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By an external oil leak are you refering to leaky valve covers or something else.

I am about to have the timing belt and water pump done on my 2005 subaru outback. It has 95,000 miles. I have heard differant opinions on if it is a good idea to go head and replace head gaskets at the same time. Just wondering what others recommend.

I have some pictures taken but I cannot find a way to attach them. It may be because on the bottom of this page there is a little box that says posting rules "may not use attachments." How can that be changed.

The car has 94,000 miles I purchased it with 91,000 Every one thanks for the input. It sounds like I need take a better look under there. How would a head gasket oil leak differ from a valve cover oil leak. And that head gasket question brings up another question I had. I was going to get the timing belt replaced soon and my mechanic rec change head gaskets but another mechanic said do not change head gaskets out because they are not a problem in subaru '00 and newer. John

Hi I am new to the forum and have a question that may have been asked before. I have a 2005 subaru outback 4 cylinder that is leaking some oil. Me and a friend were looking at it and it looks like it is coming from 2 places. The drivers side valve cover is seeping a small amount and the bulk looks like it is coming from the oil pain gasket. I have read differant things that subaru's have an oil pan gasket or no they don't it is a silicone sealant. So did not know which it is. I also have a limited mechanical experience. Change brakes, some easy parts swaps but nothing big. Is this a fairly straight foward project? Thanks for the help John