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Originally Posted by Natedawg
Just thought I would add my experience so far with this valve spring recall, as I'm starting to see a couple other people here with similar experiences. I brought my car into my local Toyota dealership, they completed the recall in about 3 days. Then ~300 miles later I hear a hear a rattling noise while driving on the highway. Car proceeds to completely die and leave me stranded.
Luckily the dealership has had really good customer service and sent a truck to pick up my car. Turns out that I have a spun bearing and Toyota is going to cover the repair which requires a new short block.
I don't blame Toyota or the dealership here, as they both are doing everything they can to fix the issues, including providing a loaner car ect. It just sucks that Subaru screwed us over with these valve springs which require a engine teardown to fix (honestly how do you even manufacture bad valve springs? its a freaking spring..)
Right now I wish I could opt to put a real toyota engine in my car and not another FA20, can't say I'd buy another Subaru built car after all of this.
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Ooooo man I am so glad I got rid of this car back in 2017. Bought it new in 2013. Mine was a 05/13 so falls right within this recall. The engine always made some funny clanking sounds during my ownership. I mean, it never left me stranded and I used it as a daily for 129,000kms but there was always something about the FA20 that didn't have my full confidence. First of all, it truly is a Subaru and I've always hated Subarus. I guess I just went along with- if Toyota were to invest in this product, it should be decent. I'm really a Toyota guy but man did Toyota ever screw up. Truth be told, this car is a Subaru product. Toyota has really kicked the bucket and now the Supra is a BMW. Anyways...
I've always hated boxer 4 cylinders. Overly complex for what they are. It just didn't make sense to me the design. Like the FA20: Two heads, the block is two pieces, 8 injectors, 4 camshafts. All those mechanical parts for a measly 200fwhp that a k20 did 10+ years earlier. The longer I owned the car and finding about all the short comings of the FA20, the more I hated the engine.
I love EVERYTHING about the car except the engine. If I were to buy another frs, I only want the shell. The FA20 just isn't great. So glad I got rid of my frs now knowing out this recall.