The Truth About Subarus
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- The Truth About Subarus
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My roommates subie head gasket went a while ago and he just keeps driving. Thing sounds like a lawnmower out of hell
LMFAO he does know that if the water mixes with the oil it will destroy the engine right ?
@@ProvacativeAcorn Maybe he wants an excuse to get rid of it 🤣
roll it off a cliff and post it on TH-cam.
🤣🤣🤣
@@BigEightiesNewWave would be fun to tie it wide open and let er rip lol
450k miles on a 03 outback. No issues people just don’t maintain their cars
Always gotta make sure to keep cycling coolant
I had two 03 outbacks and they were both absolutely terrible cars. The only thing they had going for them was they didn't have any electrical problems and the transmissions were amazing (and the AWD), aside from that they were money pits.
@CNCMatrix in my time of owning one, I found two huge problems. 1, the thermostat, and 2, keeping the coolant filled in the radiator. I've put 70k on mine so far, but these two issues have made it survive. Also, it doesn't like hills as advertised.
Wow . I’m considering buying a new 2024 Forester . All the negative info online is making it hard to pull the trigger .
@diegojara5137 new cars for the most part are plastic built machines made to break. You're best off looking at GMT800 trucks from 99-06 since they were mass produced, that or toyotas/Nissans before 08
In my 45 years of driving, the best car I've ever had (no major issues ever) is the Subaru Outback. Love it!
Our 2010 Subaru Impreza blew a head gasket at around 70,000 miles. Common issue for that year of Subie…
You probably never changed the coolant and ran it low on oil
My 2009 impreza doesn't have an issue at all, still runs like dream
@@TTime685 the oil was fine, I checked it often and changed it every 5000 miles. We got it serviced by the dealer per the schedule. It was a sweet little car, Impreza Outback Sport…
My 2006 impreza overheated if you drove it for at least an hour sometimes but no blown headgasket.
@@aaroncalgary change the thermostat
My wife’s 1998 Subaru Impreza was driving then parked for four years in all weather conditions. New battery and new gas it started right up first try. I was very surprised!
same but was sat for 6 years outside, even started on old fuel.
First gen best gen
I have an 03 legacy with 270k miles and owned for 10+ years. Never opened the engine to do headgaskets. The trick with older Subarus is coolant flushes and oil changes. Newer ones past 2012 do not have headgasket issues. Mostly they have oil consumption issues past that until 2018. 2020 and up seem solid with the new FAs.
Which viscosity oil have u used ? what was your interval to change engine oil and coolant ? Thanks in advance !
I'd like to know that, too ! Thank you
Damn good advice for suby owners scotty.
Love ur videos.
Ive seen plenty of neglected modern 2.5's with over 200k, pretty spent by then but none the less, made it.
N plenty of well maintained 160k plus miles that are still as quiet as the day they were made.
Some of the best idling engines ever. They are literally like sewing machines when running n generally smoother than that.
Wish they didn't use cvt's but subaru has made pretty good transmissions that do hold up.
They get a little shake to em when putting em in n out if gear d to r stuff like that but generally hold up well.
Never seen a 8 cylinder boxer Scotty.
Now that's subtle. I rewatched with increased observation and saw it in his hand .
Haha I laughed
Porsche made one for a race car I think.
I was going to say something but wanted to see if someone else did first😂
Ive had a Subaru Forester 4 years and the head gasket has never blown
Just replaced the valve cover gasket on my 2010 Forrester, was pouring oil in cyl number 4. Very common problem was throwing all kinds of codes.
wow LOL🚓
Same thing here in my 2012, but the car only had 22k miles. Regular oil changes and it still happened. Very frustrating.
@@oldatarigamer so only like 6 oil changes ?
@@George241312 About that -- darn things eats oil.
