etc Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 98 Legacy with 2.2L, 147K miles Any idea what this means? When driving, all seems as normal. But after sitting for a week, started the engine, saw lots of white, sweet-smelling smoke which was coolant on top of the engine burning, plus I think some got on top of the Y-pipe. Note, no white smoke comes out from the tail-pipe so it doesn't look internal to the motor. Secondly, the heat works a bit weaker than I think it should, took about 20 minutes of driving to get it hot and even then only when parked. Not sure if it's related to the above. Here it's mostly oil leak on the bottom but FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 means you have a leak. It may be the oil pressure switch. May be the power steering fluid. Wash the engine and keep an eye on it. Heat- replace the t-stat and the radiator cap, your due. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 From the pixs, unable to see what is oil or coolant leakage. My advise is to top off the radiator/overflow container with antifreeze, and keep on driving. Low coolant will prevent the heater from putting out really hot air. Check radiator and heater hoses for any leaks. If everything is too wet with oil and antifreeze, to find a leak, take your car to a do it yourself wand car wash, and give the motor a good bath. With a clean motor, you will be better able to find fluid leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etc Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 I know which fluid is leaking, I am almost positive it's the coolant as I stated above. I can tell by the sweet smell and by the color of the smoke. Could it be the head gasket? Stupid question, because I think head gasket always leaks internally, *not outside the engine* is that correct? I will try to wash everything and see where it's (the coolant) coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 the top looks reddish, and they use ATF (red) for the power steering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etc Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 I will check it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etc Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 The dreaded headgasket issue? http://allwheeldriveauto.com/subaru-head-gasket-problems-explained/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) classic power steering pump leak, it leaks on top of the engine and it either runs back or front between the block and the timing belt cover... now fix that PS pump and wash the top of the engine.. however... with the amount of oil under the car, it seems like u have some other sort of leak somewhere, it aint coolant... check valve covers, rear cam seal and off course cam seals and crack seal if you are doing a timing belt... cam, crank and valve cover seals are usually the culprit of oil leaks on EJ22s as far as the heating goes, check yur Tstat as Nipper stated, that usually is the problem Edited December 19, 2008 by njdrsubaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etc Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 I will check it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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