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A. Remove the gasket, clean and reassemble with excellent grade sealant = free parts costs. That's what GD does. B. Buy the Subaru OEM $25 reseal kit: https://www.subarupartsdeal.com/parts/subaru-repair-kit-pump~34419aa100.html https://www.ebay.com/p/Subaru-Genuine-OEM-Pt220495-P-s-Pump-Kit-34419AA100/1350529604 The reseal kit may not include that reservoir oring so buy both if needed. Given that you're paying a mechanic to do this I'd just reseal the entire pump and replace the oring both at the same time so you're not paying labor twice. Subaru Power steering pumps last the life of the vehicle, reseal it all and be done with it. *** Given you have a substantial leak I think the gasket is more likely than the oring....but that's just a guess The orings sometime leak - 70 cents and it's very easy to replace. Do you have any friends who know how to use a screwdriver? Subaru part number for the oring is 34427AA020 https://www.subarupartsdeal.com/parts/subaru-o-ring~34427aa020.html Subaru sometimes lists the dimensions if you want to google that and order a local oring the same size here's a thread with part numbers and more....this is common there are more threads like it if needed:

i guess coolant/oil or not doesn't really matter - either way you're in a headgasket job. and like we've already said - you can plan your repair out way ahead of time. your timing components are 10 years old - replace those and that labor is "free" since they have to be removed for the headgasket anyway. new OEM gaskets, resurface the heads, adjust valves if required, OEM or AISIN timing kit, new thermostat, radiator hoses, plugs, wires, PCV and you're good for another 100,000 miles.

Circle whatever you see in green, I don't see any green coolant. These gaskets won't blow or leave you stranded. They won't mix oil and coolant, they will not overheat. They will simply seep oil out slowly, ocassionally coolant as well, externally and as long as you top it off it's no big deal. It's not as if they leak profusely or are pumping oil on the ground, it's just a very slow seepage. Keep the fluids topped off and you can keep driving it and plan your repair later. That oil you're seeing is probably a few drops from over a long period of time slowly spreading out as it soaks into the surrounding dust, dirt, and debris on the metal casting. it's not like it "just sprung a leak" that's going to be problematic. The 08's will get worse fairly quickly sometimes but you've still got thousands of miles.

In the past three months my 1977 wagon has come a long way. Look three posts up in this thread to see where I started! It's undergone some cutting and filling of rust holes, a new paint job, coaxing the old engine back into running shape, and it's registered and street legal for the first time since 1984. I've been daily driving it for the last week and it's great. This weekend I installed a Weber and an MSD ignition. I'm still trying to track down the cause of a part-throttle miss/stumble and occasional backfire; I'm hoping that will be solved once I've tracked down all the vacuum leaks and get a new exhaust built, the current exhaust is rusted through and falling apart in many places. And I've got a few boxes with new brake parts ready to go on when I have the time, plus I still have some aftermarket wheels in the plans. First time on the road by Jason Ahrns, on Flickr First time on the road by Jason Ahrns, on Flickr First time on the road by Jason Ahrns, on Flickr First time on the road by Jason Ahrns, on Flickr

It is a real satisfaction knowing you can do this and how good the results can be. What's next ?

I had that problem with my Ea-81 and it was the distributor wasn't advancing under load. It reved just fine but had no power when driving. I had the dist. rebuilt and it fixed the problem. The guy said the diaphragm in the dist. breaks down and you have a vacuum leak basically.

Welcome to the club! You are now officially a Subaru Owner.

Thank you to all who replied and for supplying the solution, this not-well-known info about the "virgin" switch. It was switched by one of the crew at the car wash as they fussed to wipe the muck from the dashboard. Now that I know about this feature, I feel like I've been admitted to a secret society... no longer a virgin, so to speak

Known as the Subaru virgin switch. You hit it by accident. Top of steering column behind steering wheel is a toggle switch . If you look at yours now it will show a red line , Flip it the other way and your running lights will go off.