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The test applies to most other cars, but does not apply to the ej25 dohc motor. it will pass the test. Your hg are needing replaced. you have bubbling coolant in the overflow after temp is achieved.

Yeah the foam strip purpose is to force air thru the radiator, not over top of it. witout it, the easy path for air is over top, so makes cooling system work harder than it needs. I have replaced the foam on a few with simple flexible plastic strips, cardboard, shingles, etc. You can be as creative as you want, but you should put something in there as opposed to going without.

glad it was oring. When they pressure check they usually hook the line up at the low pressure fitting to test leak down etc. If the oring on the valve where they check also leak, it will never show up, till after they fix the oring leak, and it will eventually leak out again. Always best to replace everything on the fittings. "you can install a brand new tire on a brand new rim, and trickl soapy water around front and back beads, and it might not leak, but you have to test the valve too... and AC places cant test it there where they hook up the equipment, if that valve leaks it wont be detected and you will lose refridgerant over time, DONT go to Waterloo Iowa Subaru dealer, they cannot properly replace all orings, even though they were asked to do so and paid to do so......

the guys over on http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/ are pretty joyous at running car faxes. This /usmb site will be the best choice for all other things regarding that car, but for car fax, usually i say svx net

ej22?

http://home.comcast.net/~skipnospam/guestlog2.html http://home.comcast.net/~skipnospam/guestlog3.html http://home.comcast.net/~skipnospam/guestlog4.html no you wanted some facts. Anybobdy with ej25 needs read this info. It is truth. Need a sticky on this for the usmb. Subaru never acknowledged an issue and treated the customers poorly, even those who were long time buyers. Notice the comments, never again, coming from a long time Subaru persons. EJ25 dohc is junk and here is the proof

new headgaskets on a ej22 will last 300k new headgaskets on a ej25 will last 150k NO. reliable from 100k to say 140k yes. after 150 no. PLEASE look at this log if you want to see some real world facts http://home.comcast.net/~skipnospam/guestlog1.html that log only is the first page....of many. the best quot on that page is """""I've driven Subarus and Hondas for years. My last Subaru before the Outback was a 94 Loyale Wgn. which was a great car, I learned to put up with the oil leaks which seemed to be never ending. I fixed them myself only to have them reappear. I'm not a novice mechanic, I'm certified to rebuild airplane engines and air frames and have restored antique Cord automobiles. The Loyale engine had design faults but was repairable and dependable. The phase 1 2.5 engine is an abomination. When my head gaskets failed I torn down the engine (to the crank) bearings were thin, pistons scored, wrist pins looked as though someone had been teething on them. I checked the heads, they weren't warped so it was simply head gasket failure because of poor design I suspect. I won't put this engine back in again. I'm in the process on fitting a 2.2 which I just finished going over. Subaru should do the same thing and use the 2.5s to build artificial reefs"""""" enuf but lets discuss to prove more facts- facts are truth check out the sources....one factualy source link is given i can give about 15 more if you want

people like the ej22 cause it goes 300k and no headgasket expense in average. People who go with ej25 DOHC do the headgasket on average 2 x at a high cost of 2g average, every 150k. 4g to run a ej25 DOHC to 300k, thats just HG cost or no cost to run a ej22 to 300k (no HG cost) My advice based on fact, is if you have a ej25 DOHC motor, you will have failed HG. 100% bet. If anyone argues that, talk to them when they try to hit the 150k mark.

