Bucky92 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Well.. I have never been really happy with it..but its officially on my hate list.. Blew a head gasket ( I believe) coming home today in the snow... started running hot and blowing white smoke out the exhaust...sounds like a head Gasket to me!! If so.. its junk yard bound..not messing with another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 i'm sorry to hear this! If we were closer I would be happy to take it off your hands - blown headgasket & all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Well.. I have never been really happy with it..but its officially on my hate list.. Blew a head gasket ( I believe) coming home today in the snow... started running hot and blowing white smoke out the exhaust...sounds like a head Gasket to me!! If so.. its junk yard bound..not messing with another one. Someone will turn it into an off-road beast if it's AWD, too bad I don't live in CT anymore. Long-time no-see on RMD. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyko Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Crazy, for an EJ22, but, if you did, welcome to the club! Sunday, I blew one of my XT6's HGs. Really though, that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 If the mileage is less than 200k, the head gaskets are well worth doing. They are really easy engines to work on. It's basically a timing belt job + a head removal. You don't even have to remove the cams or valve covers! Although I know what you mean about the 2nd gen Legacy's - I've worked on enough of them that I don't like them either. They are much cheaper on the construction than the 1st generation one's. If it goes to the crusher - save the engine for someone doing an EJ swap. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 you are way too far away, but i have a 95 2.2L w/ egr waiting to go in. if you were only closer i'd take it, who wouldn't? but you may not be ready to let it go yet. maybe just venting a little. haven't you done some good work to this car, struts, brakes maybe. the tires must be ok since you have been driving it. sorry for your headaches. think of it as your private stimulus package, it will make work for some one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I didnt even know you had a legacy! nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoodsboy Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Connie, that sucks if they are really blown. I know you will say f-it... but I am offering to come give you a hand if you decide to put h-gaskts on that thing. Its NOT a bad job... I do them all day. Ill even bring the parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru360 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I've seen this car, it looked worth fixing to me. Head gaskets are cheap and easy. Buy a $50 gasket set on Ebay, pull the engine and seal the whole thing up. The ebay gaskets work fine in a 2.2. The whole job takes 4 or 5 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) Oh the car is in great shape ..especially for being a NE car..any rust on it is trivial.... It has 196K miles on it..timing belt was done at 188K. I would probably think about fixing it if it was a 5 spd.. its an AT and we all know I hate ATs. I still havent looked at it due to rain and snow to determine what actually happened.But leaning towards selling it off cheap and finding something else..I dont want to go back to using my Impreza for everything. Plus this requires taking the coupe out of the garage..and he is in a billion pieces on flat tires. I should also say.. I didnt overheat it.. It was about a mile from my house..went to just under 3/4 on the gauge was plowing through some heavy wet snow on a barely plowed road...and it went back to normal temp once I pulled in the driveway..with no smell of coolant. Edited December 9, 2009 by Bucky92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru360 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I have a 5 speed with everything needed to swap it over in an outback parts car I have. I know you don't want to fix it, just saying it's here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I should also say.. I didnt overheat it.. It was about a mile from my house..went to just under 3/4 on the gauge was plowing through some heavy wet snow on a barely plowed road...and it went back to normal temp once I pulled in the driveway..with no smell of coolant. based on this statement I am willing to hazard a guess that you didnt blow a head gasket - you packed snow up into the radiator breifly - less airflow would raise the temp some, then it melted off which could feasibly cause steam... and it was completely melted by the time you got home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Yeah - you might have jammed the radiator fan with snow. Probably didn't blow a head gasket. 3/4 on the gauge wouldn't blow them and these are REALLY hard to blow. I've run them to the top of the guage multiple times with no damage. