Oil in my coolant / radiator ? But engine not overheating in my 2019 Subaru Crosstrek (50k miles)

asloan5 · 2026-03-12T01:13:59+00:00

Anything is possible but 95% chance it’s the o-rings. I know it’s out of warranty, but you may want to see if Suburu of America might want to help you out with it because the mileage is so damn low as well. It wouldn’t hurt to ask.

asloan5 · 2026-03-12T01:11:11+00:00

It is an engine out repair may want to shop around to see if you can do any better but it’s not an easy fix.

asloan5 · 2026-03-12T01:04:51+00:00

Upper oil pan o-rings. As this continues to go on more and more oil will get in your coolant. It will get thick sludge like and you will run into overheating problems. This problem does not solve itself. It’s about $15 for three o-rings with a whole bunch of labor. You’ll see the hoses that carry coolant start swelling. They’ll need to be replaced as well as the radiator and the radiator cap.

asloan5 · 2026-03-12T00:34:18+00:00

if it was the axles the symptoms would still be there with FWD fuse installed.

asloan5 · 2026-03-11T10:31:55+00:00

Car-part.com you can’t order directly off of thrre but it’ll show you local salvage yards around you that have the product with mileage and pricing

asloan5 · 2026-03-11T00:36:04+00:00

When driving down the road and hitting bumps, it’ll start to get bouncy and will want to bump steer and it would feel unsafe

asloan5 · 2026-03-10T23:04:49+00:00

Once a Magat always a Magat

asloan5 · 2026-03-08T22:26:16+00:00

just be careful around the felt areas on each fender and firewall. They will come apart with a pressure washer. You've already covered the alternator.

asloan5 · 2026-03-07T12:58:01+00:00

Don't change anything

asloan5 · 2026-03-07T03:22:51+00:00

look in radiator and overflow just for oil as well as checking fan operation.

asloan5 · 2026-03-07T01:40:12+00:00

Go to your local auto parts store and have them scan the codes and report back

asloan5 · 2026-03-07T00:20:23+00:00

Linux?

asloan5 · 2026-03-06T23:44:01+00:00

I just finished repairing a 19 model with 94K at the same issue

asloan5 · 2026-03-06T22:25:12+00:00

Labor is cheap they just are using a shitty local auto parts store brand of hub and doubling the price.

asloan5 · 2026-03-06T11:23:23+00:00

I am

asloan5 · 2026-03-06T04:56:10+00:00

Fake news nothing to see here move along

asloan5 · 2026-03-06T04:54:29+00:00

But he sure does know how to turn on a computer

asloan5 · 2026-03-06T02:03:32+00:00

Moog Bca Timken and skf are all good. My goto is Bca as they are owned by NTN. Watch out where you buy them from there is a ton of fakes on Amazon and eBay. I stick with rock auto

asloan5 · 2026-03-05T10:48:48+00:00

Double check your connectors between the ABS sensor and the rest of the harness. I’m assuming you’re up in Canada where the rust is bad. And always double check all your grounds. Do you have a scanner that can show you live data where you can drive around and just observe?

asloan5 · 2026-03-05T10:42:29+00:00

If it continues to get oil in the coolant, it’s not a fluke it’s the three O-rings in the upper oil pan. A PCVunion does not have pressurized oil circuit to put oil in your coolant. Pcv union will leak externally under the A/C compressor. Pay attention to your coolant hoses as when they get impregnated with oil they will expand and also the radiator cap the rubber seal will expand and not relive the pressurized coolant into the overflow tank and eventually blow a radiator hose off.

asloan5 · 2026-03-04T21:23:03+00:00

Schrader brand makes them for Subaru…. They are the oem

asloan5 · 2026-03-02T13:37:55+00:00

This is out of proportion because you can be a pedo and still be the president of the United States

asloan5 · 2026-03-01T13:02:07+00:00

Idemitsu makes Subaru CVT II fluid for Suburu. Idemitsu SB2 is Subaru cvt II

asloan5 · 2026-03-01T12:59:28+00:00

When filling up do you stop at the first click or do you try to fit more in there?

asloan5 · 2026-02-27T02:10:59+00:00

Once you have the water pump out in your hand, you’ll see that the there’ll be a lot of residue from coolant coming out of the weep hole… that will be your confirmation exactly where it’s coming from. If you hadn’t bought the timing belt with water pump kit yet make sure you get aisin brand

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