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Originally Posted by bfrank1972

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

Agree with all points with one clarification. The biggest problem is we really have no clue how many successful repairs there have been. The number of people that have joined this forum just to say they had a failure is around 10 so far. None have joined to say all is good and I doubt they will. On the surface you would think that this forum (or FB and others) would give a good sample but the data is horribly skewed by only receiving the negative reviews. It is like having somebody point at an auto wreckers, and saying "look all the cars are rusty and crashed" while ignoring the new car lot across the street.