What's Wrong With This Picture: Only Recalling The Head Gaskets Edition
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Jack Baruth
Published: July 16th, 2014
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The use of the word “petrol” should clue you in a bit here.
Yes, it’s from India, and it was a Saab 9-2x style tie-in with the General during the period where they were invested in Fuji Heavy Industries. Our own Doug DeMuro did a post on the Chevrolet Forester a while ago, in which he praised the car’s 2.5-liter engine. Looking at this advertisement, however, I suspect that it’s actually powered by the two-liter engine that was also available. Which means that the head gaskets are probably fine.
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but he's not our Doug anymore
I am surprised about the foot of water issue. The airbox for these cars is right under the hood, and even if water gets into the intake, there is also a trap for the water before the air charge hits the filter. The fuse box is at the same level on the other side of the car. I've forded ~18" of water (enough to go over the hood moving at 10mph) with no issues in my lowered Impreza, on which the Forester is based.
It looks just like a Subaru Forester. That bowtie on the front makes it an oxymoron.
Four stroke engine? Sweet!