I hate to say it but it really sounds like the you still have Exhaust pressure and tempature entering the cooling system. Im truly sorry that you have had all thjis trouble getting it repaired. But here is the deal the Dealer isnt where you want to take your car for repairs, in most cases its just not what they are good at. There is a giant public misconception about the repair industry that would take too long to properly explain in this forum. And I unfortunately here stories like yours every day. So the car needs to be diagnosed properly, Yes exhaust pressure and tempature can cause intermittent higher cooling system tempature problems but most Techs dont think this way.A improperly prepared engine block surface, improperly torqued head bolts, head bolts that have stecthed to far, a crack in a cylinder head a crack in a cylinder liner, a small imperfection in a head gasket all can cause the problem you are having and as the problem is intermittent checking the cooling system for signs of exhaust gasses is only going to tell you that at the instant the vehicle is tested whether or not there are signs of exhaust in the cooling system. So during the test if it isnt overheating or running warm there may not be enough exhaust gas present to affect a chemical dye or if a gas analyzer is used over the neck of the radiator it may not trigger high enogh readings. Also doing any testing with the rad cap off doesnt alow the system to build pressure which is what the real problem is. With heat or just a change in temp we get expansion of metal this expansion can allow combustion gasses into the cooling system. As the heads, block, gaskets, and head bolts all move a little. It only takes a little bit of exhaust tempature to affect the entire temp of the cooling system.I would push the dealer into fixing the car. My post isnt an easy fix but I have worked on Subarus for A long time now and I Know these little cars pretty well and I am real familiar with the industies short comings in the proper repair of them
Friday, March 16th, 2007 AT 10:35 AM