Head gasket

Tiny
RYCK LYDECKER
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  • 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK
  • 4 CYL
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 144,000 MILES
Enter your question.2002 Outback, 144K, indy shop says "leaking head gasket". Was fix once under warantee @ 87K. Had coolant flush/replace @ 133K but probably not Subie coolant. Would that cause new leaking now @only 144K? Can we drive it?
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 AT 2:02 AM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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I would be thinking that it will be a problem with the finish on the cylinder head, these are very critical and as Subaru use steel gaskets, any incorrect coolant may be a problem, I would not be driving it as the chances of doing further damage will increase.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Thursday, November 18th, 2010 AT 11:55 AM

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