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i thought they had the headgasket issue pretty well sorted out by 2011... most of the HG failure prone ones were in the first half of the 2000s decade (2000-2005-ish) - so yeah, i would not be too concerned about HG on that... burnt oil smell could come from a lot of things.. most commonly a torn boot on an axle - usually right side - that slings grease at the cat converter... but yeah... i would be looking more closely at things and get it properly diagnosed - dont jump to conclusions without evidence

Did you call Subaru dealer and ask? I know that's unlikely. There's one for sale for $50 a little out of my way I can go pick up. I'm unsure how safe glass is going to be to ship even if it's heavily packaged - but I'm moderately willing to try. Shipping to Germany, for 10 or 20 pound package: First Class (the cheapest option, takes the longest): I couldn't find those rates Priority mail : $80 for 10 pounds, $135 for 20 pounds. $50 glass + $80 for the part = $130 plus any taxes or fees. But that assumes 10 pounds is an accurate guess on weight - I'm not sure what the final package weight will be with glass and materials. Tchuss!

No - just relax and get it properly diagnosed. It's probably one of the oil switches leaking, valve cover, or CV boot, or something else really easy. The mechanic is doing you a disservice by sending you on an anxiety ridden internet search of head gasket woes. Maybe he had a bad day when you stopped by, I'd just carry on and not worry about it. You could look underneath or pop the hood and attach any pictures of fluid you see here and we can help. If it's a CV boot - reboot the axle. The original axles will last the life of the car and are literally stupid to replace or throw away. Many shops will want to replace the axle because it's quicker and simpler for them - the cost is roughly the same. But aftermarket axles are terrible and almost never last the life of the vehicle.

Well, suppose you had a 1 year-old child now, assuming the tree was alive or, very recently dead, if you didn't mark or rememebr the year it was cut down, you would 'off' a few years when the the child needed a science fair project in 3rd grade or w'ever. So, if you cut a tree down tomorrow, just put a piece of masking tape on it with 'cut in 2020' or similar on it. Or, you already have one sitting around and you KNOW you cut in down 3 years ago, mark it 2017 before you forget. then, when the child starts counting rings backwards , they would be 'in sync'. Might even be able to correlate wide or narrow rings with documented local flooding or drought records as a double check. If your oak were dead, and you did not know for certain when it died, local records for drought years could help align the tree rings with calendar years.

Jes, Sorry to hear about your father, but glad to hear he instilled you with the enthusiasm and guts to do this job! :)

Yeah we did! Our govt didn’t tax vehicles with dual range gearboxes like the states did - this is apparently why USDM Subarus were single range only after the L series/EA82 Subarus. We have a 2002 Forester auto in the family EJ251 with ~350,000km on the clock, still going strong. My sister’s 2000 Liberty RX with EJ251 and manual has well over 400,000km, still going strong but on a second hand gearbox due to bearing failure on the upper layshaft. It’s still running its original centre diff. My L series has 530,000km on the body, is highly modified and has no original drivetrain as a result! Cheers Bennie