Also switch to better oil Motul holds it's proper viscosity overtime under turbo Heat better than Factory by far, my STI calls for 5w30, up that to 5w40 and it'll fix the heat degrading the oil it was a night and day change in my car and the best cheapest advice I ever got really does make the difference and I do annual Blackstone oil analysis to back those changes up lol. Very little price difference in oil changes that'll save you thousands down the road.
thank you thank you! i jave a 2014 crosstrek and love it... NO mechanical problems until now when a camshaft sensor began malfunctioning... so far thats it , 8 going on 9 yrs
It was a heartbreak like no other when my bugeyes gasket went....still not over it all these years later 😭
What'd you end up doing with that bugeye?
Showing a 4-cylinder head gasket, while Subaru only made flat 4 and 6 cylinder engines that would require 2 or 3 cylinder head gaskets.
He’s using the 4cyl gasket as an example, why would he waste money on buying the correct one just for this video
Like it was said - just shown for example. Good lord 🤦
If Scotty lost his arms, I’d cry I’m so used to him waving them around in all his videos
Please take no offense, I always enjoy the vids. Well, after enjoying the old air cooled motors in a 73 Volkswagen Beetle, its not that the rear cylinder didnt get enough air it's the fact the oil cooler would dump the excess heat across that cylinder. Hense why it was the one with the most issues. They tried their best with a new style doghouse which offset the exhaust of that hot air from said oil cooler towards the front out side of the sealed engine bay. Those did much better after that design change.
P.S. comming from a guy who had built his motor, 1641. Even enjoyed a road trip that was over 1200 miles each way in the middle of the summer in the southwest. One of the best road trips I have ever taken. Not to mention one of the best cars I have enjoyed traveling with.
Easy fix Porsche motor
yeah it doesnt usually mix with the coolant I feel just oil leaks that piss you off when oil leaks on the exhaust
I worked on a Toyota that dripped oil right onto the catalytic converter and it was a pain to fix. V6 low mileage im good on Toyota.
Subaru boxer engines are often also abused and not tuned properly when modded.
2006 Forester 97 k. So far so good. Just had oil and coolant changed. This was the 4th coolant change since I bought it new. No way I want the HG problem.
I have a 2015 impreza. Have had nothing but issues with it. Not sure what its worth but Im going back to toyota
What kind of issues
?
They don't make them like they use to!
I have a 2006 subaru sti . 1st and last subie too many issues with this car. Also have Toyota/lexus and honda.99 toyota w/250,000 miles no issues. 1995 honda odyssey with 350,000 miles no issues
The only issue i had with my 2015 impreza sedan was the A/C Compressor and its fixed now, other than that i don't have problems with it.
Subaru's are always full of clean oil. Adding oil due to burning, the oil is refreshed every 3- 4,000 miles
Have a 2010 Impreza no issues at 95k miles so far, I do change the oil every 3k and trans and coolant every 50k miles. Timing belts next at 100k miles.
Head gaskets issue usually shows up at around 120,000 miles!
My Forester 2014 without any problem yet.... Changing Oil twice a year..... Now 65,000 miles
I am pretty certain that is not a Subaru Head gasket
Its from his Toyota. 😂😂😂
I guess you haven't heard yet about the latest eight cylinder Subaru .
@@gzus1482it has to be lol
do a show on that camaro please
He did
It’s funny when people claim they hate Subarus because of the head gaskets when all you need to do is put a multi layer steel one on it and they last forever
My 2017 manual 4 cylinder Outback has consumed 1litre every 2,000km since brand new and dealer said it was normal after oil consumption tests. Now head gasket failed at 120,000km they said it was new material gasket but because it is manual it revs higher and runs hotter..
So all you need to do is spend $1000 to fix the crap they build? Impressive!
Thanks for the info Scotty I've been leaning towards buying a Subaru 😮
I owned 3 early vw bugs and I moved the oil cooler, and that took care of that problem. thanks for pointing this out.
They fixed the head gasket problem but now they have oil leaking problems 😂
Now they have RTV problems
@@icecactus11that’s the oil leak problem
@@jhondoe1483oil leak problem?
