I got the head gaskets replaced on my 99 Legacy GT at a Subaru dealership and 2 weeks later the camshaft seized. They tell me the seizure was caused by an oil blockage not related to the head gasket replacement. I find this hard to believe. Is it possible a piece of the old gasket clogged the oil passage? And if so is there any way to prove this?
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Seized camshaft on 99 GT
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, Jan 10 2005 02:25 PM
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Posted 10 January 2005 - 04:03 PM
Is it possible a piece of the old gasket clogged the oil passage? And if so is there any way to prove this?
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Also, if they used any sealer, like silicon, anywhere in the process it could have come off and caused a blockage. I recently resealed my oil pump and a tiny little bit if the silicon broke off and blocked the oil passage to a hydraulic lifter. This caused the lifter to deflate and cause lots of noise. Took me two tries before I found the piece and got it cleared up. 2 weeks seems like a long time before the issue would come up, but there are lots of things that could effect that.
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Posted 10 January 2005 - 04:32 PM
from a crash that had a drop of silicon sealer blocking an oil passage. Proving it would be tough. You would probably have to have it disassembled by a Subaru expert to document the cause, or at least do it in front of witnesses and a camera.
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