Arin's Auto Repair And Sales

Subaru Head Gasket Repairs

Corning, NY

Unfortunately for any of you Subaru owners out there, head gasket failures have been a problem that you may have had to contend with. The most commonly-experienced issues deal with two overhead camshafts per cylinder bank engines, which were built into Subaru Outbacks from 1996-2000, as well as all pre-2000 Impreza Rs, Foresters, and Legacy GTs.

But what does that mean, exactly? Well, the failure of a head gasket will result in coolant and combustion gas mixing. As you may already know, this is not how it's supposed to be--you'll just wind up with oily overflow in your coolant tank. Aside from this being inconvenient, it also smells terrible. And, if you don't address the head gasket problem in a timely manner, then the small leak can turn into a ‘blown' head gasket, which is considerably more difficult and costly to fix.

Back in 1999, Subaru attempted to address the problem with a new, single overhead camshaft engine. But this backfired horribly--the new head gaskets actually failed at a higher rate than those on the old engines. This time, the head gasket failure resulted in a leak between the motor's exterior and the coolant jacket (in the oil gallery). On top of it all, engine oil and/or antifreeze will gather on the gasket seam.

Ouch. Well, if you've noticed any of these issues with your Subaru's head gasket, or if you've actually experienced a blown head gasket, then you should probably consider getting it all repaired. Arin's Auto Repair and Sales knows exactly what to do when it comes to Subaru head gasket repairs.

There's a silver lining to all of this--we've seen this issue multiple times and have slowly but surely become more experienced with dealing with these problems when they come to us. It is a fairly simple fix for us, so don't worry or hesitate on bringing your Subaru down from Corning, New York to our repair shop in Cayuta. Arin's Auto Repair and Sales does complete auto and foreign repair, as well as make and model specific repairs. So come to use with any issue you may have.