When someone wins the lottery, they otta swap one of the FB into a BRAT, then crush the new platform for scrap, all the while video footage of the occurrence for youtube. BRAT will survive on FB soon. For Brat?

will buff right out lol

A fact is the ej25 DOHC engine had almost near 100% failure of the headgasket. iteration version one thru how ever many changes they have made. Even the newst design is prone to fail at 100k. Now, the ej22, did not bave a fact issue at all, ever on that. Take your chance, read up, be saving money for when you have a ej25 DOHC blow.

sweet. for me its cheaper to buy a 90-95 legacy ej22 and not have to pay 2g in headgasket known flaw, feature. I suggest more people do this. seeing more and more 05-09 headgasket failures as miles approcah the 100k mark. Never had a 2oo k ej22 let one go, not even past 200k

I absolutely HATE despise Ethanol. I have had it ruin too many engines in my friend/family network. no joke. It kills them off sooner than later. Look where i am from. It is the worst choice we could do, the industry pushes it due to it increases amount of fuel usage total.... IE get this. 28mpg on non ehtanol gas 24 mpg on 10% ethanol 20.6 mpg on 15% ethanol. You have less power, it pollutes more out the tailpipe, and it uses up WATER resources to make the crap. People will also see food prices soar due to ethanol bills. Corn flakes will cost triple, soda pop (i know i don't touch that stuff) will increase by double price. Your everyday grocery bill will increase if they push this junk. My old SVX owners mnual said strictly do not use ethanol in that high performance engine. I wish i could kill the ethanol bill and those on board. Even NASCAR is going to it and admitting in public it has caused their gas milage mathematics to go haywire. IT IS BAD BAD BAD> this was a NICE site when i went to OKC for a trip last year. Wish Wish wish wish wish they would have that here.

Subaru really should offer a 2.0 option (across the car lineup), not everyone needs the power and lower mpg a 2.5 gives.....

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/despite-fix-some-subaru-outback-and-legacy-owners-still-experience-highway-vibration/#more-93823 The 2010/11 Outback vibration issue gets some attention in the Times.

Sounds typical of what i see repair shops do to Subarus around here. They don't do proper work..don't get the coolant burping is needed, etc, don't know about the proper towing of them. They might have even used the wrong marks when doing the timing belt, and if that is the case, then hopefully it didn't ruin something.

radiator hose pinhole? or headgasket let go. a gallon is a lot of water to add. The system doesn't hold much more than that to begin with total capacity.

I think i know that color code...now what color again. Could be grizz2.

very common issue for 2000 outback is broken front swaybar on that model year type Outback. Check that first not sure it was the 99's tho.. Lots of people, i mean lots, have snapped the high spring steel end on the swaybar on the early 2000 outbacks. Otherwise, struts...

Would a 360 sedan fit in the back of a Gen2 BRAT anyway possible to haul one a few hundred miles?

slow blow fuse? that would be next best.. Shawn has the right idea, if a dealer is taking too long for a part, get on here, someone can USPS priority ship to you in a day or 2 at most to get you the part..IF we still had passenger pidgeons, a fuse could get to you the same day.

yeah lesson is never replace a fuse with wiring or a penny, or .22shell. At least Twitch mechanism is still a fuse. Fuses are meant to blow when something shorts or goes wacko in overvoltage current draw. When you take the fuse element out, nothing there to blow so you get fire, melted wire, possibly a burned up car on the side of the road.

Flat driving with increased tire air pressure, would get you about 27-28mpg avg about 55mph with using good quality gas without ethanol and a new airfilter. You are not flat driving you are in the mountains and you speed is above 55.. What type gas are you using, ethanol or neh? Synthetic oil will get you a slight increase as well. What oil type are you running? How new is your airfilter?

The 97 cranks and wont start. Maybe its out of gas, a common problem is a leaking fuel filler neck due to rust out. Also, with that many miles, it cant be that solid if it lived in your area. Check up near the frame near the rear shock mounts, hidden holes in most there. A engine swap would be the best thing to plan on, but 211k miles means bearings, shocks, struts, brake work, etc in addition to just getting it running.

pretty sure the good engineers at fuji maximized the early ej22 in every way. Then they had "new" engineers come on board to "get more power" and they restroked the bores, changed the compression, and introduced a "INTERFERENCE" motor. The demise/ downfall of Subaru engine longevity happened after the interference engine went mainstream. I hate Subaru of new due to this