sunflow99

Update on the Legacy: I took it on about a 70 mile round trip today, on the way out, at a stop light, the temp gauge started to slowly creep up, but when I pulled away, it went back to normal, and didn't move again for the rest of the trip. On the way back, it stayed steady the whole way. It shouldn't have moved on the way there, so I'm not convinced the problem is solved, but it's some good news.

Thanks for all the advice. The service guys did the flush, so I hope they did it right. I went back and found some more information in some previous threads about OEM Subaru Thermostats. I'm going to burp the system, and if it continues, call the service center and ask if they put in a Subaru Thermostat, it seems like that could be keeping the coolant from flowing properly.

Yes, both fans are running well.

First off, whosever idea this was, bravo and thanks. I have had problems with overheating intermitently for the past couple years(~167,000), but after several days, maybe a coolant flush, it would stop. Finally, after moving to the Northern VA area, the car would not stop overheating. But it wouldn't start overheating until after 7-8 minutes of driving. I took it to a new mechanic, and he said the radiator was clogged, and changed the radiator and thermostat. Still overheating. He then changed the water pump, which he showed me the old one had the fan tongs melted down(I guess due to coolant not passing through while still running). I took the car out the next day, and about 8-9 minutes in, the gauge started to slowly move upwards, but only when I would come to a stop for more than a minute. If I start off quickly(get the engine around 2500 rpm), then the gauge goes back down, but then when I come to another stop, it will slowly start moving up again. I took it back, the mechanic said drive it a couple more days. Could it be an air leak? Can I check myself?