Weird Whining Noise

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hardly worth mentioning
Typical Repair Cost:
$0
Average Mileage:
143,000 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. close vent (1 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)
2008 Subaru Outback engine problems

engine problem

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2008 Subaru Outback Owner Comments

problem #2

Jul 172019

Outback 2.5XT Limited 2.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 136,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vent randomly opened in the engine while on a 100 mile trip. Caused a whining noise from 2k rpms upward. Also a slightly reduced performance. Fixed for free but made me think there was something seriously wrong when there wasn't.

- Carl E., Golden, CO, US

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problem #1

Sep 272021

Outback 2.5XT Limited 2.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 150,000 miles

Weird whining noise suddenly started one day. No idea why.

- Carl E., Golden, CO, US

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