chadwick
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HEY EVERYONE WELL I WORK A DEALERSHIP AND THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW WE HAVE A 1997 LEGACY OUTBACK THAT OUR SALES MANAGER IS USING FOR HIS DEMO CAR AND THE OTHER DAY IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AND CHECK OVER 1ST WE FOUND VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKING AND REAR MAIN SEPERATOR PLATE LEAKING PRETTY GOOD THEN CHECKING ALL THE FLUIDS WE HAVE FOUND OIL IN THE OVERSPILL JUG FOR THE ANTIFREEZE WELL WHAT DO U THINK IT WAS THE HEADGASKETS WERE GONE THE CAR HAS 150K ON IT THE CAR AND RUNS SO STRONG I HOPE TO BUY IT OUT WHEN HE IS DONE WITH IT SO WE TOOK THE ENGINE OUT DID HEADGASKETS ALL NEW OIL SEALS AND INSTALLED A NEW METAL OIL SEPERATOR PLATE COVER INSATALLED ENGINE BACK IN TODAY AND RUNS GREAT LET ME TELL YOU THAT THIS CAR NEVER OVERHEATED ONCE NOW THE DEMO CAR CONTINUES AND RUNS AWESOME THEN TO ME EVENTUALLY TO ME CAN'T WAIT THOUGH I HAVE 1999 OUTBACK WITH ONLY 59K ON IT I STILL WANT TO HAVE 2 OUTBACKS WHICH WILL BE FUN
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YES GO FOR IT THOUGH PRICE SOUNDS A BIT MUCH BUT CHECK THE UNDERNEATH OF IT ESPECIALLY FOR OIL LEAKS THESE CARS WERE VERY BIG OIL LEAKERS CHECKS EVERYTHING OVER IF OK GO FOT IT GOOD LUCK!
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YUP CHECK FOR EXTERNAL HEADGASKET LEAKS THAT IS THE YEAR OF THEM STARTING TO LEAK BECAUSE OF THE HEAD NOT BEINGH TORQUED TO FACTORY SPECS MY UNCLE OWNED A 2000 OUTBACK AND IT STARTED TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE AND HE CALLED ME AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I TOLD HIM TO BRING IT UP FOR US TO CHECK AND YUP, HEADGASKET LEAKING. PRIMARILY ON DRIVERS SIDE I HAVE SEEN QUITE OFTEN SO ANYWAYS HAD THE HEADGASKETS DONE UNDER WARRANTY OK NOW. 2000 WAS A FLUENT PROBLEM FOR DRIPPY HEADGASKETS SO CHECK IT OUT GOOD LUCK
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WELL GUESS WHAT YES LOYALE CAME WITH TURBO IN THE OF YEAR OF 1990 ONLY. I HAD ONE THAT WAS THE ONLY LOYALE YEAR FOR THEM I HAVE HAD 8 SUBARUS AND WORKED IN A DELAERSHIP I KNOW
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sounds like transfer clutches going sometimes is caused by mismatched tires some pepole don't know that. i work at a dealership and always tell pepole that when they want to change only one tire i always say no not good for the awd transfer clutches it is an expensive repair we just did them on a 96 outback they were really bad when you turn the car it vibrates and jitters sounds and feels awful so anyways good luck ithink if you go to a dealership you will find the answer
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Where is my coolant going?
chadwick replied to timricard's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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It Does Sound Like Your Headgaskets Are Leaking I Happen To Know Someone That Had A Issue Where It Would Only Overheat When It Was In Motion And When You Stopped It Would Overheat I Drove A 98 Outback One Day And I Had The Heat On High And The Car Was Ok Then When I Came To A Stop The Heat Went Instantly Cold And The Needle When To Hot Pulled Over And Had The Car Towed And It Was The Head Gaskets Not A Cheap Repair Either Good Luck Let Us Know What Happens