Hi all just a quick one my car has been losing some oil not alot small patch on floor but seems to be on each front side the oil come from around the unit above the exhaust cover from front end near wishbone, it looks to me its some unit/part on each side of engine above o2 sensor and on the left it smells bad oil burning when i stop but not all time on the dvrs side but not on the other but does drip a little is it seals, lose nuts or something worse? thanks

 

Btt

 

Probably cam covers if it's the same place on both sides.

Andy

 

Hi thanks it is on both sides but more so on the dvrs side as your sat in the car and looks like the lower end around the o2 sensor is this an expencive fix at the garage or not?

 

Why not get the garage to look at it, tell you what it is and give you a price to fix it.

 

Does sound like cam covers.. Fiddly job but stupidly expensive.. Best to get the OEM parts then find a decent garage to fit them.. Subaru are a bit steep!

Dont bother using cheap after market gaskets, I did this and even though I did the job with the engine out (and im not a complete numpty) they still leaked.. Did the job again with the engine in situe and OEM gaskets and sealant, took me 3 hours.. No leaks!

 

Thanks i would only use OEM parts and i am ok with a spanner but looks a pain to get to etc,,,i will get my local garage to do as very good on prices and will look after it will post on outcome and price. what was the price of the gaskets.

 

For the inner, outer and bolt gaskets it comes to about 70 quid I think, you dont really need to replace the half moons.. (you'll see what i mean when you get the covers off).. If you are going to do it yourself invest in a 10mm ratchet ring spanner and some ThreeBond

Theres an anomally around 1997 where they switched to another gasket type (different rocker covers) for a few months then changed back.. Subaru accidently gave me this different type of gasket as mines a 97 which ment I had to cut some bits off lol..

 

i replaced mine at the weekend the outer gaskets (big ones) cost £20.60 for the pair and the 4 inner gaskets cost about £25 for the 4 from subaru make sure you take your vin number when ordering as above didnt need to change the moons