WRX over-heats, could this get expensive?

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Ай бұрын

The 'other' shop quoted thousands of dollars to replace head gaskets on this 2012 WRX to solve the overheating issue. Today, I test and find that the head gaskets are fine, and the thermostat is no good.
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@gilmansgarage6341 Ай бұрын

Nice save Steve ✌..good catch...

@ToolDemos Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@coniccinoc 27 күн бұрын

Great video that will save others thousands of dollars, well done!

@ToolDemos 27 күн бұрын

Hope so!

@goodday126 24 күн бұрын

Nice to see, and great video.

@ToolDemos 22 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@gregoryolsson6668 Ай бұрын

You saved them a lot of money.

@chenupy77 24 күн бұрын

Awesome Analysis and details sharing for it . I have 2006 Outback , During stop singals the Temp gauge raise to 213 F and fan kicks on and comes to 194F and it does happen on all the Stops , Can it be a failing Tstat ? please advise

@ToolDemos 24 күн бұрын

According to Subaru, your thermostat isn’t fully open yet until it reaches 203°. If you’re traveling at low speeds or stopped the low speed fan is commanded on at about 205° and the high-speed fan will kick on at 212°. What I would do is open up the hood to verify that the low-speed fan is coming on and if it isn’t, find out why.

@chenupy77 23 күн бұрын

@@ToolDemos Thanks , I will check on this and share my findings

@philwest6045 Ай бұрын

I thought the easy stat test was to drop it in real hot water to see if it worked. Easier than draining twice? Not a mechanic so 🤷‍♂️

@ToolDemos Ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s a good way to test the thermostat. I wanted to see if it would solve the issue, so I went this route.

@aleksandrkalinin9196 Ай бұрын

High Flow thermostats are preferred, like Motorad / etc.

@goodday126 24 күн бұрын

I do like Motorad's line that sticks open after an overheat condition. I've run a couple and no complaints.

@jimjones5419 24 күн бұрын

Still the headgasket I recon, wont show signs wile idling, you need to drive it hard, then you'll see

@ToolDemos 22 күн бұрын

Possible. I’ll keep ya updated.

@republitarian484 Ай бұрын

How is that not considered "attempted theft" by the other shop? Seriously?

@ToolDemos Ай бұрын

I know it looks bad (and it could be) but, I wasn’t there. I don’t want to make an accusation without all the facts.

@jamesgeorge4874 Ай бұрын

Seems like KZfaq creators either acknowledge that Subaru head gaskets have a long, L O N G history of failure, and everyone knows it, or they say, "only old composite gaskets failed" , and act like they rarely fail. I've done hundreds of them, over the years....

@ToolDemos Ай бұрын

They do fail a lot.

@rolandotillit2867 Ай бұрын

Worm clamps on coolant hoses, fail.

@ToolDemos Ай бұрын

Agreed

@cutliss 24 күн бұрын

What's wrong with that?

@rolandotillit2867 24 күн бұрын

@cutliss Worm clamps don't expand like spring clamps. Heat in the coolant and pressure in the system causes the hoses to expand. Worm clamps can cause the hose to fail by not allowing the hose to expand. You create pinch points with over tightened worm clamps. Spring clamps on the other hand make a tight seal and have some give to allow the hose to expand without pinching it.