Bugeye problem

[SRMXEX]

Hi all at the weekend I think that my head gasket has gone 😫 Inspection needed first to find out. If it has would it just be best to fit a new lump if so what do I fit? It's a 2.0  

thanks in advance 👍🏻

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Head gasket is a big job on these due to the heads , 

[SRMXEX]

That's why I thing a new engine might be best. 

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Yeah if you find a good one 

[SRMXEX]

That's the problem lol

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Try rb breakers in Birmingham 

[wrxstandard]

How can you defo know or check if head is gone on a bug/blob? Is there some sort of test which is simple?

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[Sirspidey]

Old school check for head gasket gone is white/creamy sludge on the oil filler cap/dip stick. But there might be another way

[Scoobyghost]

Get a sniff test done. That will detect exhaust gases in the coolant. Most common failure of head gasket on Imprezas are between exhaust and coolant

[coldcuppatea]

Get a sniff test done. That will detect exhaust gases in the coolant. Most common failure of head gasket on Imprezas are between exhaust and coolant

Agree with this! My head gasket has gone and there was no coolant in the oil at all. It was incredibly hard to tell without the sniff test to confirm. I suspected mine had gone for a couple of weeks but the car seemed to run fine. It was only after leaving it idling after a fast run that it suddenly over heated.

Don't try and work it out yourself, original poster....just get it into a garage for a test!

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[Sirspidey]

Every days a school day.

[SRMXEX]

After all the fuss it was just a rad it needed lol

[wrxstandard]

So does it drive ok now / btw was there a fishy type of smell coming from the radiator area?

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[SRMXEX]

No mate just the smell of antifreeze 

[coldcuppatea]

No mate just the smell of antifreeze 

Glad to hear it's not head gasket, must be a relief. I'm looking at a chunky bill to sort mine out!

[SRMXEX]

It's a 11.4 hour job mate. Sod that I'd look at a new engine lol

[coldcuppatea]

It's a 11.4 hour job mate. Sod that I'd look at a new engine lol

Not far off being cheaper to do new engine once I include the cost of precautionary bottom end rebuild, but it's low mileage and otherwise fine so does work out better to fix.

[wrxstandard]

Is there an age the head goes on these cars, i read somewhere the average life of a standard head gasket is around 150k. Could be baloney - my old wrx leaked at around 115k - not far from my wrx mileage now! And does any of that copper sealant liquid help to prolong it?

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[wrxstandard]

I swear i can smell the head going. Remember my old vw GTi head leak, around 20 yrs ago. Was so strong, still have vivid nightmares

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[wrxstandard]

After i sold it for 300 quid, the guy sealed it in a day and put up for a 1k on the good old loot.com

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