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So even if Subaru may have fixed it, you can see how it still lingers in my mindĪnyhow, where would I go about picking up this dye? I've heard about it for a long time but it seems to slip my mind when ever the occasion arises. I'm not sure if it is true, but assuming that it was than the fix may have been for the newer engines released on the 09 models. You should be able to clean it up and tell for sure.Īlso, I thought they had this fixed by 2008?įrom what I've read online some owners believe its a fault with the open deck block design on the SOHC engines. My valve covers were not leaking at all as far as I could tell, even though everyone says its a common area to leak from.
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The headgaskets were weeping oil from the lower edges and it would run down the crossmember and drip onto the exhaust. I had a similar issue on an 01 Legacy sedan AT (SOHC 2.5) approx 120K miles. On another note, I had the t-belt, pulleys and some gaskets done last year some 25k miles ago. I dont think my wife would be happy with that. Besides how we gearheads think, the car may also sit in the garage for another 12 months awaiting a junkyard supercharger fitment with a hybrid DOHC block and a custom made dry sump system. I've thought of that already, but I dont exactly have the resources right now to pull that off(the green kind that makes people smile).
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It's probably easier, and you can do the crank seals, head gaskets, timing belt and be good for another 100,000 miles.