vincegt Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 hi i bought i subaru 1993 modal but owner never told me it was boiling and blew head gaskets replaced them but mixing oil and water in radiator less than 800km any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlag Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Sounds like head gaskets again. Usually happens if the heads were not skimmed last time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yep I agree with Tlag I'd put money on head gaskets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 me three - have the heads skimmed this time as they may have warped On teh plus side as it didnt happen immediately I would say that rules out any cracks caused by running the car with little coolant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincegt Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 ok cool becoz i never skimmed the heads they looked fine i put a staight edge on them they looked fine could one head be cacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincegt Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 another thing i got my gaskets made paper ones some one was telling me i need metals does it make a difference or they the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlag Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Standard gaskets on a car of your age were the paper/cardboard type. Later cars had the metal multi layer ones which are better. The general rule is always skim the heads when doing the gaskets on Subarus. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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