# What year Subarus had head gasket problems

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**Created:** [April 15, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-year-subarus-had-head-gasket-problems/78693 "2013-04-15T00:03:11Z")\
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Subarus has had head gasket issues dating back to the early 70s although the early/mid 70s are another kettle of fish in regards to failure.  
Just my 2 cents, but the problem seemed to really surface in the mid 80s when the head bolt retorque was eliminated.

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