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01-07-2019, 12:01 PM | #1 |
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Got my letter today
I got my recall notice today. Here it is.
I don't know what I'm going to do about it. Since my car has over 145,000 miles on it with no problems what so ever. I know one thing I'm not going to do. I'm not going to be the first in my area to get it done. If I have it done at all. After seeing what's involved, I don't see how the local yocals could possibly not screw something up. Maybe I should just leave well enough alone. Last edited by WNDSRFR; 01-08-2019 at 10:01 AM. |
01-07-2019, 12:34 PM | #2 |
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^ ya, I hear that -
My 2013 FRS only has about 23,000 miles on it, and I'm not sure what I'm gonna do when/if I get a recall letter. I looked over that post showing all the things they will have to do - and I ask myself, NOW, what are the chances of my engine surviving all that without at least a leak - ?? humfrz |
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Got mine yesterday...
Your info is blacked out in the first pic, but visible in the second?
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Actually our cars have similar mileage and I was thinking the opposite. This is a good opportunity to get a LOT of zero mileage parts on my car, particularly seals, gaskets and such. I would be more likely to NOT do this if my car had fewer miles on it. I would wait until I had over 100K miles then take it in rather than replacing relatively new parts that work. Just a different way of looking at it. It's the same reason I had the "cricket TSB" done right before the warranty expired. I didn't need it, but it zeroed out my pump.
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I just got the dealer invitation as well...
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I think you should do what you feel like doing, Bruce.
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My local yokels built an entire engine for mine under warranty when the oil pump gear exploded. 30K miles later it still seems to be doing fine.
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Got mine also
But I will ignore the letter as I replaced the springs with hi-end stuff when I built the engine along with custom machined rocker blockers.
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Thanks, I understand how an envelope works... If OP was going to show his name and address; Why black out the envelope? I thought OP may have done it on accident. So, if he didn't want his details on blast, I was just trying to point it out for him to correct.
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At 145 000 miles, if the valve springs were defective they would have gone a long time ago. I would skip the recall, and keep the letter in case it ever does happen. AFAIK there isn't a deadline or timeline to accept your recall.
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are you sure this recall not being performed would prevent you from getting your registration renewed? When that huge airbag recall was going on I dont believe I heard any registration renewals being halted for that not being done. Last edited by DandoX; 01-07-2019 at 04:57 PM. |
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