03-18-2019, 11:54 PM | #1 |
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She lives once more! (post-recall damage)
Excited to have my FR-S back up and running. It was one of the ones that took a shit a day after they did the valve spring recall. With it being in a garage needing a new engine for the last two and a half months, I'm just excited to have it back up and running. Getting some new DZ102's for it tomorrow and going for a drive! Also going to be looking over the summer for any meets in the Portland, Oregon area, if anyone knows of any going down.
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Was it because it's a Toyota dealership and not a Subaru dealer?
Glad your back in your car. I hope you didn't have to spend any money on rentals and labor cost on your end.
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What did they determine the cause of the failure? Any out of pocket cost to you?
Do you have a wider rear tire?
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What dealer? Did they cover it?
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I'm doing the charity hillclimb in Maryhill in June. I'll do the recall after that. Brand new motor sounds nice.
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I wouldn’t bet on it. Short block if you are EXTREMELY lucky. Most people are getting fucked on this. Your best odds of getting a new long block are to ignore the recall and hope for a broken spring. |
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It was McCords Toyota in Vancouver, Washington. Cost me around $4k once everything was said and done. Dealership claims they did nothing wrong, but looks like there is some excessive sealant on the old engine.
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