Subaru Outback engine failure

Asked by Guru5Q11Y Jan 24, 2018 at 06:50 AM about the 2008 Subaru Outback 2.5 i

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driving on the highway in my 2008 Subaru
Outback with 98kmilez and turn off a exit, as soon
as I turn I hear a loud poping noise and get very
worried my tire popped, then shortly after it smells
like burning and I pull off the the gas station
immediately (500feet ) and my car sounds very
wobbly and odd, and the check engine light starts
going crazy . I had to call. Tow truck because my
car obviously should not be ran at that point.
About a week prior I got an oil change and they
wrote on my diagnosis sheet it “looked” like I was
leaking oil from the head gasket and didn’t even tell
me, I only noticed what it said when I got home and
scheduled for another appointment (headgasket
replacement) for roughly $2k, my appointment is in
4 days and now in appears the whole engine should
just be rebuilt .

6 Answers

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Get a remanufactured engine....

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I disagree with Tom. The car with a blown engine is worth at best $1,000 IF you can find a buyer.

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Update, I had my grandpa come check it out after all of this, and to take me to work and one of the spark plugs were no where to be found . We took it apart and gave it some gas and it flew out . We poped it back in and it ran a little rough from being towed. But none the less it was actually running

The spark plug hole is stripped. I recommend having a good mechanic repair the threaded hole.

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