[22 BRZ]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The assumption that it’s will only be an issue with hard use and tracked cars is a bit of a trap.
Oil starvation due to blocked passages is every bit as possible sitting at an idle or just driving casually.
It isn’t as if the track driving is the cause.

Yeah if enough of the inlet gets covered, won't matter how the car is driven, it's going bang.

I guess I was thinking if I only had a small blockage, and don't push it too hard (I'm never WOT for more than 7 or 8 seconds at a time), I would still get away with the amount of oil flow left. Or is that a fallacy as well?

I'm extremely frustrated by this. I know the old adage about not buying a first MY car, but I thought this one was safe given how much of a carry over it was. Although this issue does seem like more of a manufacturing issue than a design issue, but still...