# Heating issue with the Subaru.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heating-issue-with-the-subaru/241044>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [December 29, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heating-issue-with-the-subaru/241044 "2008-12-29T10:46:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heating-issue-with-the-subaru/241044/39 "2009-01-07T21:24:23Z")

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> [@Twin Turbo Ferrari 360](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-turbo-ferrari-360/12287/24):
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> I really didn’t want to say anything, because I was really hoping it wasn’t- but yeah. Head gaskets. I had to replace mine on my old legacy less than two months after I got the car.
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> Not too bad of a job, you do have to pull the motor though, as the DOHC heads are too tall to clear the rails when you try to jack just each side of the motor at a time… Check/replace the timing belt tensioner and/or the idler pulley as well.
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> Check with Fred at Capitaland in Scotia, he’s the OEM Subaru parts man (shameless plug).

I’m not even going to start to get into it myself. Technically I could do it, but I have a bad reputation for starting projects and never finishing them so my daily driver isn’t going to be a part of that problem.

It’s at trusted hands at Inline Performance, should be back late next week. Motor will be pulled, heads checked for warpadge and both gaskets replaced just to be on the safe side.

What did the head gaskets and head bolts run ya from Fred, Lyndon?

Now I’m just not sure if the overheating caused the head gasket issue or that was an issue to begin with. Makes wonder if the egg came before the chicken.

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