hassop45

The dealership in Boulder CO gave me the diagnosis when I went in for the last service and oil change. Otherwise no indication from a driving perspective - no overheating at all. Thank you everyone for the great advice. Really appreciate everyone's help

Also, If I'm going to do this and pull the engine are there other things you recommend I have done while they're in there?

I'm in Boulder CO where every third car is a Subaru :-). I haven't really price shopped yet - just went to the Subaru dealer in town. Thanks for the insight. I was afraid that would be the general consensus

I have a 2007 B9 tribeca with approximately 107,000 miles. During my last service I was told that the head gasket will need replacing at some point in the near future. I'm not looking forward to dropping the $3,000 cost and am wondering whether to attempt this on my own. I was hoping to get some advise on whether this is advisable or not. I have very limited experience under the hood and am more than a bit hesitatant as I fear a project like this could be way more than I can handle. Thoughts on whether a novice should even attempt this type of repair? I would only consider if it does not requre lifting the engine. Thank you for taking the time to respond.