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Here is a slightly larger sample size:
Mechanic here, I'm under all makes of cars pretty often. Before buying my '17 I paid attention when I was under a subaru. Since the F engines have been put in service, amongst all our fleet of customers, I've not seen a single one leaking oil from the head gaskets like the EJs did. That old guy with a 16000km XV? He just got a new transmission under warranty, but the engine is fine. That salesman with 215000km on his outback? He's on his 3rd exhaust manifold and we did the rear diff seals this fall, but the engine is dry as a bone.
Those are the two extremes, but everything in between is the same, it's not a problematic engine like the EJ25 was. It's not a perfect engine, it's <<<sensitive>>> to RTV abuse for example, but for me there's no fear that I'll wake up one morning with it pissing oil from the head gaskets like an EJ.
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