Mine blew at 250,000 km 2.5 ltr 2004 model, most do, Subaru finally change the gaskets from 2010 by memory, but they never admitted it was an issue.
Every word you say is true. Same issue with my 2006 impreza 2.5.
my 2002 subaru had failed head gasket twice. One at 120k, again at 200k
I have a 2002 wrx with 230k never had an issue
@@dominicfong6341 it's because the 02 wrx has a 2.0, this is a problem with 2.5 NA engines
WOW lol🚗
They replaced the gasket with the same material design . Once replaced with the steel design then were pretty solid
@@dominicfong6341 it’s because the guy that blew a head gasket has the NA, the wrx didn’t have that problem
Finally Scotty setting us Subies boys and girls right.
Got a 2001 Bugeye STi from Japan. Engine is running strong after 20 years.
Good ole Scotty. A wealth of information.
I'm a wannabe Subaru fan. I've owned three but had one kind of problem or another. My last one was a lifted Impreza hatchback/wagon with a manual. Possibly the best car in the snow that I've owned. But my 04 330xi was so much better in so many ways that it made the Subie feel like tin. I had a friend that was the service tech manager and they were still having head gasket problems back in 2016. I had fewer problems with my early 2000's Beemers. Three Subarus, six Beemers (not counting five Z3's). Or listen to Scotty and drive a Toyota.
Scotty is an absolute LEGEND !
VW air cooled didn't have head gaskets. Number 3 cylinder would overheat because the oil cooler was in the way of air flow. In 71 they fixed the problem by bumping out the oil cooler
What I find interesting is that if it weren't for the 2.5, Subaru could've had an extremely reliable engine platform. The 2.0 and 2.2 are so durable that there's a surplus of used ones, to the point where you can get a DOHC EJ20 with less than 60k miles for $1500.
where can I find one of those?
This is false;
If anybody had bothered to do their research other than myself, you would know Subaru fixed these issues after 2015.
There is a highly unlikely chance the gaskets will blow up if you own any subaru from 2015 onward.
Subaru is a smart company, and from 2017 onward their cars have been 80% or higher for reliability.
That’s from every person who’s owned one, reviews have been set online….
One day I will be able to own a subaru legacy not sure what year but as long as its a reliable car and good on gas
God bless you Scotty you do a major service by passing knowledge to us all mostly the simple things ,you made me a Toyota man now
The head gasket issues mainly pertain to the ej25, ej251 and ej253 engines. Which are very common engines on Subarus from the late 90s into the 2010s. Turbocharged and 6 cylinder engines typically didn’t have this issue. It wasn’t until the introduction of the fb25 engine (2013 in case of the Outback, I’m not sure about the other models) that the head gasket issues became much less common.
Stop holding NON Subaru boxer engine gasket to explain Subaru engines
Subaru didn't upgrade the head gaskets until they went to the engines with timing chains instead of belts. This was around 2010-2013 depending on model. I have a 2009 and a 2010... and have changed the composite head gaskets on both. The turbo models DID come with the good MLS head gaskets. FelPro makes a good kit with the MLS gaskets.
This is partially true, I had a 2002 Impreza that leaked oil not from the head gaskets but from the rear main seal. But at the same time my oil was turning out to be milky so it was leaking coolant somewhere internally into the oil.
Probably the head gasket was leaking coolant into the oil
Glad to hear this. Just spent a lot of money in a brand new Outback Wilderness. Really exceptional car
Solid advice!
Thanks scotty for the advice on every single piston driven combustion engine.....
Air cooled beetles don’t have head gaskets. Just saying.
Came to state this. Perhaps hes thinking of the later wasserboxers?
@@motodiablo I relistened. He said Original air cooled boxer engines so he is wrong AGAIN. I have caught him more than once messing up.
