Olnick Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Hey gang, would appreciate any input, observations, feelings (pro or con) on the '08 Forester. My sister-in-law in Tennessee is considering buying one, LLBean model with 69k miles. The '08 is SOHC 2.5 liter, right? Still have HG concerns? How about the Forester rear wheel bearing problems--solved? Anything in particular I should warn her about? Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 Bump! No one has anything nice to say about the car? Or bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbhrps Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The HG problems were corrected with the last generation in 2005. Rarely do you hear of any 2.5 since then having the problem. I believe the same is true concerning the rear wheel bearings. Both are a thing of the past. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The HG problems were corrected with the last generation in 2005. Rarely do you hear of any 2.5 since then having the problem. I believe the same is true concerning the rear wheel bearings. Both are a thing of the past. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. I highly doubt it is absolutely fixed on either of these but the frequency is likely to be going down. I look at these as a maintenance issue. Perform the HG replacement with the timing belt and you are only looking at around 5 hours of extra labor to do the head gaskets, and you likely need valve cover gaskets and seals as well. Packed and priced as a package, its really not that bad especially if you set aside $1000 for a leaky day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Thanks gentlemen, very helpful. Quick followup questions: 1) Does Subaru still require that their "stop leak" be added to the coolant? Specifically, do they in the '08 Forester? 2) Do Foresters come from the factory with the Legacy style (roller?) rear wheel bearings now? In the '08 model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 What part of Tennessee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Just down the road a piece . . . in Chattanooga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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