Help please

felix0831 · 06-29-2009, 05:03 AM

I just bought a 1999 subaru legacy outback.it has been over heating. I just. Change the thermastat. And. The top hose is still hot n bottom is still cold. What else can be wrong with this car?? Any information is good information to me.thank u sorry if I'm in the wrong forum

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V8Slayer · 06-29-2009, 03:36 PM

Sounds exactly like what happend to me when i blew my headgasket, our MY's are know for that. Are there any bubbles in your overflow tank when you rev your motor? Any white smoke out of your exhaust?

felix0831 · 06-30-2009, 05:44 PM

no smoke but bubble! thank for the help *****ty for me

bcware · 06-30-2009, 06:03 PM

Try this before ripping apart the motor:

YouTube - How To Fix Head Gasket Leaks Without Taking Your Engine Apart

reddevil · 06-30-2009, 06:19 PM

Remove thermostat completely and try. IF it still overheats, then you have a bad headgasket.

woodys77 · 06-30-2009, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcware

Try this before ripping apart the motor:

YouTube - How To Fix Head Gasket Leaks Without Taking Your Engine Apart

that **** cant work. your talking the stuff in that bottle holding back all that compression... no way. if it could we would all have it in our radiators now just in case.

bcware · 07-01-2009, 03:35 AM

the guy in the video is a mechanic and he isn't related to the company that makes the stuff. he says it won't fix all leaks, but it does work on some. anyway, the point was that it is worth a shot being infinitely cheaper than installing a new gasket. this stuff just reacts and forms a bond like a glue.

IllNastyImpreza · 07-01-2009, 08:37 AM

are you sure there is fluid in the bottom hose? You need to make sure your system is flowing all the way through.

felix0831 · 07-01-2009, 12:43 PM

i just change the thermostat and there was fluids in the bottom hose. then when i checked it both hoses were warm. the next day i drove the car for about 35 min till it started getting hot again and over heating. Ima try that fluid stuff. does'nt hurt to try. thanks you guys . im going to keep u all posted

reddevil · 07-01-2009, 01:09 PM

REMOVE the thermostat completely and try that before putting ANYTHING into the radiator. It cloggs the radiator as well as "fixing" the leak.... Then you need a new radiator possibly.

IllNastyImpreza · 07-01-2009, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcware

Try this before ripping apart the motor:

YouTube - How To Fix Head Gasket Leaks Without Taking Your Engine Apart

my mom just blew her HG in her 00 Outback cuz she had a hole in her upper radiator hose. She kept ****ing driving the car and overheating it repeatedly... Women

I'm gonna try that steel seal junk and see if its worth a shot before we bother having to swap the entire engine due to deck warpage.

bcware · 07-01-2009, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddevil

REMOVE the thermostat completely and try that before putting ANYTHING into the radiator. It cloggs the radiator as well as "fixing" the leak.... Then you need a new radiator possibly.

I hate to sound like I'm repping this product, but it has no solid filler or mineral content and can't clog the cooling system. It works simply by reacting to abnormally hot areas and solidifying. It is really the only additive that works without fillers or solid content.

Please don't beat me up sir

IllNastyImpreza · 07-01-2009, 04:57 PM

^ ya I'll try anything once

they sell that **** @ autozone ?

06-29-2009, 05:03 AM	#1
felix0831 Scooby Newbie Member#: 127948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: salinas,california Vehicle: 1995 impreza green	Help please I just bought a 1999 subaru legacy outback.it has been over heating. I just. Change the thermastat. And. The top hose is still hot n bottom is still cold. What else can be wrong with this car?? Any information is good information to me.thank u sorry if I'm in the wrong forum * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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06-29-2009, 03:36 PM	#2
V8Slayer Scooby Specialist Member#: 111565 Join Date: Apr 2006 Chapter/Region: W. Canada Location: Winnipeg Vehicle: 1999 Legacy 2.5GT Boosted & meth injection!	Sounds exactly like what happend to me when i blew my headgasket, our MY's are know for that. Are there any bubbles in your overflow tank when you rev your motor? Any white smoke out of your exhaust?

06-30-2009, 05:44 PM	#3
felix0831 Scooby Newbie Member#: 127948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: salinas,california Vehicle: 1995 impreza green	no smoke but bubble! thank for the help *****ty for me

06-30-2009, 06:19 PM	#5
reddevil Scooby Guru Member#: 64673 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: portland Vehicle: 1990 Legacy wagon goes 12.387 @ 116.5	Remove thermostat completely and try. IF it still overheats, then you have a bad headgasket.

07-01-2009, 03:35 AM	#7
bcware Scooby Newbie Member#: 190724 Join Date: Oct 2008 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: NH Vehicle: 2008 2.5i Sedan Lightning Red	the guy in the video is a mechanic and he isn't related to the company that makes the stuff. he says it won't fix all leaks, but it does work on some. anyway, the point was that it is worth a shot being infinitely cheaper than installing a new gasket. this stuff just reacts and forms a bond like a glue.

07-01-2009, 08:37 AM	#8
IllNastyImpreza Scooby Guru Member#: 36333 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: East Kingston NH Vehicle: DIY project: life I need more TIME!	are you sure there is fluid in the bottom hose? You need to make sure your system is flowing all the way through.

07-01-2009, 12:43 PM	#9
felix0831 Scooby Newbie Member#: 127948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: salinas,california Vehicle: 1995 impreza green	i just change the thermostat and there was fluids in the bottom hose. then when i checked it both hoses were warm. the next day i drove the car for about 35 min till it started getting hot again and over heating. Ima try that fluid stuff. does'nt hurt to try. thanks you guys . im going to keep u all posted

07-01-2009, 01:09 PM	#10
reddevil Scooby Guru Member#: 64673 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: portland Vehicle: 1990 Legacy wagon goes 12.387 @ 116.5	REMOVE the thermostat completely and try that before putting ANYTHING into the radiator. It cloggs the radiator as well as "fixing" the leak.... Then you need a new radiator possibly.

07-01-2009, 04:57 PM	#13
IllNastyImpreza Scooby Guru Member#: 36333 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: East Kingston NH Vehicle: DIY project: life I need more TIME!	^ ya I'll try anything once they sell that **** @ autozone ?