Scotty you look like you are casting some sort of spell in my direction if I own have ever owned or will ever own a Subaru in the future
The classic Scotty hand movements, looks like he's directing an orchestra LOL
I love my h6 Subaru Outback, no other station wagon is big enough for a 6’ person to sleep in the back
2011 legacy with 84,000 miles and one of my head gaskets took a crap. I keep the oil changed and coolant clean. I’d never buy another Subaru. Ever. Was quoted $3800 to repair. At least the local service manager agreed that this shouldn’t have happened….
$3800 for headgaskets is a total rip off, unless it is a turbo or H6
can u do a video on the new hyundai 2022 elantra. I have recently purchased on of them a few months ago. I would love to hear your thoughts on the new elantra since it has CVT transmission.
Endless money pit and dont last that long. Shouldve gotten a Camry instead. -Scotty Kilmer
@Perfect Pizza my mom had a 2006 elantra, then a 2014 n in 2021 she was going to get an elantra but i conned her into a crosstrek, 2.0 version.
They are super cheap for an awd, nothin on the market compares because in all other Japanese and esp Korean vehicles to get awd u generally have to get a pretty well optioned vehicle. With subaru, the base model has awd so that is the best reason to get a subaru. N they have also been using more n more toyota suppliers and toyota parts. They're constantly making deals with toyota, take their new ev vehicle. Its a toyota except unlike the toyota version, theres is ofcourse, awd.
Point is, subaru is moving more n more in a really good direction.
N u still cannot put it past previous owners that beat crap put of the subaru and possibly overheated them absolutely causing the head gasket to wesr much faster. If u drive a subaru gently (they do go decently and have okay handling for a basically budget awd, minus the high trims) and dont actually use the paddle shifters u might have, my 2010 outback has em, which makes no sense for real. It also has a tow hitch n was used pretty frequently with a 105k miles n is as quiet as ever. Did have a new water pump and timing belt kit installed at 101k miles. But, thats part of the maintenance of a subaru with that part, which is something they went away from, except what vehicle???? Yep u guessed it, the wrx's still have belts. Why? Because they can actually be replaced n the timing adjusted much easier and cheaper is why. Nothing to do with weight, as some might say.
If u have a timing belt subaru with 105k miles or more n that service wasn't completed, get it done. That can kill your car n about the only common failure that'll ruin ur engine.
@@todtalk3912 crosstreks are one of the worst subarus
@@StunnaDroppedYou idk, hers is fine, shes not keeping it longer than 5 or 6 years max anyway so who really cares if what u say is true. n my neighbor has one n all he ever did was change the oil n he's driven it around 130k miles before trading it in for around 10 grand on a trade n got a new one a few months ago. 1 that dealer wouldn't have paid 10 grand if they were not going to make money off of it. N i know for a fact he paid under 20 grand for it in 2013 idr what, but thats a hell of return as far as im concerned.
2, they have diff engine choices. So if u dont like the 2.0 u can get a 2.5L whcih would end up with the most common drive train subaru sells in the u.s. and its decently reliable. It still always comes down to maintenance. U look at people who really maintain them, n they dont do much besides oil n filter n tires n brakes n thats literally it.
Everyone knocks them because they did have some issues, every single manufacturer has a year or 2 that are terrible or designed engine that was not good the list goes on.
Their sales numbers were low and still are relatively speaking. They sell throughout all of the cars the same number that toyota sells of one car like the corolla for instance.
So when you look at toyota as a whole, every single corolla sold could be a lemon and subaru can sell 20k lemons n their average of shitty cars sold would be higher than toyota.
They also sell cheap cars.
I've said it before and say it again. You cannot buy a base awd anything, anywhere else, literally. So they're perfecting what they have done for a long time. You make mistakes n fix em. N they've done a decent job at that i think.
Idt u can go wrong buying any modern subaru except the newest suv one, just because its new.
They've also been working with Toyota more n more and using a lot of their technology which is good (toyota has a 20 percent stake in em n thats a good thing).
