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Originally Posted by Tcoat
See that is just it. His dealer may be totally competent but he is concerned by the horror stories that appear to be the majority. They are not. Yes, it would completely and totally suck to have the work done and be on the failure list but with what we know so far that risk is small. Sort of a damned if you do and damned if you don't scenario.
When I said I would not have it done it was not through fear of them screwing it up. In fact I said that in other threads well before they started the recall. I just do not feel that the original concern warranted a recall in the first place so why mess with things?
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Hmmm - I see what you're saying regarding heightened fear due to only seeing posts from people who have problems (vs. people who do not), but you also have to consider this forum is a very small % of the overall FR-S/BRZ/86 owners. And out of that small % of active posters, there are a pretty high number of people with issues.
I.E. yes there could be a large number of success stories out there we're not hearing, but I'd bet there's a larger number of fail stories we're not even hearing about either.
And it's not generalized issues - it's exactly the same issue, every time. Rod knock from oil starvation, being consistently tied to mis-application of sealant (whether it be incorrect bead placement, overuse, or just not letting it cure). And strongly correlated to Toyota, who just doesn't have the experience with putting Subaru boxer engines together like experienced Subaru mechanics.
There could be a large # of success stories, but based on this forum sample, I feel there's a solid chance of my engine going south if I took it to my dealer - solid chance meaning more than I'm willing to risk at the moment.
I'd rather 'fight the fight' with a dealer to fix my motor post valve spring failure rather than 'fight the fight' after a dealer gums up my oil passages. JMHO