Howdy!
My neighbor has inherited his dad's 2003 Forester with 140,000 on the clock.
He's asking $4300 for it and I'm willing to offer him $3500.
He'll consider any reasonable offers.
Here's the thing.. It needs tires and he's not sure if the timing belt has been done.
I'm pretty sure that the belt has been done but I'm wondering about the head gaskets.
The oil is nice and clean on the stick.. and the puke tank looks okay.
My bigger concern is since it hasn't been run in awhile could the head gaskets dry out and cause trouble?
As always I value your opinions..
Thanks!!

Not having been run in a while prolly won't affect the head gaskets at all. Still a good idea to add Subaru dealer only stop leak product to the cooling system to lessen any leakage of coolant from the head gaskets.

 

Others have said if you know what to look for, after a head gasket change, the corners of the head gaskets will have a different "look," that will indicate that the head gaskets have been changed. I don't know what that "look" will be, but someone on this forum will be able to tell you.

Excellent idea! Thanks