Point is, ur wrong about that n idc what u read on Wikipedia. I live in a cold state, i cant drive 5 minutes without seeing 10 Subaru's. The majority are crosstreks. They are cheap af n have almost suv size but drive like a planted to the ground awd car. Around here, if u have a Subaru ur not getting stuck in the snow, assuming ur tires aren't bald. Theres plenty of mechanics in this area that are really good at working on them.
@@todtalk3912 you buy cars from dealers and trade in your cars…. I have nothing more to say, no common sense will help you if you’re buying subarus new.
Do the Scion FRS/Subaru BRZ/Toyota GR86 have an MLS head gasket, and if so are they known for having head gasket issues?
No
They still blew gaskets way up to 2015 my. Still insisted on using thin gasket single layer on the NA engines. the Turbo and 6cyl engines had multilayer so it didn’t happen. I have a serious hard time believing Subaru didn’t want this to happen to make money on just out of warranty repairs.
Subaru Mike can write a book on this
I’m actually picking up an imprezza hatch 2017. Manual. You can get Manuals way cheaper now a days with automatic ls taking over
I've heard that when you replace the h/g with the MLS gasket for a similar turbocharged motor that as long as you maintain the cooling system it will be good for the life of the motor.
The factory head gasket blows on new subarus still. Once you do it once, they last forever
Subaru does not have bad head gaskets!! I'm tired of you Scotty! If you have any subaru boxer besides the 2.2L or wrx/sti. Replace the head gasket with the wrx gasket and you're good!!
Shouldn't have to do that,Subaru screwed up and never took responsability!
Lol faulty from the factory is how they come. Manufacturer should’ve recalled
Yes bad head gaskets. Till they changed over to 3 ply metal gaskets. Look it up
@@pirihern9329when was this change
@@patrickkerner1471facts. Sane with oil dilution and rings. ALL FAULTY DESIGNS. Left uncorrected fir the duration. Sympathizers atevretards.
You can also replace the blown OE gaskets with a gasket designed like the modern OE gaskets
If you have an EJ25 with the older steel shim head gaskets you can expect these to blow at 120 to 150 thousand miles. If you plan to replace them with Subaru gaskets, the EJ25 turbo gaskets are multi layer steel and won’t give you the same problem.
I have the Subaru Forester S 2002 and head gaskets fine with 152k miles on the thing , I guess I am lucky so far as I am taking good care of the thing
Hows the sons Tacoma holding up so far Scotty?
I have a 2014 I believe they finally fixed it hopefully and all the 2010 the 2013 foresters had the issue hopefully mine doesn't
That's a nice classic Camaro in the background..
hi scotty!!
The wanky motor of an air cooled classic vw beetle... has no head gasket. Invention of the offset oil cooler fixed the problem of overheating cylinder 3.
The turbo subaru's never had the composite gasket. They always used MLS gaskets.
But?? Isn't that the head gasket from an inline four? (Or one head of a V8). Do Subaru make flat 8's?
What about gravity? Won't the oil leave the top part of the piston when the car is off, causing more wear?
I bought a 2010 wrx in 2015 with low milage. 2 years later the engine started to go and I looked after it really well and it was stock. Had to rebuild the engine then sold it. I know so many people who have had old subies or even brand new ones and they all crapped out. Never ever buy a subaru. Turbo or Na they are both unreliable.
Thanks for the insight og.
My 2017 manual 4 cylinder Outback has consumed 1litre every 2,000km since brand new and dealer said it was normal after oil consumption tests. Now head gasket failed at 120,000km they said it was new material gasket but because it is manual it revs higher and runs hotter..
scotty you're a freaking G man thank you
Don't damage engine, got it Scotty.
got my 2017 subie legacy at 86k still going great over 100k on odometer and still no issues but i dont abuse it lol
OMG, the old air-cooled VW Beetles were boxer engines but NO HEAD GASKETS!! Metal to metal. And why show a head gasket from an inline 4 (or V-8) when Subarus don't come with either type???Come on Scotty, at least get your rants accurate!!
