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Keep in mind though that the failure rate of the actual springs was very, very, very low and happened at lower mileages so if you have gone this long then why mess with things?
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I have 67k on my car 2013 frs. Track once, autocross once and just did 35 miles at 100. Not proud but worth it for what had to be done. Engine is running fine except when you shift at 2k, pistons sounds like crazy, but if I shift at 3k or above, nothing sounds. Only thing I have replaced was the clutch. Not thinking of doing the recall, I have papers and calls from dealers(weird) asking me to make an appointment. Nope. Not gonna happen.
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If you're talking about the past couple of weeks, any car is going to feel sluggish in the heat/humidity we've had in NJ. |
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Honestly, if you are putting this much concern and thought over the recall you are best off not doing it unless you are 100% sure.
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Do we really need another thread on the valve spring recall? I posted this in the discussion thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=740
I asked this question in this post, Of the 165,534 affected vehicles have there been more than 14 valve spring failures since Oct 2016? We will never know. As for the number of failures and successes after the recall, we will never know that exact number. We can only speculate since all affected BRZ and FRS owners are not forum members and Subaru/Toyota will never give out that data. According to this article, dated 3-27-19, https://www.autonews.com/regulation-...spring-recalls "Dominick Infante, a spokesman for Subaru of America, said, "All I can do is confirm that we have not seen any cars with engine issues caused by the recall fixes that we have conducted. We only had one person return post-recall fix. We still encourage owners to come in and complete engine repairs." We do know that's not true. |
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Read the statement again. Comprehend it. I, personally, wouldn't want to be dealing with some of the issues post recall that people have talked about in that thread. If my car wound up breaking a spring while driving I'd blame Subaru. If my cars perfect running engine wound up dead post recall because of an incorrect repair, I'd blame myself. The extreme cases people posted about.....if I lived in Cali where they FORCE the recall....I'd consider registering the car in Montana or something to avoid it. |
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Hi All,
Just wanted to thank everyone here for their input. I took my FRS for the recall and it has been 150 miles since the "fix". I do not feel any issues as of yet. Drives well. Dealer guarantees their work. If anyone is in NJ area interested, I took it to Crystal Auto Mall. I will update again after I hit 500 miles or so. |
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FWIW, I'm under the impression that a lot more Scion FR-S's were sold than BRZ's, so Toyota dealerships may actually have more experience with these cares than Subaru dealerships do.
I had the recall work done on mine at about 150k miles. But the guy that did it is a gear head who's brother has a turbo FRS - and he does all the work on his brother's car. If you are going to get work done on any of these cars, I highly recommend the guys at Toyota of Louisville (assuming you're in this area). |
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My recall appointment date came and went with no call from the dealer. They pushed me back twice already because they are so far behind.
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I would judge your risk of doing the valve spring recall based on the rate of JO2 recalls done by your local dealership and if any of those cars have encountered an issue post recall.
If I where you I would wait until something starts leaking or you need to replace something in the engine bay and have the recall done with other things at the same time for less labor cost. The recall could mean that 8 years from now you see your timing cover leaking like hell, so take it in for the J02 recall and get that resolved for free. Outside of Ca (who forces the recall on you) I would see the recall as not such a bad thing. |
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An owner here of a Toyota GT86 which went to valve spring recall in Spain a month and half ago, more or less.
I was extremely worried at the beginning of the process, just by searching info on Inet - all you'll see are cases that went completely wrong, short blocks changed and so on. However, I have been lucky somehow - my Toyota dealer is part of a group which has also Subaru among them, and they stated Subaru was going to perform the recall, with a master tech responsible for the rework. They confirmed also the warranty after the recall as well (including a borrowed car if mine had mechanical issues). As the engine is from Subaru, that made me feel a little bit better - and I was told that more GT86 and BRZs went before on their hands (I think we don't have FRS in ES). All this info made my choice to go for it. I would say here the name of the dealer, but I guess that for most of you it will be useless as I'm the foreigner here ![]() ![]() |
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