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My Subaru Legacy Outback is Using / Burning Coolant?

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I have a 97 Legacy Outback w/ 170k on it. I replaced the radiator last year and it has been working great until recently when the temp gauge started going up. The radiator coolant level was down and the expansion reservoir was completely full. I noticed the radiator cap was... Read More

  • Subaru + 170k miles + previous cooling system issues = bad head gasket. It never fails on these cars. If it ain't leaking on the outside its leaking on the inside. Head gasket failures are the Subaru's achilles heel. Read More
  • Trust me, Mark is correct. Anywhere between 110-150K miles most of these (great-otherwise) 2.5 dohc engines will develop a small breach in the headgasket and the gaskets will need to be replaced with the newer and better-design gasket. The symptoms are exactly as you describe. I can tell you how it is technically but... Read More
  • See it yourself....If none of the signs you have now that is listed in the link below, you probably have a small leakage on the upper or lower hose of your radiator. Reference:http://users.sisna.com/ignatius/subaru/headgasket.html

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With its standard all-wheel drive and more of a reputation for performance than for being a bread-and-butter family vehicle, the 2008 Subaru Legacy competes with some of the more exciting-to-drive mid-size sedans, along with the most affordable of the European sports sedans. The Altima and Passat are both sporty mid-size sedans that have very attractive, comfortable interiors, though the Altima doesn't offer all-wheel drive and the Passat only offers it with the more expensive V-6 model. The Audi A4 is a more formidable alternative, with its fuel-efficient 2.0T powertrain, quattro all-wheel drive, and very attractive, upscale interior. Finally, Volvo and Subaru buyers have long overlapped, and the Volvo S60 has several sensible and attractive all-wheel-drive models. Neither of them offers performance like the GT Spec.B, but the S60 has a better ride and more comfortable interior.

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