2001 outback

Asked by boxerluver76 Dec 16, 2015 at 01:07 PM about the Subaru Outback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was told by the garage I needed new head I drove the car home til I saved the money to repair and now the car is misfiring will new heads fix this

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F_O_R answered 9 years ago

Why did they say you need a new head? Is is warped or cracked? Warped heads can usually be resurfaced.

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TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 9 years ago

Check plugs and wires for misfires, especially if CELs are both on the SAME HEAD! If ignition is ok you may have a bad valve in the head, but i'd also swap in a used coil pack just to make sure it's not that either. If head is flat and clean I'd just clean up the valve, test the head for crack/flatness and then install new HG on that side. Headd are relatively cheap, but then you have to reload it.

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