MrDundee

Yes the used dealership's mechanic did that to it. They called the Subaru dealership and that is what they told them to try.

I don't know. I know he was up under the car when installing it.

funny thing is the first thing they tried was changing the thermostat and the mechanic told me that when he got into it he discovered there was no thermostat installed!!

How can I make them take it back when there was no warranty??

Yes I have the operators manual and case for it! The car seems to be very well maintained. If I can just get it to stop overheating it would be immaculate!

i have an automatic. I have read that even though other people have had the same problem and had the gaskets fixed, it keeps happening again multiple times.

The problem is there was no warranty from the used dealership. It was As/Is. I don't know what they will do. they have already been doing work on it trying to fix it and they haven't charged me anything thus far. Should I buy the EJ22 engine and have it put in and see if they will split the cost or something?? Michael

Hey everyone. I just purchased a '98 Outback on May 18th, 2007 with 147,000 miles on it for $4200. I love this car but the night that I bought it I took a 45 minute trip away from home and it started overheating while idling at a gas station! I took it back to the used dealership I bought it from and they thought it was the thermostat. They replaced it and but it still had the same problem. I have taken it back 3 times this week! They called the nearest Subaru dealership and they told them to bleed the engine of air which seemed to help. I left with the car and later that night it started overheating again. The needle goes up and down. What should I do? I have now been researching this problem on the internet only to find out that this is a COMMON PROBLEM!! Someone told me I should just purchase a 2.2L engine from a 1995 Outback and have it put in to replace my 2.5L and that I won't have problems after that. I am on the verge of just trying to get the used dealership to take my car back and let me buy something else from them in it's place but I know that is not going to happen without a fight. Please help!!!