 5:50 pm)
That engine is an insult to an otherwise great car. It's sad....our family had 5 Foresters all at the same time. The only ones without head gasket problems were the 2002 (so far!!) and a 1999. Do the math...that's 60% with HG problems!! I still have the 2003 with the replaced head gaskets. One Forester was replaced with a Volvo and the other with a Honda. We love the cars but are so reluctant to have to deal with this engine again that we are waiting (forever?) for a new model to come out with maybe a 2.2l engine instead of the 2.5l

#20 of 20 Re: feel your pain [joybell] by aatherton

Jul 22, 2012 (2:17 pm)

Replying to: joybell (Jul 09, 2012 6:32 pm)
"... we are waiting (forever?) for a new model to come out with maybe a 2.2l engine instead of the 2.5l."
 
Your wait was over with the 2011 FB 2.5L engine in the Forester, and the 2012 FB 2.0L engine in the Impreza. New head design, with separate cooling, no more coolant passing through the head gasket.

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