Buying An Overheating Svt

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DrNope

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Hey all, there is a guy selling an svt for 1,500 not far from me. He said that he had the head gaskets replaced about 10,000 miles ago at a Subaru dealership, but it has started to over heat again and he's assuming it's the gaskets again. I wanted to get y'alls opinion on this and is it really likley to be the head gaskets again.

 

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There are many possibilities as to what the problem may be. It could be a blockage in the cooling system somewhere, the cooling fans not turning on, thermostat stuck closed, quality of the head gaskets, if it was repaired correctly etc. etc.

Since it was a Subaru dealership I'd assume they would know a thing or two about changing head gaskets.

 

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DrNope said:

Hey all, there is a guy selling an svt for 1,500 not far from me. He said that he had the head gaskets replaced about 10,000 miles ago at a Subaru dealership, but it has started to over heat again and he's assuming it's the gaskets again. I wanted to get y'alls opinion on this and is it really likley to be the head gaskets again.

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This post is vague at best... Are we talking about a Focus, Contour or Mustang?

 

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Or a Lightning...lol!! What year make and model? How many miles? What is the overall condition? Auto or stick? $1500 sounds a bit too low. Like something might be off? And are you absolutely sure it is a SVT?

 

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If he still has a warrenty for the head gasket I'd go in and have it fixed, but it can also be the radtiator fluid