What is a typical symptom if an engine has a blown head gasket?
Engine overheating Since the cylinder head gasket also seals in the coolant and oil, you may see streaks of oil and coolant streaming down from the gasket. You may also notice a loss of engine power due to lower cylinder compression if the head gasket leaks to adjacent cylinders.
Can a blown head gasket be misdiagnosed?
While it’s common for head gasket failure to be misdiagnosed as something else, there are also times when a problem thought to be related to the head gasket and components nearby is actually its own matter entirely.
Will a blown head gasket cause a vacuum leak?
It would be bad to discover a head gasket leak after you finished fixing the intake gasket. The intake gasket leak – if it is small – should not affect vacuum. Because, the water leaking into the intake seals out the outside air leaking in which would reduce your vacuum reading.
What are the problems with a 2003 Subaru Outback?
Owner Reported Trouble Spots. The Reliability score is based on our latest subscriber survey of 2003 Subaru Outback owners. The owner comments describe problems respondents experienced with this vehicle. Squeaks, rattles, wind noises, loose or cracked seals and/or weather-stripping, air and water leaks.
What kind of reliability does a Subaru Outback have?
Learn more about car Reliability. The Reliability score is based on our latest subscriber survey of 2003 Subaru Outback owners. The owner comments describe problems respondents experienced with this vehicle. Squeaks, rattles, wind noises, loose or cracked seals and/or weather-stripping, air and water leaks.
How many times has the Subaru Outback been recalled?
The 2003 Subaru Outback has been recalled 15 times by NHTSA. View Recalls Reliability indicates how models have performed in the past, providing the basis for predicting how the vehicles will hold up in the year ahead. These charts provide the most comprehensive reliability information available to consumers.
What to do about a blown head gasket on a Subaru Outback?
It didn’t help that it took a class-action suit to get Subaru to stop stonewalling their customers. A thrifty friend of mine has owned Outbacks for years by buying them cheaply at about 90K miles with a blown head gasket, replacing the head gasket, timing belt, water pump, and seals and off he goes for years of trouble-free driving.