perrin pulley vs warranty? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

winsometang · 09-28-2012, 04:14 AM

i just bought the perrin lightweight crank pulley. ive heard that it may be bad for the engine and may even void the warranty? is this true?

DSTL · 09-28-2012, 04:32 AM

http://www.google.com/search?q=will+...ctory+warranty

800-SUBARU3 they will say:

"Installing an aftermarket product onto your Subaru will not negate any warranties.* However, if an aftermarket product causes any issues with your Subaru, the repairs may not be covered under warranty."

That is the official Subaru canned response verbatim.

This could be debated eternally as a hypothetical. Only one way to find out for sure.

Saw you are FR-S, don't have their # but same story...

Ravenlokk · 09-28-2012, 05:12 AM

Mods don't void warranty. The technician ultimately makes that call when doing the warranty work on your vehicle. As has been stated many times on this forum, if the mod is in any way related to the warranty claim they can use it as cause to void the warranty. For example, if you blow your engine, and have a pulley they can refuse warranty service.

whitejdm · 09-28-2012, 11:44 AM

This was clarified some years ago, the dealership has to prove that the specific modification caused the specific failure.

Jeff86 · 09-28-2012, 11:50 AM

Dealers try to deny warranty service all the time. I had to prove that a problem my wife's TSX was having was covered under warranty by presenting the dealership with documentation from their own company headquarters.

Edit: That said, I would certainly reverse this particular mod before I let the dealership see the car. I haven't done this mod because there is no vibration damper on this pulley and there is on the factory design. Too easy to argue that it caused a problem... and honestly, it could cause crankshaft issues.

fasteddy · 09-28-2012, 12:44 PM

Thay could sure use it as an excuse to deny a warranty claim on the engine. I would take it off before you take it in for anything like that.

Pat

RallySport Direct · 09-28-2012, 01:44 PM

It's always a good idea to put the car back to stock before you try to take it in for warranty work to avoid the dealership disputing it. I have not seen or heard of any issues caused by a decent quality aftermarket crank pulley on a Subaru so I would not be worried about it.

-Zach

09-28-2012, 11:50 AM	#5
Jeff86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 86 (FR-S) Location: Tennessee Posts: 645 Thanks: 462 Thanked 215 Times in 149 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dealers try to deny warranty service all the time. I had to prove that a problem my wife's TSX was having was covered under warranty by presenting the dealership with documentation from their own company headquarters. Edit: That said, I would certainly reverse this particular mod before I let the dealership see the car. I haven't done this mod because there is no vibration damper on this pulley and there is on the factory design. Too easy to argue that it caused a problem... and honestly, it could cause crankshaft issues. Last edited by Jeff86; 09-28-2012 at 01:21 PM.

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09-28-2012, 04:32 AM	#2
DSTL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT Location: USA Posts: 201 Thanks: 11 Thanked 52 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	http://www.google.com/search?q=will+...ctory+warranty 800-SUBARU3 they will say: "Installing an aftermarket product onto your Subaru will not negate any warranties.* However, if an aftermarket product causes any issues with your Subaru, the repairs may not be covered under warranty." That is the official Subaru canned response verbatim. This could be debated eternally as a hypothetical. Only one way to find out for sure. Saw you are FR-S, don't have their # but same story...

09-28-2012, 05:12 AM	#3
Ravenlokk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 265 Thanks: 34 Thanked 68 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mods don't void warranty. The technician ultimately makes that call when doing the warranty work on your vehicle. As has been stated many times on this forum, if the mod is in any way related to the warranty claim they can use it as cause to void the warranty. For example, if you blow your engine, and have a pulley they can refuse warranty service.

09-28-2012, 11:44 AM	#4
whitejdm Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: BRZ prem. Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 250 Thanks: 20 Thanked 35 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This was clarified some years ago, the dealership has to prove that the specific modification caused the specific failure.

09-28-2012, 12:44 PM	#6
fasteddy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: MN Posts: 184 Thanks: 89 Thanked 82 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thay could sure use it as an excuse to deny a warranty claim on the engine. I would take it off before you take it in for anything like that. Pat

09-28-2012, 01:44 PM	#7
RallySport Direct Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2014 Widebody Cosworth FR-S Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 4,542 Thanks: 205 Thanked 1,199 Times in 554 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's always a good idea to put the car back to stock before you try to take it in for warranty work to avoid the dealership disputing it. I have not seen or heard of any issues caused by a decent quality aftermarket crank pulley on a Subaru so I would not be worried about it. -Zach

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