Anyone done head gaskets on a Subaru?

[mal91152]

Blew a head gasket on my daughters 98 outback crasher. Anyony pulled a motor on one of these ?:crazy:

[Big John]

Nope, got a buddy who used to be a su-be-ju wrench, where's Sherman??

[mal91152]

out side of Danbury, just looking for some short cuts if any.

[<T M T T>]

Yeah what year / kind?

[mal91152]

1998 legacy outback twin cam. I also have a 24 valve diesel, must be something about those extra valves that gets me. Oh it is an automatic, not like my 6 spd.

[Big John]

I'll check for ya, Danbury isn't that a part of New Yawk???

[mal91152]

Must be, everyone here is from NY, just cheeper taxes.

[<T M T T>]

On 1996-present it is easier to drop the engine slightly to slide out the headbolts if memory serves me right. There are 4 holes in the subframe that allow the bolts to slide out of the head but it seems that they never lign up right.

[mal91152]

that's ok if ya know which head leaks. I want to do both and the 4 cam timing belt is a pain in the car, I did it last year. I need glasses now and seeing in the tight space is challanging.