valve spring issue?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by bcj

Could be innerestin.

Just cram it full and crank it over to squeeze out the extra.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by bcj

What I'm afraid of is the toyotechs with a giant huge kawk gun.
They don't know what they've got a holt of.

Never had an engine held together with glue before.
Could be innerestin.

Ya, I hear ya. Back in the day, when engine pieces were put together with gaskets (and maybe a dab of Permatex), the reassembly was pretty goof proof.

Now, it sounds like a freaking nightmare.-


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Just cram it full and crank it over to squeeze out the extra.

Of course we can change out the valve springs in that thing, it's a gasoline engine ain't it? We were working on engines before your daddy was born -


humfrz

[frsty_86]

I wonder if I could take my car to a Subaru dealer instead of a Toyota dealer...

[Crydo]

Originally Posted by frsty_86

I wonder if I could take my car to a Subaru dealer instead of a Toyota dealer...

I have a family member who works at Subaru, I asked the same question.

The recall for your car is linked to the VIN of your car, The VIN is the Identification numer for your car, if it identifies as a Toyota you can only get it done at Toyota.
Also because work done by a dealer on a recall, is work the dealer is not getting paid for.
I dont think a Subaru dealer would like to work for free on a Toyota, even if its still kinda the same car.

Thats how it works in the Netherlands. I assume its kind of the same everywhere in regards to recalls.

[tomm.brz]

Oh come on the dealer of course is gettin paid for the recall jobs, what are they, slaves? they probably just get paid less than a private would pay by its own, and for a fixed maximum hours, but it is paid for them

[alan.chalkley]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Ya, right now, I'm thinking along the lines of passing. I've only put 25,000 gentle miles on my FR-S in 5 years. So far, it has run real good and the engine is tight. In light of the 400 to 1 odds, I'm reluctant to have them crack that engine open.-


humfrz

My brz has only done 23000 gentle kilometres in 5 years , so i will be reluctant to let the "trained technicians" touch it.
To put it into perspective , they need to learn how to clean a throttle body!
So far they have stuffed up twice when trying to clean the throttle body during routine service.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by alan.chalkley

My brz has only done 23000 gentle kilometres in 5 years , so i will be reluctant to let the "trained technicians" touch it.
To put it into perspective , they need to learn how to clean a throttle body!
So far they have stuffed up twice when trying to clean the throttle body during routine service.

Why does your throttle body need cleaning?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Why does your throttle body need cleaning?

Maybe because he lives in Australia ? -


humfrz

[RZNT4R]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Maybe because he lives in Australia ? -


humfrz

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...70&postcount=4

[alan.chalkley]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Why does your throttle body need cleaning?

Routine subaru service every 15000kms or 9 months!

[frsty_86]

Originally Posted by Crydo

I have a family member who works at Subaru, I asked the same question.

The recall for your car is linked to the VIN of your car, The VIN is the Identification numer for your car, if it identifies as a Toyota you can only get it done at Toyota.
Also because work done by a dealer on a recall, is work the dealer is not getting paid for.
I dont think a Subaru dealer would like to work for free on a Toyota, even if its still kinda the same car.

Thats how it works in the Netherlands. I assume its kind of the same everywhere in regards to recalls.

Well shit.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by frsty_86

Well shit.

@Crydo is only partially correct though as has been pointed out (although I suppose it could be different if he is outside the US). It will have to be done by Toyota for an FRS or 86, and Subaru for a BRZ.

However, dealers get paid for warranty work. It's usually a predetermined amount based on the parts and expected labor costs (basically book labor) and is at a predetermined rate, not the dealer's standard rate.

As confirmation, when I had my "cricket fix" under warranty I saw the dealer invoice that was going to Toyota including both parts and labor.

Dealers are independently owned, not owned by the manufacturer. I couldn't imagine a scenario where they would agree to do this work for free.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Dealers are independently owned, not owned by the manufacturer. I couldn't imagine a scenario where they would agree to do this work for free.

If they screwed it up the first time?