Subaru responded that they will cover the headgasket repair as a
warranty item, so now my Legacy is at the dealer for one week. They
found that the cylinder heads had to be sent to the machine shop.
Hopefully, when I get it back, it will run great for another 100K
miles...I opted to wait another 20K to do the timing belt/water pump/
seals since I was quoted $800 out of my own pocket for that job. I
expected the quote to be lower since they already had the engine apart
for the HG repair, but that wasn't the case. Looks like the t-belt is
rated for 105K, so I have another 20K to go...There's a 1-year/12K
warranty on the HG job, so I want to make sure there are no more leaks
before I put more $$ into an otherwise great driving car.

On Jun 1, 11:05 am, "ricardo...@gmail.com" <ricardo...@gmail.com>
wrote:

During a service visit to the Subaru dealer this weekend, the service
technician indicated that the headgaskets on my 2003 Legacy Wagon w/
82K miles were leaking engine oil and coolant and advised that I
replace the valve cover, intake, and head gaskets. They also
recommended I replace my timing belt, water pump, and seals. Estimate
cost of repairs is about $1200 for the gaskets and $700 for the timing
belt/pump/seals.

I checked the internet and found that there's a service campaign that
covers the headgasket repairs for 8 years/100K miles. However, my 2003
Legacy wagon is not included in the campaign. I crawled underneath my
car and took some photos:

http://flickr.com/photos/7260566@N08/sets/72157605377931701/

There are no leaks showing up on my garage floor, but from what I saw,
it looks like minor seepage. I'm worried that the leaks may develop
into major leaks if I don't take care of it. What do you guys think?
Has anyone tried to get Subaru to repair their headgaskets under the
service campaign? How about for models not listed in the campaign?
Please share your comments and experiences. Thanks!

Another thought: if I chose the do the headgasket work, should the
timing belt/pump/seals job cost me only parts, since labor should
already be included in the headgasket job (they are already taking
apart that part of the engine)?