2000 Subaru Outback

Wagon

2.5L 2458CC H4 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

4S3BH6655Y7601754

Clear

GAS

Hi folks, This one runs pretty well, but has some issues. Head gasket has had a very small drip onto the right side headers for years with no progression. There is no oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil, but if parked for many days, it will smoke a bit when the headers heat up. As a result I've only taken it out when there is water on the ground since the Fall when I got a new truck. It would be best to do the headgasket now-ish. Needs a new timing belt soon anyway, so... New rear lower control arms two years ago. New rear brakes at the same time. Maybe 10k miles since. Will need new front brakes soon (runout is at the limit for spec and there is a mild shudder when braking at speed.) Patched minor holes over the wheel wells. Everywhere else is solid with a few tiny spots in paint. No rust on roof, rest of body, etc. Body is in great shape and car feels very solid on the road. Engine light is ON--OBD codes say "small vacuum leak" (yes there's a code for "small" vacuum leak). I had it smoke tested once and they couldn't find it. It is most likely due to the aftermarket cruise-control plumbing and will most likely disappear when the engine is pulled and reinstalled for the headgasket job. Also, the exhaust can snapped at the rear gasket. The mid-pipe/cat is perfectly fine; the pipe to the exhaust can itself is what broke. I jerry-rigged it but it doesn't sound wonderful and the exhaust can will need to be replaced. Bunch of other stuff has been done to keep it running. I'll update later when I'm in front of my books. I wanted to get this up now because it is due for inspection at the end of March and will not pass. Sold AS-IS, but at a song. This is a fundamentally sound car. Tires are good. If it gets to $500, I'll throw in a full set of snow tires for it in excellent condition. This would be a great bargain for someone who can do the work themselves, or even if you need to pay to have it done. Great,. safe car for a student, ski bum, camper, etc. Questions? Send me an email through eBay and I'll let you know ASAP or send you my phone number. On Mar-21-13 at 10:45:25 PDT, seller added the following information: **EDIT** The car has only 191,620 miles on the odometer. eBay will not let me change this in the Vehicle Details. Hi folks, This one runs pretty well, but has some issues. Head gasket has had a very small drip onto the right side headers for years with no progression. There is no oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil, but if parked for many days, it will smoke a bit when the headers heat up. As a result I've only taken it out when there is water on the ground since the Fall when I got a new truck. It would be best to do the headgasket now-ish. Needs a new timing belt soon anyway, so... New rear lower control arms two years ago. New rear brakes at the same time. Maybe 10k miles since. Will need new front brakes soon (runout is at the limit for spec and there is a mild shudder when braking at speed.) Patched minor holes over the wheel wells. Everywhere else is solid with a few tiny spots in paint. No rust on roof, rest of body, etc. Body is in great shape and car feels very solid on the road. Engine light is ON--OBD codes say "small vacuum leak" (yes there's a code for "small" vacuum leak). I had it smoke tested once and they couldn't find it. It is most likely due to the aftermarket cruise-control plumbing and will most likely disappear when the engine is pulled and reinstalled for the headgasket job. Also, the exhaust can snapped at the rear gasket. The mid-pipe/cat is perfectly fine; the pipe to the exhaust can itself is what broke. I jerry-rigged it but it doesn't sound wonderful and the exhaust can will need to be replaced. Bunch of other stuff has been done to keep it running. I'll update later when I'm in front of my books. I wanted to get this up now because it is due for inspection at the end of March and will not pass. Sold AS-IS, but at a song. This is a fundamentally sound car. Tires are good. If it gets to $500, I'll throw in a full set of snow tires for it in excellent condition. This would be a great bargain for someone who can do the work themselves, or even if you need to pay to have it done. Great,. safe car for a student, ski bum, camper, etc. Questions? Send me an email through eBay and I'll let you know ASAP or send you my phone number. On Mar-21-13 at 11:10:52 PDT, seller added the following information:Car has a new battery as of last Spring. Starts right up every time. Car has new front and rear control arms on both sides of rear suspension, and new subframe. Work done 4/2011. New left front wheel bearing and hub as of 2/2012. New rear brakes and pads as of 3/2012.On Mar-22-13 at 10:53:58 PDT, seller added the following information: UPDATE: I've added two photos. The roof photo shows that the rear edge of the roof is clean and solid--this is where I've noticed rust on other Outbacks' roofs. The hood photo shows the couple of ~1/8" paint chips (ignore the little twigs above them--just dirt). Also, I drove the car around the block last night until it warmed up. There was, again, no noticeable smoke from the drip onto the headers--just a smell of it if you stop the car in one place and leave the fans on. It would appear that the drip has slowed or stopped... it has come and gone as long as I've owned the car. That said, if you're not going to fix it right away, then prior to inspection you will need to clean up/steam clean that area of the engine (at least in NH). Which reminds me--the last time I had it inspected, the shop replaced the valve cover gaskets because of this. That didn't fix the drip like they said it would, but it did make a boat payment for someone. ;)