February 12, 201016 yr Ive been having some overheating issues with my 97 2.5l legacy outback. Intermit overheating while driving. the reservoir on the radiator was cracked and replaced without a problem. it still began to overheat after about 10 mins. I thought it might be the thermostat so it was replaced.... yes ive become aware of the aftermarket t-stat issue and will be replacing it soon. still no luck. the radiator was burped twice, ive been using a coolant funnel that replaces the radiator cap while its being refilled. ive seemed to get all of the bubbles out finally after burping it for 45 min but i still see some very fine pinpoint bubbles the consistancy of foam when the engine is reved to 2500 rpms. the upper and lower hoses are both hot and bulging... besides replacing the t-stat any suggestions?
February 12, 201016 yr the bad news is you are joining the club, the blown head gasket club. the good news is it can be fixed. many people here will provide do's and dont's
February 12, 201016 yr the bad news is you are joining the club, the blown head gasket club. the good news is it can be fixed. many people here will provide do's and dont's Pretty sure I'm the latest inductee.
February 12, 201016 yr Pretty sure I'm the latest inductee. A couple weeks ago I found my mother's 2000 Forester (236k) leaking an obscene amount of coolant from the driver's side head gasket - dumping it on the cross-member and exhaust. So I'll be tearing into that when I get a chance. No overheating till it loses enough coolant though - yay for Phase II's...... I guess :-\ But yes - your '97 has bad head gaskets. We see it a lot with that engine - as well as piston slap, bottom end failure, etc. If it's got high mileage trade the engine out for an EJ22 or just find another car. That engine has some serious drawbacks - which is sad considering the car's themselves are quite nice other than the abortion under the hood. GD
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