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Once again, the great folks at the Subaru legacy chat room have come through strong for me. Sorry for the delayed response but this is perfect for the repair job. Again, cheers and thanks for everything. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Greetings all. I recently ran across the discovery that my water pump needs to be replaced on my 05 Legacy GT. I’m reading a lot of places that this is going to also involve removing the timing belt. Are there any special tools I need for this project? Any sort of pitfalls I need to watch out for? I bought the pump but that’s about it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes. That’s the one. It has a minimax on it and I always have a tendency to fill it over the max. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This may seem like a silly question but I’ve always wondered this. On the coolant reservoir tank – is it detrimental to fill it up past the maximum line on the tank? Will it cause any sort of cooling issues down stream? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wanted to give everyone an update. Come to find out, it was a combination of a couple of things. Number one, the radiator cap was bad and it was not allowing the coolant system to remain under pressure to prevent the “boiling / bubbling” condition I was hearing. Secondly, with the boiling point being too low, it was forcing water out of the top of the radiator cap and that’s why I was losing all of my water. Thanks everyone. It’s worth noting that those little radiator caps can make or break a motor when it comes to overheating. I would replace him even if you don’t think that you need to if they’re very old. They’re less than seven or eight bucks a pop and there’s one for the turbo and one for the main radiator. 20 bucks could save you your engine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes I can only hear it when the engine is off. You guys may be right it may be something to do with the coolant circulation after shut down. However, where would the coolant be going? It’s still using up coolant somehow throughout this process. About a gallon every other day. That’s quite a bit Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes sir. I’ve burped her good. Maybe it’s a bad radiator cap not allowing the system to remAin under pressure???? I’ve heard that can lead to some blown head gasket’s and overheating issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Greetings my brothers and sisters of the divine order of the legacy GT brotherhood. So the other day I heard a peculiar bubbling/boiling water type of noise coming from my engine bay area. The car is not overheating, yet I do get a hint of antifreeze from time to time. I can’t say that it’s losing coolant or anything like that and it’s not running funny. I replaced both cooling reservoir caps on the radiator and the turbo auxiliary tank. Does anyone have any ideas what this may be a result of? I just don’t want it to lead to an overheating issue. Thanks. Oh yes, and I replace the thermostat as well. About a week ago. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes fancy and recycling on perfectly. It was, in fact, the radiator. It was just time to get a new one. Thank you for all your great advice 3rd. Much appreciated Sent from my LM-K300 using Tapatalk

It was, in fact, the radiator. The car has 210000 miles on it now and that was the original radiator. Best of my knowledge anyhow. I'd say that's pretty good. Thanks for the Pearls of Wisdom Sent from my LM-K300 using Tapatalk

Does anyone know if it would hurt to temporarily remove the thermostat from my 2005 Legacy GT? I'm trying to chase down a overheating issue right now and I want to remove the thermostat so it's running nice and cool while I'm in the middle of trying to figure out where the overheating is coming from. I believe it's just an old radiator and the radiator needs to be replaced. However, I don't know that for sure. I wanted to remove the thermostat temporarily and run it for a bit to keep it cool while I was facing down the overheat issue. Does anyone see any problem in doing that? Sent from my LM-K300 using Tapatalk

Hey Gary. Thanks for the feedback. It's very sporadic. It doesn't always do it when the AC is on, and it doesn't always do it with the engine under heavy load. It's kind of Hit and Miss really. I have not been able to correlate engine speed or air-conditioning functionality to the overheating issue. The car has 210000 miles on it now and it's probably the original radiator. You're probably right. I believe the radiator may need to be replaced. I just wasn't sure if there was another temperature module or relay or something that might need to be checked before replacing the radiator Sent from my LM-K300 using Tapatalk

Hey there. Current cooling level with the engine cold is in between the min in the max in the reservoir tank. I haven't had to add any more coolant to it after I flushed it and replace the thermostat. And yes, both fans are working, however, they don't both always run. One of them will run when the car is this that normal operating temperature, then when the AC cuts on, they both turn on pretty high. I think they're cycling on as required. What is the fan speed procedure the verify they are running properly? Sent from my LM-K300 using Tapatalk

Greetings everyone. Have a quick question. My 05 Subaru Legacy GT is running hot from time to time. Never into the red, but dangerously close. I've noticed that it doesn't more frequently when the air conditioner is on, but that's not always the case. I replace a thermostat and flush the cooling system out.... and yes I removed all the air that I could out of the radiator system. Any other ideas on how this overheating event might be happening? Sent from my LM-K300 using Tapatalk

I do have access to a vertical lift, however, I'm not familiar with the screwdriver procedure that you speak of. Can you elaborate a little further? Sent from my SM-A015AZ using Tapatalk