ivantruckman Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 my forrester is consuming coolant. put a pressure tester on it..no pressure drop 4hrs later, is this an automatically a head gasket problem, any tricks to further diagnose to rule out, i was thinking it was the water pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Yep - head gasket fail. There's a leak that's only opening up when hot. That's a classic head gasket failure-prone engine. OEM gaskets are $34 each GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 what about using felpro permatorq ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Two words - HELL NO. Not on the EJ's. OEM is the stuff. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) Two words - HELL NO. Not on the EJ's. OEM is the stuff. GD +1 PT's are great for EA/ER engines, but NOT EJ's. just a wag but if you didn't experience classic EJ25 overheating symptoms i wouldn't be surprised if they were replaced years ago with some aftermarket gaskets. Edited October 4, 2010 by grossgary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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