sheps58 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I own a 2001 Outback HG failed at 90000 miles. At 146000 my HG failed on my 1998 Outback. My 2001 now has 207000 miles and needs to be replaced. I'm thinking about a 2013 Outback- However, I'm concerned about HG problems . Is there any info out there regarding what Subaru did to solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatisit Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 you very rarely hear about 05+ legacy's with head gasket problems. i know that subaru changed its head gasket part number's over the years, as well changed the coolant and added a coolant additive that you need to use. a 2013 outback should be stout with the head gasket issue. seems like subaru updated suspension bits to correct the "shimmy" issue some people had with their 2010+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptiecloud Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Yeah, they fixed that a while back; check out True Delta for reliability info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005legacy2.5i Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 My 05 legacy's head gaskets went at 141k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halwith Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 the 2013 outback has a new engine,so it will probably have new problems not old ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheWay Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 the 2013 outback has a new engine,so it will probably have new problems not old ones. Its not a new engine just a new CVT Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halwith Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 It gets the fb series engine that was introduced in the 2011 forester. It is not the same engine k thxbye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheWay Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 It gets the fb series engine that was introduced in the 2011 forester. It is not the same engine k thxbye I'm talking about the real engine. The 3.6r not that weak 4 cylinder. Also learn how to speak properly. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWombat Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I'm talking about the real engine. The 3.6r not that weak 4 cylinder. Also learn how to speak properly. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2 That was re-done in 2010, the 4th gen (2005-2009) had a 3.0R. And HG failures seem to be more isolated incidents that a systematic problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrider68 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Why is it so hard for some people to answer correctly, if you don't know don't confuse the OP. In 2011 Subaru introduced the FB engine in the Forester to replace the EJ motor. The new FB motor that is in the 2013 OB/Legacys doesn't even route the coolant through the head the same anymore so you have nothing to worry about. 2010-2012 OB/Legacys and 2010-Current 3.6 motors run a Multiple layer metal head gasket that is far less prone to issues that previous models were exposed to. Oddly enough the 2010 Forester and 2011 Impreza were still running the POS single layer head gasket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Thread closed due to noobs acting like idiots. Everyone In this thread is now on watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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