my 92 legacy overheating - Page 4

TomsSVX · #46 10-09-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cruisen_15

i just called a shop called pacific import auto and they are a really good shop and i told them whats happening on my legacy, oh did i mention theres oil in the coolant? well i told them that and they said they garuntee my oil cooler is bad but im going to take it to them so they can diagnose whats wrong

inproper torquing of the head... oil in coolant... Coolant in the oil... Overheating....

Yea I'd say its an oil cooler

Tom

cruisen_15 · #47 10-09-2008, 02:37 PM

well he wasnt sure but he said that happens alot on the turbo legacys and thats what probably happend to mine but hey they will take a look at it and figure out exactly whats wrong

Hocrest · #48 10-09-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cruisen_15

well he wasnt sure but he said that happens alot on the turbo legacys and thats what probably happend to mine but hey they will take a look at it and figure out exactly whats wrong

Save them some time and aggravation and let them know that the HG's were improperly torqued.

Maybe they're right and it is the oil cooler. But if you give them all the info, there's less chance that you'll pay for other repairs that won't solve the problem.

jeffast · #49 10-09-2008, 04:48 PM

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well he wasnt sure but he said that happens alot on the turbo legacys and thats what probably happend to mine but hey they will take a look at it and figure out exactly whats wrong

they are wrong, did you tell them how you re-torqued the head gaskets, make sure to use the phrase

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not really torqued but he just used a wrench and tightened them hella after 300 miles of driving the new gaskets

quote that verbatim, and the story will change very fast.

cruisen_15 · #50 10-09-2008, 09:07 PM

yeh i definatly will tell them everything

jeffast · #51 10-23-2008, 01:46 AM

this came off of legacy central. there really isn't any thing to do in Wyoming. so heres the end result

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so his head gaskets are really blown right?
PIA?

actually no, we loosened the head bolts and actually torqued them and it seems to have fixed his problem for the time being.

and yes, i work at PIA

He name dropped you guys in the thread, do you mind me quoting this over on the svx board for the official thread.

also when describing his torque method did he use the phrase "tightened them hella"?

go for it.

i think he actually did say something to that effect

and thats teh end of that well it killed 5 min...

cruisen_15 · #52 10-23-2008, 05:17 PM

yep my car runs good now, only spent 88$ at pia for the fix

jeffast · #53 10-23-2008, 06:19 PM

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yep my car runs good now, only spent 88$ at pia for the fix

well good luck, I still give it a year before they blow again.