Engine Major
Engine rebuild or replacement, cylinder head, head gasket, turbo or supercharger, timing chain or timing belt.
What Owners Say
"Heads kept warping causing head gasket leaks-heating"
Anonymous, NE (2000 Subaru Outback 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Dropped pin valve in cylinder 3."
Anonymous, CO (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"head gasket blew lot of miles just replace engine"
Gary T., KY (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"After almost 20 years and 200,000 mile, the head gasket finally need replacement. It was the original."
J W., FL (2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radiator sprang a leak, lead to overheating and a head gasket leak, had to replace head gasket"
Maurice M., CA (2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Replaced head gasket at 82000 and 166000"
Anonymous, PA (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Head gasket required replacement at 150K so to some degree an expected maintenance"
Wilson K., NJ (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Head gasket leaking had to pull engine and replace. 2K!"
Christine P., MN (2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"needs head gasket replacement for $2500-$3K. apparently very common for Subaru's and ours is low mileage. would not buy another subaru for this reason because mechanic says Subaru hasn't fixed the design flaw"
Anonymous, CA (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Head gasket was leaking. Replaced both"
Anonymous, CT (2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Instead of head gasket it was valve cover gaskets. See prior comment on timing belt"
Anonymous, OR (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The head gaskets are worn out, the car leaks oil and antifreeze into the combustion chamber and leaks because of this. Cost to repair is upwards of $3,000"
Bryan B., CO (2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"had 2 head gaskets replaced due to leaking anti freeze fluid"
Anonymous, WI (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Second time the head gasket has failed. Leaking oil form the heads. Mechanics tells me that the head gasket on a Subaru engine will need replacing every 100,000 to 125,000 miles. Other than that it is a good car"
Anonymous, WA (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Head gasket blew out when engine overheated on a hot day in Arizona"
Stephen A., CA (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Head gasket failure required $3000 engine rebuild. Reviews on the internet showed this is a common Subaru design problem, but Subaru is of course taking no financial responsibility"
Anonymous, WA (2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Head gaskets were leaking"
Anonymous, OK (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"At 147000 have second set of head gaskets failing"
Anonymous, AK (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"2ND HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE"
Ginger M., CT (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Oil leaked into the engine and spark plugs causing the engine to run roughly"
Anonymous, (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"This vehicle has had documented seepage/leakage from the head gaskets starting around 50,000 miles in 2005. Previous owners kept the records. In Aug of 2018 (at 236,000 miles), the radiator developed a crack on the back of the top radiator tank. I repaired that & it immediately developed another crack on the front side. I replaced the radiator with a new one and serviced the cooling system. Upon starting the engine, coolant started spewing from the radiator cap at which point I realized that the vehicle had finally succumbed to the well known head gasket failure allowing compression pressures (~90 psi) to leak into the cooling jackets and over-pressurize the coolant. This resulted in coolant blowing past the radiator cap (~13 psi). I immediately stopped using the vehicle and have just stored it until I get a chance to fix it. PLEASE NOTE... my most recent automobile acquisitions are actually a 1996 Toyota Corolla (9/2018) and a 1985 Ford F250 diesel truck (12/2019). The survey parameters wouldn't let me report on these because they are older than 2000 year models. They do, however, run fairly well and have various ailments mostly related to their ages. ;-)"
Anonymous, CA (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"When the timing belt broke, the engine had to be replaced due to excessive damage. We were going to total the car, but could not find a replacement car for the repair cost. We live rurally and need the car’s all wheel drive for the rare NC snow/ice storms. We use this as a backup car and emergency vehicle."
Anonymous, NC (2000 Subaru Outback 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Dealer replaced valve cover gasket gaskets but also should have done timing belt tension work and did not, so a AAA shop had to redo the entire job. Dealer would not acknowledge his mistake. Won't go there again"
Anonymous, OR (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"New timming belt and pullys failed at about 700 mi. Totaled the engine"
Anonymous, NE (2000 Subaru Outback 2.5-L 4 Cyl)
"Cylinder heads had to be machined due to coolant issues and overheating of the engine"
Christopher S., PA (2000 Subaru Outback Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)