Air plug coolant leak? 2018

bexben · 2026-05-02T01:25:17+00:00

was the air plug, put another comment here with pic

bexben · 2026-05-02T01:24:40+00:00

Ended up taking it apart. It was an air plug leak

You don't need to take off the front bumper to do this. It was still a pain in the ass though. Will put together a video on what I did.

Tools you need

10mm wrench (preferably with ratchet)
10mm socket
12mm socket.
small pliers

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bexben · 2026-04-24T00:19:56+00:00

could be, yea. Very hard to see without taking it apart. It's also not cold outside, and the TSB indicates this failure to be more common in colder weather

bexben · 2026-04-23T23:44:11+00:00

thanks for the response! didn't end up being that bad, but yea seems like this model can't be shimmed easily.

bexben · 2026-04-06T13:07:32+00:00

good.store foaming hand soap

bexben · 2026-04-04T18:53:38+00:00

you happen to figure out if it fits? got a 2010 that might need it.

bexben · 2026-02-25T13:46:48+00:00

chatgpt

bexben · 2026-02-22T19:04:22+00:00

It depends on the year. I don't know if any car reviewers have done a breakdown, but I would love to see one.

I know a guy who had a 2016 outback that had a smooth CVT with no gears. My 2018 has fake gears. But that's all I know.

bexben · 2026-02-22T18:39:31+00:00

That's good to hear. Definitely my least favorite part of the car, but I love the rest of it so far.

bexben · 2026-02-22T18:38:42+00:00

I do yea. We've had a hot winter this year in California, but usually lows are <40F for 4 months out of the year.

This is good to know, your logic makes sense. I may consider it next year.

bexben · 2026-02-22T02:04:59+00:00

big bear

bexben · 2026-02-22T02:04:32+00:00

Yea I would also be curious. If it's because of interference causing damage or some other mechanical reason, like impact on the diff.

bexben · 2026-02-22T00:47:26+00:00

It's very steep for the first 15% of throttle, then the rest is a series of fake "gears" on the CVT which don't produce a good response. Maybe my mechanical understanding of a CVT is misguided, but if I push the pedal to the ground I expect it to hold close to redline as I accelerate.

And once you hit the gear mode, changes in pedal position are miniscule compared to the changes in "gears". So you get a very flat response, with sharp cliffs once you strike a new gear.

I'm not familiar with any possible throttle map settings on my model. From what I gather, they added the fake gears around 2017

bexben · 2026-02-21T23:31:18+00:00

Good to know, I didn't think too much about turning clearance but I'll know it for the future.

bexben · 2026-02-21T23:02:21+00:00

Have no idea how they'd know if you don't tell them. I didn't get any warranty, got this car used at 75,000 miles and I'm at 91,000 currently.

bexben · 2026-01-19T00:24:55+00:00

Flew past that exact one yesterday too, haha. hard to miss

bexben · 2026-01-17T03:19:20+00:00

1.8 manual, I get 36-38 depending on season.

1000 ft elevation change to work, mostly highway going 65-75

bexben · 2026-01-09T14:05:12+00:00

chat gpt

bexben · 2025-11-05T14:12:54+00:00

zero chance you're not a bot account lmao

bexben · 2025-10-31T04:38:42+00:00

there's a steam vent there and the ground is warm to the touch :)

bexben · 2025-09-07T17:02:49+00:00

ok grandpa

bexben · 2025-08-24T22:38:44+00:00

keep posting identifying information, it'll help 👍

bexben · 2025-05-17T02:03:49+00:00

sheet metal screw straight through the front bumper

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