GudjonUnnar

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Hello again. The car has been driven 160.000 kilometers (a mere 100.000 miles) It has new oil and new filters (both oil and air filters) I've driven like 800km since I had the oil changed and the filters as well. The vehicle is not equipped with A/C so that wouldn't be bugging out. I've been wondering about this, does anyone think it would help if I flush the radiator completely? Was thinking about maybe shoot water into it with a pressure washer, and then restore the cooling liquid with brand new one? I'll check the existing cooling liquid and see if it is greasy or smells like exhaust. My mechanic told me that it is possible that the head gasket is on it's last song, but he said that it was only on rare occasions since this is a boxer motor, it's much more common in V and I type engines that the head gasket goes kaput..

Hello there fellow Subaru owners. I have a 2001 Sedan Legacy GL the JDM one. I encountered a rather mindbogling situation the other day. I left my car idling while I ran inside the house to get some stuff, it idled maybe for about 20 minutes, when I came back out the temperature gauge showed that the car was at the very edge of overheating, unlike most people I drove off, as soon as the car was on the move the temp gauge came tumbling down to a normal heat, the check engine signal had been turned on.. I drove to the nearest gas station to check the engine coolant, and as it turned out I could pour 1.5-2 liters of mixed coolant.. The day after I went to my mechanic to have the car checked out.. There it was.. Radiator fan rationality check had failed, he erased the error from the cars computer and told me to keep an eye on the temp gauge and if the fan was running at all.. It went smooth for few days but it occured again when I stopped on a traffic light for maybe 20-30 seconds, I havent had it checked out yet but everything seems to be normal.. The radiator fan runs, the engine coolant is topped of, I havent noticed any leakage from under the car, the temp gauge shows normal heat, and the car has new air filters.. Has anyone had anything like this? Advices would me much appreciated!