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Originally Posted by TommyW
This is a common scenario. They screwed up and got sealant in the engine when replacing the timing cover and the sealant clogged the oil passages and starved the rod bearings of oil and they are now toast. They ruined my car also. I had a good race shop build an incredible new motor and now have confidence.
What dealer was it? It's good to let people know who NOT to go to. It was Irvine Toyota that ruined mine.
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Mine was done at Curry Subaru in Cortland Manor NY. They also refused to discuss the situation with me because it happened 13 months after the work was done AND they told me that they would not honor the additional time I was granted by the old warranty manager after they had the car back in the shop twice to clean debris out of the oil pan. He told me they would cover it for an additional 6 months/6k miles which would have left me in good shape but they don't honor things that fired employees say to customers after they've deleted the notes in the customer file.
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Originally Posted by ls1ac
How long after the work was done?
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13 months and 16k miles.
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Originally Posted by Opie
A secondary issue is techs not shimming and adjusting the valves properly that causes excess noise that is sometimes misdiagnosed as rod knock.
For those of you with noisey/failed engines who want to get rid of the car (In the U.S.) PM me.
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Hmm, how would I find out if that's the issue with mine? Does it mean pulling the heads off (which means motor out)?
I might just do that, still looking for a good used motor but $$ are tight so it's just sitting there looking pretty.