1995 Subaru Legacy - valve cover gasket replacement - full DIY

[gr0ver135]

This motor has not got centrally located sparkplugs: the plugs stick out towards the top. Most models now seem to have the plug in the middle of the rocker cover, making life a bit more tricky.

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@gr0ver135 I haven't seen one of those up close yet. Or, more accurately, I haven't worked on one of those yet. The valve cover gaskets are very easy to do on these earlier cars.

[gr0ver135]

@MercedesDieselGuy the rocker cover job was ace, thanks for help. There was quite a bit of old sealing gunge around the cam bearings too.

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@gr0ver135 Glad it went well for you.

[grahamhanna]

Cheers, thought this was a lot more complicated!

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@grahamhanna Nope - super easy. These are amazingly easy cars to work on, and are pretty bulletproof to boot.

[7149hb]

Thank you for making this video. tomorrow, I'm about to bring my 1993 Subaru Impreza LS AWD to the shop to have the Valve cover gasket replace due to oil leak. Just by watching this video i can actually do it myself. thanks again for you time and effort for doing this video.

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@7149hb No problem. I did the job on my wife's 1993 Impreza (FWD) a few weeks prior to this video. The job is identical on a '93 Impreza.

[derrick1062591]

3.7 ft/lbs torque :] 7:30

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@derrick1062591 Very good to know for the future and for anyone else reading these comments. Thanks :)

[Pookatube]

Have a 2000 Subaru legacy wagon with 268,000 miles with a head gasket problem. Had the procedure done twice before, first under extended warranty, second out of pocket. I do intend to have the procedure again, but do you recommend BARR'S LEAK?

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@Pookatube I haven't done head gaskets, so I can't offer any advice on that. I have used Bars Leaks in other engines with varying degrees of success. No guarantees with that kind of product.

[anthemlost]

sup man. I have just started servicing a few of my wife's friends cars because they keep getting ripped off. And one of her friends asked me to do her subaru outback. I noticed the oil down the side of the spark plug rubbers and I swear a little bit of poo came out. And got on here and found this vid. This video is great. looks very similar but the outback is a 4 cylinder and there are a few extra bolts but your going to save her a fare bit of cash down under :D cheers from australia

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@anthemlost Glad I could help.

[jakburger]

is this the same for a ej20 1996 legacy? iv had a look at the job but been put off by lack of room on the passenger side thinking i might not be able to get the cover over the top of the valves. it is single cam like yours.

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@jakburger I'm not familiar with the EJ20, but if it's single cam, then I'll cautiously say yes. Pull the airbox and see if you have enough clearance. Keep in mind that it's fairly tight between the valve cover and the frame rail, but still very do-able (at least in my case - EJ22)

[jakburger]

@MercedesDieselGuy awesome! thankyou

[mchertudi]

Hey man, thanks for the video. This is extremely helpful...just getting into doing my own work for simpler repairs like this on my 02 impreza. Your step by step is very easy to follow. I'll let you know when it's done and if I had any trouble....you could save me $800!

[MercedesDieselGuy]

@mchertudi Very glad I could help. I hope you do end up saving money. That's one of my goals here. :)