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Old 03-09-2019, 05:12 PM   #161
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Originally Posted by soldi3r View Post
Car ran fine before I took it in. They replaced the valve springs while I had my clutch replaced. Less than 500 miles later I was sitting on the side of the freeway with a bent rod. The paint on the new valve springs came off, clogged and choked my engine resulting in a bent rod.



Bad news: Recall broke my engine.
Good news: New short block thanks to Subaru and currently enjoying the 2019 Forester loaner while my car is in the shop.
They are lying to you about the failure, but you are getting it fixed no cost so
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