Air cooled vw’s don’t have head gaskets. At least mine didn’t when I rebuilt the motor
Scotty I have a news flash for you: Modern Subaru engines still need head gaskets replaced for oil leaks every 100-120k. MLS gasket technology isn’t working either. I do EJ gasket jobs weekly.
I want the Z28 behind you Scotty!
Air-cooled Volkswagen engines didn't have head gaskets! Kinda weird that some supposed car "expert" didn't know that.
You’d think he was Italian with all the hand gestures! 😆
St. Peter: what did you do your whole life?
Owner: been busy fixing my subaru.
Why the hell do people buy vehicles that are notorious for flaws like this?
Junk.
Heyyyyy…….go easy on Toyota friend. Ouch, yeah they can be junk but to each his own
Everyone hating on subarus til you live in Idaho and need a small car that won’t kill you in the winter. Then there’s nothing better out there.
VW rear wheel drive air cooled cars did not kill you in the winter. Northern Idaho
@@bunzeebear2973 nice. love it up there. not comparable to fremont county though. some quick google searches will tell you that winter is far colder and far more snowy down here by yellowstone--guess I should have been more specific. Either way all I'm saying is that the AWD on subaru is second to none. pulled me out of several tricky winter situations safely.
i think you did negative research my ej22 from the late 90s has never blow a headgasket and has 250k they used mls gaskets the main issue was ej253 in mid 2000s with the graphite gasket because of the coolant conducting and basically unplating the headgasket causing leaks. Old subarus where also less seseptible because the ej25 is an overbored ej22 so it has extremely thin cylinderwalls and tends to blow or leak under heavy boost or stress much more easily I personally have a graphite coated mls gasket on my ej225 because I'm lazy and they have to be replaced more often ie at all ~80-100k but don't require machining because of the graphite coating. But if I just ran a grounding harness this wouldn't be an issue.
They don’t often blow head gaskets 🤣 this was a problem just from NA subie a only
Can we clone Scotty? We need a Scotty in every shop
Nice 22R gasket
Subaru gets a lot of hate for being unreliable due to the head gasket problem the second gen crosstrek had as well as all late nineties models as well, its due to the fact that Subaru in the nineties didn’t make it as well as they could and owners poorly maintained their car. Nowadays it’s just due to the fact that owners poorly maintain their car
I can attest to this, my first real car was a 2010 forester and I fell on hard times and couldn’t change the oil. The engine blew up on me otw to work.
I wonder if Suburu would be better off switching to copper head gaskets..🤔🚗
The best thing for Subaru owners to consider: replace their car with a Toyota or Honda.
Nope. Every brand has issues just like Toyota and honda……I’ll stick with Subaru. How’s your Prius? Or did you go all out there and grab yourself one of those fancy EVs?
@@martinr8278 EVs are a joke
@@EddieJazzFan that is the truth, and well said🏆💯
Was a Honda Fan boy; no longer lack of a timing chain, lack of quality motor mounts; bad transmission on Odyssey. Now drive a 2018 Subie, no real problems so far. FB2.5 engine is pretty trouble free.
@@Flashman36175 Yeah, I did have bad motor mounts on a Honda civic once. My problems with my Subaru (2018 outback) are that the electronics are a mess. The power windows work only occasionally, the radio touch screen has NEVER worked right since I got the car, the stupid battery drain problem causes dead batteries, faulty tire pressure monitors, back up camera works only sometimes and the the dealer just gave me the old "needs software update" nonsense until the warranty expired. Maybe this particular car is just a bad one, but I'll never buy another Subaru.
Scotty,
Love your videos and for the most part find them very informative. I really like the historical facts regarding the evolution of technology and how we are where we are today. Keep it up Scotty!
Love the blue camaro
My first love was a 78 z
Scotty please make a video about 2011 optima
False they used graphite coated single layer gasket into 2013 or close to that year
I hv a forester XT 2016😊wonderful
Mahle three layer...yup...even if it's not turbo.
FN BULLETPROOF...up to 300hp
Love my Outback