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10-30-2014, 09:26 PM | #1 |
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Engine Failure (Bearing Rod 2)
So I'm driving on the highway and down shift and hit 6k rpm and then floor it. The car starts making a weird buzzing sound that tracked with the accelerator. Kept driving since I was in between cities on a long-distance trip. About 10 miles later, the sound became erratic and the engine just died while going 80 MPH.
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10-30-2014, 09:43 PM | #2 |
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List of mods?
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Probably stock, subaru quality lol
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10-31-2014, 12:25 AM | #4 |
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Ok heres my first questions, are u on the factory ecu or has it been updated or flashed from a aftermarket source?
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10-31-2014, 06:41 AM | #6 | |
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Everytime I drive a toyota toyota, I want to smack my head on the steering wheel. My entire family drives toyota's and while reliable, they're super old tech and boring. Plus it seems most issues develop within warranty anyway. At least it popped on a test drive and not after you bought the car! |
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10-31-2014, 01:55 PM | #7 | |
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On the center gravity part, yes it was a great choice! But to say that subary engines are so much more advanced than toyota engines would be wrong in my opinion. Frankly i am not surprised of the issues the FA20 platform is having. When your joining two companies efforts together is bound to happen. The communication between the two engineering groups cannot be flawless and some items will be overlooked... |
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10-31-2014, 05:38 PM | #8 |
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Actually they used Toyota engines to meet the US emission's so they could sell the cars in north america. Toyota were the only ones that would sell them the drivetrains, the K series Honda is a much more advanced engine and is a better fit with the lotus as tuners have proved.
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I'm still waiting for the OP's list of mods.
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10-31-2014, 07:03 PM | #10 |
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Yeah OP posts sensational story that can be easily explained with some vital basic details such as: bad aftermarket tune, bad aftermarket mawds, FI+shitty tune, high mileage/abuse+poor maintenance, early car that hid the cam position problem for a long time, didn't grab 3rd/4th gear and actually grabbed 2nd and hit 9k etc.
Could be a one in a million fluke, could be a potential issue waiting to surface taking thousands of these cars off the road triggering a big black mark on Toyobaru's name, at this point though it's not more serious than the leprechaun blackmailing me. Hope we don't scare him off with our cynicism, it's posts like these that can really help the community when knowledge and insight is shared. |
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No mods, bone stock.
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My 15 year old, 162K mile car takes that kind of shit all day. Not saying that it doesnt stress the engine, but there is no reason that it should lead to catastrophic failure. Surprised this is rod 2 and not rod 4. |
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