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Guff · 10-13-2012, 12:30 PM

Damn, I wonder what it could have been that would require a full long block replacement? I wonder if you threw a rod or something, it doesn't seem like it....

dsgerbc · 10-13-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jeebus

I highly doubt a pulley caused this mess. The intake would be more suspect than the pulley, but even that I highly doubt.

Unless it's some kind of an underdrive pulley, which I believe isn't the case here.

brichard0625 · 10-13-2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rasec29

Meant exhaust.

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Ooo lol you got me amped! i was about to say where did u get that from? I hope your car comes back 100%...best of luck!

jeebus · 10-13-2012, 12:35 PM

not that I'm saying one way or the other is correct, but did you do a hard break-in or a factory recommended break-in?

xwd · 10-13-2012, 12:42 PM

No knocking, banging, or anything like that? Oil pissing out the bottom is a little disconcerting. As much as people have beat on these cars doing track days in stock cars, boosted cars with hundreds of dyno runs, etc. I'm surprised to see a blown engine on the street in a relatively stock car. What was your oil change interval and what kind of oil did you use?

Hopefully Scion is good with the repairs with the mods you have on there. Unfortunately I think if this was a BRZ, Subaru would not be so kind and you might be looking at several thousand dollars for a new engine.

rasec29 · 10-13-2012, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jeebus

not that I'm saying one way or the other is correct, but did you do a hard break-in or a factory recommended break-in?

factory break in... longest 1k miles ever.

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2pt5RS · 10-13-2012, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Guff

Damn, I wonder what it could have been that would require a full long block replacement? I wonder if you threw a rod or something, it doesn't seem like it....

I read a document that was released from SoA in May just before the car came out that said in the case of engine failure, they're just going to replace it with a long block, not a short block.

This was on one of the other 100000 subaru forums, or it could very well have been on here, I don't remember.

jeebus · 10-13-2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rasec29

factory break in... longest 1k miles ever.

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Sounds like you played everything safe and it was a factory defect in your motor that caused this. IMO.

What was your VIN?

carbonBLUE · 10-13-2012, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rasec29

No engine work, just oil change. I haven't had any issues with CEL or bogging down with the airaid intake. My buddy has the exact same set up with intake and pulley but drives a lot less miles. If those items caused it eventually it would happen to him too. I did just install TRD exhaust the Saturday (2 days before) but doubt that was an issue?

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did you check to see how much oil was in your car after the change? the dip shits at the dealership put 4.5 quarts in thinking it was a regular 4 cylinder motor... i sent it right back in and got 2 MORE free oil changes for the future

yay!

if they filled the oil too much it could have aerated the oil and cause oil starvation that way... just be careful

einzlr · 10-13-2012, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Grishbok

loosely, a long block refers to the engine block, internals, the head, cams. A 100% complete and total replacement

A short block is just the engine bottom end. Ive seen these terms used loosely so give or take some parts.

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Originally Posted by dsmx17

fixed.

Thanks for the enlightenment! Can one of you elaborate on "engine bottom end"? Does it mean the above list less the head and cams?

2pt5RS · 10-13-2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by einzlr

Thanks for the enlightenment! Can one of you elaborate on "engine bottom end"? Does it mean the above list less the head and cams?

pretty much. it's just the block with pistons.

Tugboat · 10-13-2012, 02:59 PM

These are the stories that I hate to hear about. I haven't had any issues with my car at all. First I thought I was good if I make it to 3k, but that's not true. Then it was 6k, and now I know that there was an engine failure just north 10k. How long will this go. I just hope Toyota and Subaru does us all well. I just hope they figure out what the problem is. What if 20k and 30k we are still getting break downs like this? People's warranties will be running out and engines could still be going boom!

I love my car, but I am second guessing my judgement now. I still have faith, but just wondering.

Jason952 · 10-13-2012, 03:07 PM

How did u like the trd exh?

ahausheer · 10-13-2012, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dsgerbc

Unless it's some kind of an underdrive pulley, which I believe isn't the case here.

For sure it wasn't the pulley, but how dealerships can be, they may try to blame that. Or I guess they didn't which is cool.

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