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Yes. Just changed the cap. Coolant was a bit warm but not hot and the rad was full. Took it for a very short spin and will take a longer drive in about an hour to see what it does.

When I came home earlier this afternoon I checked the level immediately without shutting it off and the level in the reservoir was very high and there was obvious signs of spillage. I think I did note a few bubbles but just a few. A couple minutes after shutting it off the reservoir was nearly empty.

Thanks. Sure hope you guys are wrong:) Just got back with the cap and am waiting for it to cool off. How big a project is a head gasket on a 2.2L?

I have a 97 Impreza OBS that has been "losing" coolant for a couple of weeks now. What appears to be happening is that when the engine is hot it is spitting far too much coolant into the overflow/expansion bottle which then overflows. Then when it cools down again there isn't enough coolant to re-fill the radiator. I'm planning to swap the radiator cap but is there anything else I should be considering?

When the front outer cv joint on my 97 Imp went out the car still drove and I didn't have to rev it like crazy or anything to get it to move. I think something else is wrong. Clutch maybe?

About 2 months ago I noticed the crankshaft pulley was wobbling and found that the bolt was just barely finger tight. I tightened it down to 120ft-lb and everything seemed fine until about 2 weeks ago when the timing belt jumped several teeth on just the right (passenger) side. When I removed the pulley I found that the keyway on the pulley was worn (about 1 key worth) but otherwise it looked ok. I needed to get the car back on the road so I filled the gouge in the keyway, re-installed the timing belt, and pully using blue loctite on the bolt threads and the inside of the pulley where it contacts the crankshaft. At this point the engine seemed to be running great but I was getting the occasional P0325 (knock sensor) CEL. That made me nervous so I ordered a new pulley and key which I'll be swapping in tomorrow (if I can get my loctited pulley off). Any thoughts on what caused the timing belt to jump? The belt is only about a year (15000mi) old, didn't show any problems, and the tensioner seemed fine (required plenty of force to compress). I just don't see how that gouge in the pulley keyway could have caused the belt to jump like that once the pulley bolt was tightened but I also don't see anything else wrong. Added: BTW this is a 97 Impreza OBS with 139,000mi

My 97 OBS has much less tendency to pull in the direction of deeper water/slush then my previous FWD car. I assume (with all the dangers that go with that) that when one front tire starts to spin power is transfered to the rear which probably isn't hydroplaning because it's running in the grove made by the front tires.

When we were looking for one last spring I was really surprised just how few were for sale, especially considering how many Subies I see driving around. Prices seemed somewhat high as well, mostly at the high end of KBB. In contrast, we were also looking at the Ford Focus. For the same money as a 96-2000 Impreza you could get a 2003-2004 Focus and if you couldn't reach an agreement on one there were a dozen more just like it to buy. I guess people just don't sell their Subies.