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  1. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    Hello, I've not gotten deep into eyeballing what's going on here but the situation is: when the defroster is on I get a coolant leak somewhere at the passenger-side front. it is enough that the warming / cooking off vapor can be seen coming from under the hood and can be smelled in the cabin...
  2. Cooling Systems
    I have a 2005 Subaru Forester with ~140k miles. I'm the 3rd owner, and only the last 2 years and ~15k miles are mine (so I don't know a lot of history). The car has recently developed a small coolant leak (3-4 drops a day while parked all day). Each of the pictures below is taken from the...
  3. Cooling Systems
    My nightmares have become a reality, my 2003 forester is losing a lot of coolant, as the EJ’s inevitably do. I’m going to assume the worst, but are there any other reasons besides Head Gaskets or the integrity of the block/cylinders that would cause a loss in coolant without a visible leak. I am...
  4. Cooling Systems
    I have a 2015 forester 2.5i premium that ive been chasing a possible issue on for a while now that i cant seem to figure out. I noticed a small puddle, about the size of a quarter, of coolant on my garage floor one morning a couple months ago so i figured i had a coolant leak somewhere. So i...
  5. Cooling Systems
    Hello! My 05 Forester 2.5X has a crazy leak/drain near the oil pan. Car runs fine in idle without any problems. But after taking for a 20 second drive, it pours. Anyone know what's located down there so I can start identifying components and start removing stuff? Don't know much about Forester...
  6. Cooling Systems
    Wasn't losing coolant till I put head gasket sealer in the radiator...has been fine for 1000km or more then lost heaps...
  7. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    I was doing some car work and other stuff and began noticing spilled coolant on the ground. So took off my plastic cover sprayed everything down with cleaner and found a Subaru Blue coolant drip on the Drivers side bottom of the engine. Would anyone have any idea where it's leaking from? seems...
  8. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    I found the source of the coolant leak. It is the water pump. Would anyone happen to have some advice on parts for a new one as well as timing belts while there? Any information on the labor would be appreciated as well
  9. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    Hey y'all, Check engine light came on while driving. Idle and start sounded normal. Scanner threw a sole P0302 code- cylinder 2 misfire. Vehicle over 200k miles so I know when coupled with the fact that I have to replace coolant almost daily after replacing the radiator that it's probably the...
  10. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    Ok ....so my '03 Forester is overheating and I can see a little drip of coolant coming from what looks like the back side of the engine block. With not very much oil leakage. So I did a combustion block leak test and it came back negative. No combustion gases in the coolant system. It doesn't...
  11. Cooling Systems
    Hello, Please help. I have had my car look at by my local mechanic and a Subaru specialized one. It has gone terribly. Neither of them found a true cause of why my car was overheating or why the coolant levels are now depleting rapidly. They replaced the thermostat just to be safe, and it seems...
  12. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    Alright, bit of a long thread here so I'm gonna do the TLDR first and then if you feel inclined to help you can read the rest. TLDR; I'm a new driver, had some work done and one of the coolant lines was left loose during the repairs, coolant leaked and while I was out driving my car began to...
  13. Cooling Systems
    Having recurring issues with overheating over the past year in my 2008 Forester X. No visible coolant loss throughout the problem period. It has been pressure tested 3 times over this time as well, every time it comes back fine. I have been adding about 1/3 of a bottle of coolant to the rad...
  14. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    About a month ago my 2006 Forester overheated on the drive home, the radiator had cracked near the cap. I swapped the radiator after waiting a week for the part to come in and the engine misfired afterwards when I started it. A few codes came up (P0303, P0137) for a cylinder misfire and a faulty...
  15. Cooling Systems
    Hello all, 07FXT 4EAT here, I’ve been getting huge overheating after a coolant drain and fill a few months back. Checked it out and found cracks in the radiator. ordered a mishimoto rad and external trans cooler. Put them in and burped the system to get all the air out. No leaks anywhere...
  16. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    I've got an 07 Forester with 188k miles of questionable history. Over the past week I've notice some issues with the cooling system. 1. Fog accumulating on the right (passenger) 1/3rd of the windshield and passenger window. At first I assumed this was just blocked vent or something of that...
  17. Cooling Systems
    I have an 06 FXT and recently switched out the lower radiator hose. I noticed coolant leaking out of this area (see pic). What exactly am I looking at? does anyone know what the issue is? thanks
  18. Cooling Systems
    Hi! My 2009 Forester I bought 6 weeks ago is now taking 1/2 gallon of water a day and there is no evidence of a leak, no drips or puddles underneath. Where is all the liquid going? Does this mean it's leaking into the motor? Blown head gasket? There is no coolant in the oil. The overflow tank...
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