Hmmm. Thanks! I’ll try that if it continues happening. I’m going an hour again on the highway bc I do that every Saturday. I’m just a bit worried it’s all going to happen again.
My 2001 Subaru Outback had the same problem after the head gasket was replaced, turned out the mechanic used an aftermarket part once we got the same one that was in there to begin with everything is working fine. I had several problems with after market parts and overtime the problem was solved when we replaced the parts with Subaru parts. Maybe this helps I’ve since found a new mechanic since the first one couldn’t get it right.
Does anyone have or know of a pearl white left front fender for the 2001 Subaru Outback can’t find one anywhere. Lots of green ones must be cheap
You probably will never find any fender prepainted in any type of Pearl anything. Pearl is always applied to the vehicle as one unit…as when it was painted.
You could probably take a pearl fender from one vehicle and try to install it on any other and it would never look right.
This is the curse of any Pearl paint. They are absolutely beautiful in my opinion…and unique to each job done. IMHO
Blackbird
"...turned out the mechanic used an aftermarket part..."
Was that part possibly the head gasket?
turned out the mechanic used an aftermarket part
There’s NOTHING wrong with quality aftermarket parts…In fact I rarely use OEM parts…never had a problem
I’ve been fixing cars for 50 years and every time I hear the comment that a certain brand of car needs a specialist, a general mechanic is not good enough, I found that to be untrue, until I got a Subaru. A general mechanic can certainly learn the intricacies of the Subaru, but unless they have received the training or have extensive experience, they can be at a loss.
Subaru’s had a head gasket problem that usually showed up at around 100k miles or 10 years. Most of the time, when the head gasket was replaced at a dealership or by an independent with Subaru experience using the new factory gaskets, they don’t fail again. However, comma, Subaru has an additive that is now required in the cooling system and you can only get it from the dealer. It is not expensive so if that has not been added, do that next.
Subaru’s do not have a bleed screw and are notorious for being difficult to bleed. I don’t know haw the dealers do it, but on the Subaru forum that I check every day, it seems that the procedure that works for owners is to jack the front of the car up as high as possible, remove the upper radiator hose (I have no idea why this helps but they swear by it) and slowly fill the engine through the upper radiator hose.
Overheating at highway speeds or going uphill typically is caused by a weak radiator cap, but a tiny leak in the head gasket can also cause this. The additive is supposed to help for this.
One last thing, if the thermostat was installed with the bleed valve at the bottom instead of the top, it won’t bleed completely.
HMS I would suspect that if you had continued problems with a head gasket it was due to an installer problem; not a part supplier problem.
Aftermarket gaskets work as well as OEM and in all honesty, the Subaru OEM gaskets could be considered aftermarket as Subaru does not manufacture them. They’re produced for Subaru just like countless other parts from front bumper to back bumper.
The last problem with overheating was the thermostat once we got the right one it is running fine. The other parts were the front axle and drive shaft. Got a new mechanic and another car (lexus) hope my luck will improve now. Took the lexus for an oil change and had to replace the water pump…785$ what about my luck with cars ???