Chris from Tampa Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Hi, glad to be here. We were given a 98 Forester that was my neices car. It's now my daughter's first car. It appears to have been neglected a little bit, and it sat for a year before we started driving it again. It's the first Subaru Ive ever owned.Ive recently fixed a few leaky o-rings in the A/C system, new plugs/ wires, and Ive changed the valve cover gaskets, the oil cooler seal and the oil pan gasket- no more oil leaks now. It needs a new steering rack, soon to arrive. Seems like a fairly easy job.However, we've had some ominous overheating issues with 'disppearing' coolant.I guess this is a head gasket failure? It's got 160K miles- sounds about right on schedule, based on what Ive been learning. I do my own mecahnical work, although Im not a mechanic, but the EJ25D is really easy to work on. Is the head gasket something I should tackle myself? Im not really looking forward to pulling the motor, but I also dont want to throw down 2K for the repair either.Anyway, Ill also post this in the forums later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Welcome to the USMB, Chris. You've found a great place here for friendly help and guidance. You're probably right about it being head gasket failure. Post your questions in the "Newer Generation" forum and I'm sure you'll get a lot of input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLsubedrivr Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Gotta love "free stuff", still a good investment though, you won't find a car that's been rebuilt for the cost of your parts & labor. ENJOY & WELCOME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrect Dead Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Forester in Florida eh?The Florister? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coylethebarbarian Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Welcome Chris! Looks like you're off to a great start on doing all your own repair work! I hadn't done much auto work besides changing oil and breaks until I got the Subaru Bug about 12 years ago... since then I've learned a ton, still have more to learn. You'll find the people on this board a great resource! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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