That's a nice Victor Reinz MLS head gasket.
Pros: nice MLS
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The Tig won't need head gaskets at ~150k like every other subi does. The TSI pretty much has reliability nailed down now, IMHO. Change the oil and drive.
Pros: reliability nailed down
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Mileage: 150000 km
OEM should be fine.
Pros: should be fine
Vehicle:
Mazda
I just made a key to a 22 toyota corolla cross with 9200 miles on it and the head gasket was blown, was at an auto auction, the wreck wasnt that bad at all I was really surprised, I've made keys to 10x worse and didnt burn coolant lol
Cons: head gasket blown
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
Mileage: 9200 km
I have a 2010 with 218k miles loses zero oil but I lose coolant think I have a head issue. But I've put about 20k on the car just topping off coolant once a week. I would say the head gasket issue is pretty high I've never had a car with a bad head until now.
Pros: loses zero oil
Cons: loses coolant, head issue
Vehicle:
Toyota Prius
Mileage: 218000 km
My 2011 C30 had many expensive problems. The most expensive being a head gasket @55k miles and $3,800. It was always fun to drive but now I have the 2022 C40 which is even better!
Pros: fun to drive
Cons: expensive head gasket
Vehicle:
Volvo C30
Mileage: 55000 km
Unfortunately subaru only realized that the late 90s Subarus had an unreliable gasket material. They started switching to multi-layered metal gaskets around 99-ish. This is a really common issues with the NA 2.5.
Pros: multi-layered metal gaskets improved
Cons: unreliable gasket material
Vehicle:
Subaru
Head gasket, typical Subaru issue.
Cons: typical issue
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mine went at 180k and took the engine with it due to loss of oil pressure.
Cons: failed at 180k, engine damage
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Mileage: 180000 km
My 2006 head gaskets were leaking prior to 130k. Ticking time bomb in my opinion.
Cons: leaking prior to 130k, ticking time bomb
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 130000 km
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