Reviews of OEM Subaru engine radiator

I have already found that I need to upgrade the radiator, install oil pressure and temperature gauges, I'm considering the cylinder 4 cooling mod, and I am swapping out the oil pan and pick up tube.

It started overheating while I was on I-95, and I managed to limp it to an off-ramp. It needed a new radiator, and that was the last straw for me.

I drove 200km to go camping, oil was ok when I left, drove 200km back and made it home fine. Then 2 days later when I tried to drive it again for the first time my radiator was pouring steam after 5km and it turns out she had leaked all the oil on the drive over the weekend which made it overhead and blew the radiator. The hot radiator expanded and cracked the plastic tank where they joined, once the engine cooled overnight that crack showed up and leaked ALL the coolant out and I had no idea. Had to replace the radiator but she's ok again now.

The OEM rad in my ‘13 developed a crack when the car was like 4 years old.

The OEM radiator sucks anyway.

i just got a new radiator on my 2012 subi outback in buttfuck TX. we agreed on 100/ hr for labor ahead of time, i paid 280 total. i know he spent more than an hour on it, because he squeezed me in the night before to diagnosis and order parts, drove to both car shops in town to get me the best price and check their stock irl. he told me it likely would have been north of 400 had i gotten it down in town, so not sure if u could get a better price or if he was just the best mechanic ever

I had the exact same problem. It was caused by a small crack in my radiator, causing coolant to spray on my engine.