March 6, 201511 yr What's the best gasket kit and bolt kit to get? Should I pull the motor to do it? And what else should I replace while I'm in there? Thanks, Ryan
March 6, 201511 yr Have read on this forum, the recommendation of replacing head gaskets with Subaru OEM made for the turbo engine. Access the "search" feature on this web site. Lots written on head gasket repair, as it is a major Subaru short coming. However, if your engine is simply leaking a small amount of coolant, this can be fixed by adding a special Subaru "conditioner" to the antifreeze. The conditioner is Subaru's special "stop leak" product. It works great. If that works, no need to replace head gaskets at this time. On my 99 OBW, I had the head gaskets replaced by a moon lighting Subie tech, who knew how to do the work without removing the engine. When was the last time your timing belt and tensioners were replaced? May be a good time to do that.
March 6, 201511 yr Author It's actually a buddy's car. I'll be doing the work tho. I'll talk to him about the conditioner stuff. I know on the ea81 guys recommend the fel-pro perma-torque gaskets... It's a 2.5 btw
March 6, 201511 yr It's actually a buddy's car. I'll be doing the work tho. I'll talk to him about the conditioner stuff. I know on the ea81 guys recommend the fel-pro perma-torque gaskets... It's a 2.5 btw Unless he is a Subaru freak, he prolly won't know anything about the Subaru Conditioner product. I don't think it is mentioned in the owner's manual, let alone advertised anywhere. It is just one of those things you hear about when reading posts on this forum. Yea, figured you were talking about the 2.5 motor. Still recommend the HGs made for the turbo model. They are more stout, and should last a long time. Others will prolly recommend the fel-pro, or 5 star HGs. I have heard they are good also.
March 7, 201511 yr Author He doesn't know much about cars at all. I talked to him yesterday and he said he put a different kind of head sealant in the coolant and it hasn't over-heated in a while, so I'm just gonna go ahead and do the gasket. Who knows what that stuff will do to his engine...
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