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41540 mi | did an engine over haul. since then the car is overheating . |
136000 mi US $750 |
began running extremely rough about 1/2 mile after filling the gas tank. dealer replaced the fuel pump. |
165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
125240 mi C $150 |
Car used to occasionally buck like a wild horse. Sporadic and started Fall 2014. Worse by December. Repair shop replaced coil on cylinder 2 and checked car. Car ran okay for about a week. Problem returned and check engine light. Car was bucking like wild horse and check engine light came on. The problem was an air flow sensor needed to be replaced. Clutch started slipping so new clutch and plate installed |
212000 mi | Both head gaskets failed, 50000 miles of driving post failure caused bottom end wear. Need to repl. Engine from junkyard would be about $2,500. |
217000 mi | Engine basically shot - rings worn, headgaskets leaking oil into the water and into the environment, low compression. |
120000 mi US $150 |
Spark plug wells full of oil - replacing valve cover gasket and spark plug wires. |
165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD
180000 mi US $3000 |
fuel line replaced head gasket-2nd-second time |
167000 mi | CEL still on after replacing just about every evaporative system component. |
171100 mi US $250 |
Car had head rebuild when transmission failed. Ever since, the engine began overheating on long freeway trips. Installed HQ aftermarket radiator. Stock radiator literally crumbled apart when touched. Defective thermostat installed during head rebuild. Replaced free of charge. Overheating problem solved; hopefully overheating did not damage engine |
174000 mi | Engine overheats during long freeway trips, but not during city driving. Mechanic said he could not replicate the overheating and indicated "all Subaru's run hot." *Car NEVER ran hot prior to head rebuild. |
178300 mi US $200 |
Exhaust midpipe rotted off at the catalytic converter |
237000 mi US $1000 |
water pump gasket |
238000 mi US $2600 |
head gasket leak, replace engine. |
76000 mi US $178 |
Replace section of exhaust pipe |
165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
129000 mi US $28 |
Oil was leaking from valve cover seals onto the spark plugs and wires. Valve cover gaskets and seals were replaced. |
165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD
78000 mi US $600 |
muffler system replaced |
72000 mi US $3000 |
exhaust system rusted out again for the 3rd time |
139000 mi US $30 |
replace thermostat. Car was running hot. Did not have the original exact OEM thermostat. It appeared to stick periodically. |
131600 mi C $500 |
The head gaskets had minor external leak when I first bought the car. The leak had slowly become worse over the years. I decided to replace the HG before selling the car. I also cleaned some deposits/gunk off of the cylinders and pistons. |