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgambino Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Well.. I have never been really happy with it..but its officially on my hate list.. Blew a head gasket ( I believe) coming home today in the snow... started running hot and blowing white smoke out the exhaust...sounds like a head Gasket to me!! If so.. its junk yard bound..not messing with another one. Connie I'm close to you...if you decide to part with it, PM me Bll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 I might just get rid of it.. I have a friend who wants to sell me his 94 Amigo with 104K miles on it. He is one of the best mechanics I know..though flighty. Moved to california and the Amigo just sits here in CT..wants to part with it cheap..might just do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Connie, your a smart girl so i warn you. I had an izuzu once. They have headgasket problems and they have horrid frame rot problems. Look the frame over really good before you do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Connie, your a smart girl so i warn you. I had an izuzu once. They have headgasket problems and they have horrid frame rot problems. Look the frame over really good before you do anything. i dont think the Isuzu have ever won crash test awards, reliability awards, high mileage awards, or general long term satisfaction awards as well, lots of not so good things. Maybe check out consumer reports older issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9098 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I sold my '90 Legacy for $399 on craigs list due to the same thing. Worst mistake I ever made! Fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Before anyone goes off bashing the Amigo..let me say this.. the person who wants to sell it to me is one of my closest friends.. he has been working on cars since he was in diapers.. Right now he is in Cali making custom street rods etc.. I know this truck and it is 100% rust free.. runs perfect..has new exhaust low low mileage..tires have 4000K miles on them. Its already lifted..the right way. My friend would never sell me a headache. And for the price.. $250 just so he can recoupe the money he put into the exhaust... I dont think I can go wrong. I have never been happy with this Legacy.. Compared to my Impreza..and even my XT6..this thing is a slow dog. On top its an AT and I hate ATs. I only use it to keep mileage off my Impreza and so it can take the door dings from the work parking lot. So the Legacy is officially for sale.. I will post it later after I go over it for the issue it had yesterday. Either way its going to go cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 The only thing I could find wrong with it was it was low on oil.. added a quart and it smoothed right out...Just ran it for a good half hour and also took it for a spin...seems OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 If you don't like the Leagcy, selling it is the way to go. Personally I've never been a Legacy fan anyways, always thought they were too Blaeh. As for the Amigo, I've always kinda wanted one, I think they are cool as hell! 2 door, removable top, 4wd, solid rear axle, and the early 90's ones were pretty attractive to me... Plus with a lift, its perfect! There's a really nice metallic orange one in my area that I wish I could afford -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 This is the Amigo: I have always liked them too.. it will be a better play toy anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Oh the car is in great shape ..especially for being a NE car..any rust on I should also say.. I didnt overheat it.. It was about a mile from my house..went to just under 3/4 on the gauge was plowing through some heavy wet snow on a barely plowed road...and it went back to normal temp once I pulled in the driveway..with no smell of coolant. Probably just blcoked all the air flow to the radiator, and working it hard from plowing the snow. Also, I have noticed alot of EJ engines getting VERY hot on first warm up, until the thermostat opens on these cold days( gotta love the hanging out in space at the BOTTOM of the motor thermostats) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Connie, your a smart girl so i warn you. I had an izuzu once. They have headgasket problems and they have horrid frame rot problems. Look the frame over really good before you do anything. I second this. I got bought one cheap to use the frame for a Subaru Build. Body had a bit of rust, but I figured I could still use the frame right? WRONG!!! the thing was swiss chees everywhere underneath, I mean every seam, every bend, every weld was just absolutely eaten to dust. Had to scrap it. On the plus side, Isuzu FI systems are some of the Most similar to Subaru out there. They are the on;y other make I take into my shop. In fact the late 80s MPFI 4 cyls. use many of the same part and have an almost identical self diagnosis process. Connie, if you are familiar with our Subie FI, you will have no problemn with the Isuzu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Although I know what you mean about the 2nd gen Legacy's - I've worked on enough of them that I don't like them either. They are much cheaper on the construction than the 1st generation one's. GD Too bad the 1st gens are so cramped, otherwise this statement would have prompted me to buy a beater 1st gen Legacy to fix up and drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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