greenleg88 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hi all, i have a manual 2000 imp. outback sport with the 2.2 engine that just turned 160k miles. its had oil leaking into the spark plug wells and i finally have some money to get working. i noticed advance auto has all the grommets, the 2 valve cover gaskets and the 4 spark plug sleeves for about 50 dollars whereas the dealership wants 86.... anyone have any suggestions as to whether i should buy the oem ones ore the aftermarket ones will suffice? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstone Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Try an online subaru dealer. You can probably find the OE for $15 less than the local dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 online dealers are roughly 20% cheaper than local, so that will bring it down to about $60 for OEM. i haven't noticed a huge difference in valve cover gaskets, but other seals/gaskets are higher quality from Subaru often times. valve cover gaskets are easy enough to replace and i haven't seen enough difference yet to sway me positively towards subaru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I got the felpro gaskets on my Outback. Got them from Advance and used a coupon code from here: http://www.retailmenot.com/view/advanceautoparts.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 My first reply was lost. I just usually use Felpro for VC gaskets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboymechanic Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Yep, Felpros are good (they actually make some of the OEM gaskets for Subaru), they're also pretty darn cheap on RockAuto.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Yep, Felpros are good (they actually make some of the OEM gaskets for Subaru), they're also pretty darn cheap on RockAuto.com. My experience with felpro is there are oem parts for specific non-cardboard/cork gaskets. Go with the best price, since the part is ultimately coming from the same manufacturer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 see if thereis a OEM kit. You have to replace the spark plug bucket seals at the same time and they must be form subaru as aftermarket leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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