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Tcoat · 07-17-2015, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BRZnut

nice to see some cars with good amount of miles that didn't self-destruct!

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Originally Posted by sirsol66

Out of curiosity, anyone running a tune with higher mileage? Seeing quite a few cars spinning bearings and other engine damage with mild bolt ones and a tune.

Oh for crying out loud the number that have had serious issues is minuscule compared to the number out there. Drive the damn thing and stop worrying it is gonna blow up at any second. If that paranoid then trade it for something you think will last forever.

sirsol66 · 07-17-2015, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Oh for crying out loud the number that have had serious issues is minuscule compared to the number out there. Drive the damn thing and stop worrying it is gonna blow up at any second. If that paranoid then trade it for something you think will last forever.

Good to see some higher mileage cars.

Tcoat · 07-17-2015, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sirsol66

I work for the company and can tell you that the number of cars with this issue is not as insignificant as you make it out to be. People only see the complaints on forums/FB/etc. but I see all national warranty claims.

Either way, as I said, good to see some higher mileage cars.

Well how many then? And what "issue"?

Please don't read as angry I am truly asking not calling out.

sirsol66 · 07-17-2015, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well how many then? And what "issue"?

Please don't read as angry I am truly asking not calling out.

These cars are pretty new still and their warranty trends aren't fully developed so we'll see how the cars are doing 3-5 years from now as the average one crests 50K miles.

REAV3R · 07-17-2015, 09:19 PM

LOL Hmmm... It'll be 2 years owned this September... and I'm at less than 14000 miles. Though, in my defense, there was a nine-month Afghanistan deployment in there!

whataboutbob · 07-17-2015, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sirsol66

Out of curiosity, anyone running a tune with higher mileage? Seeing quite a few cars spinning bearings and other engine damage with mild bolt ones and a tune.

Innovate Motorsports SC'd, Delicious Tuned since 34.4K.

Tromatic · 07-17-2015, 09:31 PM

Details on "fuel pump fail", please.

Tcoat · 07-17-2015, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sirsol66

That's not a number that I can share, and it's certainly not up to the claims/100 that I would consider "high", but I will say that I have seen more FR-S (I don't see BRZ or overseas models, so no GT86's) that have spun bearing than other models. I'm not sure how many of those are due to abuse (tracking with high oil temp), poor maintenance (running on low oil), or build quality.

These cars are pretty new still and their warranty trends aren't fully developed so we'll see how the cars are doing 3-5 years from now as the average one crests 50K miles.

Well I will be able to report a 50k number by the end of September.
I have done a pile of research on the spun bearings and although I certainly do not have the data you have available I have seen a trend with the stock engines. I eliminated boosted and tuned failures right from the start as they introduced way too much of a variable. On phone so don't have the data in front of me but of the 280 or so cases I could find most were 2013s, most were under 20k miles (some substantuly) and the vast majority had been owner serviced.
I realize that there could be loads I couldn't find out about but this was enough for me to not worry about it.

humfrz · 07-17-2015, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Oh for crying out loud the number that have had serious issues is minuscule compared to the number out there. Drive the damn thing and stop worrying it is gonna blow up at any second. If that paranoid then trade it for something you think will last forever.

I agree.

I figure that my chances of getting hit by an impaired driver, is greater than the chances of my FR-S's engine giving out.

…..and I won’t allow myself to worry about every dang car coming towards me on the highway ......

humfrz

Tromatic · 07-17-2015, 10:51 PM

I thought the bearing issue cause was oil starvation due to prolonged high lateral forces (aka racing). An oil pan baffle was the fix IIRC.

Tcoat · 07-17-2015, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tromatic

I thought the bearing issue cause was oil starvation due to prolonged high lateral forces (aka racing). An oil pan baffle was the fix IIRC.

That is one of the theories. Of course almost every owner of a stock one that went said they never drove the car hard.

Tromatic · 07-18-2015, 12:26 AM

How did the fuel pump fail?

Negative1 · 07-18-2015, 12:44 AM

I'm at 11.000 in a year.

zman · 07-18-2015, 12:48 AM

Im at 4k for 7 months

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07-17-2015, 09:19 PM	#19
REAV3R Former Boost Junkie Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S Location: Schofield Barracks Posts: 119 Thanks: 119 Thanked 64 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	LOL Hmmm... It'll be 2 years owned this September... and I'm at less than 14000 miles. Though, in my defense, there was a nine-month Afghanistan deployment in there! __________________ "Asking the front wheels of a car to do their normal job of steering while handling more than 170hp is like asking a man to wire a plug while juggling... penguins... while making love... to a beautiful woman while on fire, on stage... in front of the Queen. It's all going to go wrong." ~ J.Clarkson

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Tromatic Banned Join Date: May 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 61 Thanked 1,728 Times in 786 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I thought the bearing issue cause was oil starvation due to prolonged high lateral forces (aka racing). An oil pan baffle was the fix IIRC.

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