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Originally Posted by 311musick
I've been spending most of the day reading various threads, articles, and blogs about this issue, and unfortunately, you can add me to the list...
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Originally Posted by brz408
This sounds identical to my issue. Subaru had my car for a month....
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Some of the FT86s have that issues and others don't. I know when I bought mine back in 2013 I had the same issue. However, I made the mistake of moding it heavily to the point that several dealerships and Scion (Toyota Corporate) decided to wash their hands of it and stopped supporting my warranty needs. Since then, it has been a costly road but I rebuilt my engine after it finally failed and I got a proper tune done at Full Blown Motorsports. I've never had a problem with the car since (other than destroying clutches because of the sheer amount of fun I have hahaha).
Anyway, my advice for
311musick is that your extended warranty may be worth it but it sounds like you have started to do modifications (ECU) that may void your warranty if the dealership finds out. If your car does fail (engine blows, etc) then keep all ability to put the car back to stock if you decide to do a claim. Do not allow the dealership to find out you modified the ECU. You can always flash it back to stock through proper means without the dealership knowing (dealerships don't have the means to do digital forensics). As for the intake...I wouldn't worry too much about that modification. Even Lexus and Toyota sell aftermarket intakes to improve power. OTHERWISE, if you are considering doing more modification like a turbo, flexfuel kit, etc. you might as well sell the warranty and get your money back...it will be pretty much useless when you start doing major mods.
That's the best advice I can give and I'm sure many other senior members would agree. Not saying your car will fail, but our early models do seem to have the most issues: one of them being engine and ECU failure. Best of luck on your car and drive it like you mean it.