super20dan

my 2002 outback had internal head gasket failure at 44k! wife tried to drive car home and ruined both heads and the radiator blew out. subaru picked up the tab with no fight but i wont ever buy another subaru. there is no excuse for a defect like this to go on for this long. i will buy a toyota as soon as the rest of the waranty is up.

my head gaskets blew at 44k! i would have never bought this car if i knew of this problem.-to subaru,s credit -they fixed it free

thanks-i will wait till 90,000 and do h20 pump at same time

many thanks- will this engine freewheel if the belt breaks and not ruin the valves etc. i get conflicting reports and would like to know. not that i want it to break on me.

this is my first subaru and i need to know if i have the soch or doch 2.5 in my 2002 outback. its near 60,000 and time for the timming belt change . the owners manual is of no help and the only shop manual i have goes to 98 for the brighton(outback). by the way my head gaskets blew at 38.000K ! dealer fixed for free. great car otherwise