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Old 07-24-2019, 12:14 AM   #20
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Honestly, if you are putting this much concern and thought over the recall you are best off not doing it unless you are 100% sure.

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Originally Posted by arnie0000 View Post
My FRS is stock. I have no mods done on them. My thought is that I am already past the engine warranty. And I called Crystal Auto Mall on Rt 22. They strongly recommended to get the fix done. Also, I talked to the technician there and he has done few of these repairs so far and no issues yet.
Generally if your engine does suffer a catastrophic failure after the recall, its because of the work they did. Engine with 70k wont just spin a bearing and knock for no reason (unless the oil is literal sludge). It wont really matter if you have a warranty or not anymore since the work they did on your car is insured by them. Theres only been a few counts where the dealer/toyota have chosen not to cover their work. As far as I know at the current moment, I currently getting a replacement motor and loaner at no charge so. I did have to argue with them or threaten with lawyers, they simply ate the cost. (Easier for them when they are the biggest dealer in the area).

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Thanks! I was thinking along the same line, however, I have about 70K miles on my car and hence the worry.
whats the worry? I had about 85k on mine when i did the recall. Some guys are already past 150k on the forums. If youre worried about a valve spring actually breaking there are under 100 reported incidents of this AROUND THE WORLD. Thats out of the thousands of fa20's subaru produced in the year and a half

i only did mine because i had an oil leak, also spark plugs and accessory belt

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