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11-29-2008, 05:10 PM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
me. on my first svx. my car has been stolen and the guys just beat the crap out of it resulted on a blown hg . i have brought it to the garage , they changed all hg...cost me 2000$ it ended up 2 weeks after with a blown engine...he told me he wasnt responsible because it was block failure and it did not do nothing to pistons...i couldnt get my money back i am sure he ****ed up my car. that made me so pissed off about this car so much money for nothing ....finally i bought a second svx .
 . after doing the hg job the oil lvl light was coming up when the engine was reeving at 500 1000 rpm. i guess that didnt help . he did change the oil pump i think he missed something. the engine compression got into the rad wich made the radiator crack ....all the oil and coolant spilled everywhere in the engine bay in about 2 seconds...you should have seen that a white smoking bomb going at 140 kms
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#5
11-30-2008, 12:26 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
No problems with mine, but what are thoughts on changing them as preventative maintenance? I would figure it's much more convenient to spend a bunch of time doing it right when you've got the time, than to get stuck with it happening at the worst possible moment.
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#6
11-30-2008, 12:38 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
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11-30-2008, 12:41 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
Oh I have no illusions about how much work it is, but the car is going to be laid up for a good chunk of next summer while I'm swapping the trans, so that would probably be as good a time as any.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl
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#8
11-30-2008, 12:50 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
If so you should probably go ahead and get the full gasket reseal kit. It includes all HG, Valve cover gaskets and the 20 washer gaskets for the bolts, Crank and rear main seals etc... its about $240 plus shipping on subaruparts.com.
By doing that you can ensure yourself a leak free and cleaner engine compartment 
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#9
11-30-2008, 12:54 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
Already did that
 . Valve covers, cam plugs/seals, front main, new oil pan, plugs, T-belt...all done this summer, so I've got all the gaskets sitting on a shelf right now.
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11-30-2008, 12:58 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
Well then go right ahead. It sure won't do any harm doing the head gaskets except you might need to get new Head bolts as its not wise to reuse old ones because of all the stress on them. And make sure if you do, to tighten the head bolts correctly to specs to prevent any serious problems(warped heads
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11-30-2008, 10:37 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
<<you might need to get new Head bolts as its not wise to reuse old ones because of all the stress on them.>>
thats not true. only use new headbolts of you know or suspect they were over torqued. otherwise, i've reused hundreds of headbolts without any problems in Subarus.
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#12
11-30-2008, 11:27 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
I am not aware of any large number of blown head gaskets with these engines, so would not worry about it until there is a problem. There are many that have 250,000+ miles on them without hg problems.
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#13
11-30-2008, 11:48 AM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
my head gaskets just blew last week. i have 190000 on mine. i had been having the head gasket problem for some time. my temp would go up and down the whole time i was driving. coolant was mixing into the oil. oil was leaking. etc. etc. etc.
at the end of my head gaskets life i just overheated badly, smoke started billowing out of my hood scoop. it was bad. haha. but it is in the shop now. new head gaskets, head studs, intake manifold gasket, exhaust gasket, valve cover gasket, etc.
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11-30-2008, 12:57 PM
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Re: Head Gasket Failure
Mine went on my old motor somewhere over 200k.
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