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Originally Posted by bfrank1972
I think you might be onto something here.
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Makes you want to buy two tubes on Amazon ($20/tube) and hand it to them when dropping off the car for the recall. Hahaha
The recall instructions don't say anything about how long to wait before adding oil or starting the car but the repair manual says to wait 30mins before adding oil or starting. The recall instructions also say "only P/N 00295-1217H will be accepted for FIPG Sealant". 1217H is grey so those photos above are proof that they didn't follow the recall instructions. Not saying that using the wrong packing is the cause of his failure but legally it is proof they didn't follow the instructions there for it would be easy to assume other parts of the instructions may have also been ignored.
Everytime I go over the recall instructions I notice little details that aren't in the repair manual. For example they tell you to put tape over the OCVs before cleaning off the old packing. They also have significantly more detail in how to apply the packing on the caps and timing cover. They have revised the path you take around the oil gallery on the timing cover and they make it very clear how critical it is to not use too much on the cam caps for risk of "engine seizure". Toyota/Subaru really have gone out of their way to make very good instructions. I wish these instructions were around when I did my rebuild.