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had to use a coupla zipties to 'bolster' 2 of the plastic bosses that screws go thru for the fans. I dunno, I either cranked too hard or they may have already been cracked....anyway, seemed secure enough but the zipties might help in the long run? first long drive to my 'essential' job and the temp gauge was rock steady - could be my imagination but it might be indicating about 1/2 needle widht lower than before. I'll check for drips and probably inspect my work and the new rad a coupla more times before I get completely comfortable lol!

I've seen quite a few H6's with blown HG's around/above 200k and we just end up swapping them with JDM replacements. Usually cost prohibitive to replace the gaskets. The EJ251 and later variants are the best option as the parts are plentiful and they can easily go 250k with proper maintenance and good head gaskets. GD

The chains are stupid since we end up resealing the chain cover's at about 70-100k anyway which is so time consuming you may as well just replace a timing belt. At least with the belt you get all new components every 105k. The chain setup is prohibitively expensive to replace but you have to open it up all the same to re-glue the massive front chain cover. Also the early one's leak right into the front AFR sensor and usually kill the $250 sensor. So there's that. The turbo models break piston skirts and are as-yet cost prohibitive to upgrade compared to the STI which is still running the EJ. All-in-all we really don't like them. They are more time consuming to service and aren't handling power like the EJ's. Reliability seems alright if you keep oil in them but cost of maintenance is the same or higher with the silly chain cover and cam tower leakage that all of them have. Personally I would rather deal with the EJ's head gaskets. GD

So you are most likely seeing a coolant leak. To replace this, the Intake has to come off. I'd pull the hose, check the pipe, hose and clamp. You may be able to clean up the pipe and make sure the hose and clamp are good. Replace as necessary to fix the leak. The small hose going to the throttle body also sometimes leaks and will pool on top of the engine.

I always get a Suby WP gasket. I like the rubber covered metal one much better than the cardboard ones that come with aftermarket WP's. I'd pick one of them up - I think 3 bucks.