Subaru Forester has a Burnt Odor

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VIN: JF1**************
Mileage: 110,000 - 120,000 miles
Repair Date: March 2013
Location: Kansas

UST STATES THAT HTERE IS A BURNING SMELL -ADVIES 118350 REMOED AND REPLACED HEAD GASKETS, VALVE COVRE GASKETS, TMIING BELT, PLUGS, T-STAT, FUEL FILTER, AND TIMING BELT TENSIONER . TEST OPERATION. . ENGINE

VIN: JF1**************
Mileage: 90,000 - 100,000 miles
Repair Date: January 2016
Location: Kansas

CHECK FOR BURNING SMELL 90815 VALVE PLASTIC COVERING GASKETS LEAKING. . FOUND THE VAVLE COVER GASKETS LEAKING $521.95 TO REPLACE .

VIN: JF1**************
Mileage: 130,000 - 140,000 miles
Repair Date: March 2016
Location: California

C/S VHEICLE IS AHVING SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE, LAST VISIT THE RDIVER FRONT CALIPER WAS REPLACED WITH THE BRAKE PADS. IT WILL HAPPEN MORE WHEN PARKING ON THE ICLINE BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENED WHN PARKED FLAT PLEASE CHECK AND ADVISE...CAR WILL NOT OVE FORWARD OR BACK AND THERE IS A BURNING SMELL IF AN CAR DOES MOEV.... 136769 220 REMOVE AND REPLACE LEFT RONT BRAKE HSE REMOVE AND REPLACE PRESS HOLD VALVE THAT WAS NOT ALWAYS RELASING . DRIVEABILITY

VIN: JF1**************
Mileage: 80,000 - 90,000 miles
Repair Date: February 2018
Location: New York

CUSTOMER STATES BURNING SMELL ON COLD STATR. CUSTOMER REQUEST TO PERFORM MULTI-POINT INSPECTION VHICLE NEEDS HEAD GASKETS , TIMING BELT WATER PUMP SALES DECLIED VEHUCLE TO BE WHOLESALED. MPI

VIN: JF1**************
Mileage: 150,000 - 160,000 miles
Repair Date: July 2015
Location: Kansas

CUST STATES THAT THERE ARE AN BUNRING SMELL 150212 REMVED AND REPLACED TRANY AND FRONG DIF GASKET /CRUSH RING. AND TOPEPD OFF FLIDS. GOING TO HAVE SOME BURN OFF STILL. . NGINE

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