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Originally Posted by sneaky_pete
I know nothing about these engines but with all these failures surely a better solution would be for Toyota/Subaru to come up with a traditional gasket solution to seal these up instead of using liquid sealant? Probably not even possible due to engine design?
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This isn't something Toyota/Subaru invented. Every single manufacturer uses sealant on the engine. Engines are torn down and glued back together every day in shops across the world and they don't blow up.
They put out a recall with limited training and a terrible punch time. Experienced guys rushed, or dumped it to an hourly tech. Mistakes are made and sadly there are consequences.
I've worked in Mercedes dealerships in Virginia, Montana and Oregon for 14 years. We've been using liquid sealant since at least the '80s? I have never, not once, seen an engine damaged by scraped off sealant. It's a matter of experience and a whole lot of give-a-shit.
I've been in Toyota shops, it isn't necessarily the top 1% of UTI they hire, I'll leave it at that.