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thank you guys for your thoughts i will use your knowlege and yes i did clean the block and bolt holes and oiled the bolts upon installation. i will change the gasket to a differant one.

i had the head checked by the machaine shop no problems with it. thanj you for your reply

i got my kit through oreillys

need help ive replaced the head gasket twice this week. the head was machained and new gasket installed and new head bolts. and torq. to spec. with the extra degrees. now the head is leaking through the exhaust. is it common to have a warped block? useing felpro gasket theres only one way to install and now im pulling out my hair.

Does anyone have any information on 03 forester head gasket issue? and or engine block warped? please email me at tnjautomotive@yahoo.com im having some problems. ive replaced 3 times in a week. head was machained at a shop and now it leaks through the exhaust. pulling hair out now