dysondoug

I caught the problem right away. The gauge only went 3\4 of the way to hot then I had it towed so I didnt overheat it to bad but I have no Idea about the previous owner of the motor

Bought a used 2005 Forester great shape needed a motor. Replaced it with a used Legacy 2.5 that had timming belt and head gaskets replaced two years ago. I always smell antifreeze but never see it. I noticed the coolant reservoir was empty a few times. Well it keeps needing coolant so Im almost pos that the head gaskets are shot. Is this worth fixing or should I just cut my losses now? Is this a problem that will keep happening? I always had a love and trust for Subaru untill now.

That is the route I would rather go but you have to pull the engine to tap it right?

Swapped the engine in my 2005 Forester 2.5 W/EGR with a 2.5 non EGR engine. Now I get a CEL and it disables my cruise function. The problem is the exhaust port is not tapped out on the head to thread the egr tube. Can I delete the EGR in the ECM? any Ideas?