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tracerit · 11-29-2018, 01:26 PM

I got confirmation from Subaru customer service that my car's VIN falls under the valve spring recall coming up. My VIN was recognized on some VIN recall check sites so I just emailed Subaru manually.

The thing is that I'm going to be selling the car early next year, maybe by February. My dad is gifting me a 2018 Honda Accord 2.0T Touring as he will be getting a Cayenne. While I'll be really sad leaving the BRZ but I'm not turning down a free car lol.

I currently have a timing cover seepage that I have ignored the last few months as its just seeping and not causing any issues. Now that the valve spring recall will require them to remove and reseal the timing cover, I'm going to wait to get that done all together. But while they're down there, what else can be done to save time?

Because if not much else can be maintenanced while down there, I'll just get the recall done first then list the car for sale. But if there's quite a bit of stuff to be done, I'll list the car as is and leave that option open for the next owner.

11-29-2018, 01:26 PM	#1
tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	67k miles, will bring car in for valve spring recall, what else to fix down there? I got confirmation from Subaru customer service that my car's VIN falls under the valve spring recall coming up. My VIN was recognized on some VIN recall check sites so I just emailed Subaru manually. The thing is that I'm going to be selling the car early next year, maybe by February. My dad is gifting me a 2018 Honda Accord 2.0T Touring as he will be getting a Cayenne. While I'll be really sad leaving the BRZ but I'm not turning down a free car lol. I currently have a timing cover seepage that I have ignored the last few months as its just seeping and not causing any issues. Now that the valve spring recall will require them to remove and reseal the timing cover, I'm going to wait to get that done all together. But while they're down there, what else can be done to save time? Because if not much else can be maintenanced while down there, I'll just get the recall done first then list the car for sale. But if there's quite a bit of stuff to be done, I'll list the car as is and leave that option open for the next owner.