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FRSK1RK · 03-06-2020, 11:37 PM

hello everyone, i am new member checking in.

I own 2013 SCION FR-S ARGENTO A/T

i put less miles this car as of march 2020, it only have 41k i drive this occasionally as like i baby this car. lol
for work, i have daily 2005 scion tc 145k miles and still good

i recently paid off from finance the FRS so i started buying parts like..
COILOVERS (tanabe revel)
WHEELS (AVID1 AV26 BRONZE 17X9 +40)
TIRES 245/40/17 (just install with wheels drove it for just 15 miles and my engine stall)
and some interior/exterior cosmetics like carbon fiber dash, armrest, HIDs/LEDs

as of now, my car is down because the engine stall on me almost got into accidents because it happen in the middle of traffic and i blame the recall and toyota dealer that install it.

so far im in situation where im on complain case with toyota corporate because of the expenses that will cost of this issue. they keep saying that im out of warranty on august 2018 but the letter from recall happen december 2018 and perform the recall for a month on january 2019

i dont know what to do because im on 600$ish charge for diagnostic and to open up the engine to investigate by toyota corp with dealers, dealer mention short block problems but they will check more on problems. i really dont want to pay any money on this. as i am not responsible for this engine breaking down.

my engine is full OEM bone stock since i bought it from 2013 never had any mods to it. i cannot believe after 41k barely breaking in the engine and it stall and gave up. sometimes i am jealous when i see FRS BRZ 86 on the road hoping i was the same driving it.

updates will come after all this bad experience

thank you for stopping by. advise, comments, opinions are welcome

Mr.ac · 03-07-2020, 01:08 AM

How many miles after the recall work was done?
I would use that and the fact that Toyota mechanics have been known to screw up the re-sealing gasket. It's been so much that Toyota themselves have issued proper step-by-step instructions or re-training their mechanics.

Do a search you'll find a handful of similar experiences on this site.
Good luck, I hope they fix your car.

humfrz · 03-07-2020, 02:06 AM

Welcome to the group -

Good looking machine!

I hope they get it running proper.

humfrz

FRSK1RK · 03-08-2020, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

How many miles after the recall work was done?
I would use that and the fact that Toyota mechanics have been known to screw up the re-sealing gasket. It's been so much that Toyota themselves have issued proper step-by-step instructions or re-training their mechanics.

Do a search you'll find a handful of similar experiences on this site.
Good luck, I hope they fix your car.

here is the info i posted on thread title "Failure after J02 recall" thanks!

FRSK1RK · 04-07-2020, 11:24 PM

adding more pics.. TOYOTA CORP and my CAR DEALER helps me to fix my car with no cost on my pocket as they investigated clearly that it is not my fault causing my car 41k miles to stall and rod bearing problem as right now i got my car back and enjoying it..

saltywetman · 04-08-2020, 02:40 AM

Man, i really wished they kept the zenki style front bumper on the kouki models. Would it be a direct swap without the need to change out the lights or anything else? Love the look of the old style front

alex87f · 04-11-2020, 11:58 AM

Pretty sure the part itself is a direct replacement. However:
-it consists of lots of small bits & pieces - buying the full set used might be a better idea
-Some wiring would be in order as the harness on the phase 2 cars has the blinkers going to the headlights

FRSK1RK · 05-05-2020, 01:15 PM

here some new pics i took

humfrz · 05-05-2020, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSK1RK

here some new pics i took

The old pictures were better -

FRSK1RK · 05-06-2020, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by humfrz

The old pictures were better -

FRSK1RK · 05-06-2020, 10:13 AM

more pics..

Tcoat · 05-06-2020, 11:27 AM

Every single time you post more pics I get a song stuck in my head!

BirdTRD · 05-06-2020, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Every single time you post more pics I get a song stuck in my head!

Now I just spent the last 2 minutes scrolling thru the pics wondering...why the hell would these pics make him think of the song "Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer"?

AKITA · 05-06-2020, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdTRD

Now I just spent the last 2 minutes scrolling thru the pics wondering...why the hell would these pics make him think of the song "Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer"?

Sad thing is I grew up watching that and didn't even have to click play

03-06-2020, 11:37 PM	#1
FRSK1RK Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Drives: 2013 SCION FR-S Location: JAX, FLORIDA Posts: 41 Thanks: 17 Thanked 46 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	hello everyone new member here hello everyone, i am new member checking in. I own 2013 SCION FR-S ARGENTO A/T i put less miles this car as of march 2020, it only have 41k i drive this occasionally as like i baby this car. lol for work, i have daily 2005 scion tc 145k miles and still good i recently paid off from finance the FRS so i started buying parts like.. COILOVERS (tanabe revel) WHEELS (AVID1 AV26 BRONZE 17X9 +40) TIRES 245/40/17 (just install with wheels drove it for just 15 miles and my engine stall) and some interior/exterior cosmetics like carbon fiber dash, armrest, HIDs/LEDs as of now, my car is down because the engine stall on me almost got into accidents because it happen in the middle of traffic and i blame the recall and toyota dealer that install it. so far im in situation where im on complain case with toyota corporate because of the expenses that will cost of this issue. they keep saying that im out of warranty on august 2018 but the letter from recall happen december 2018 and perform the recall for a month on january 2019 i dont know what to do because im on 600$ish charge for diagnostic and to open up the engine to investigate by toyota corp with dealers, dealer mention short block problems but they will check more on problems. i really dont want to pay any money on this. as i am not responsible for this engine breaking down. my engine is full OEM bone stock since i bought it from 2013 never had any mods to it. i cannot believe after 41k barely breaking in the engine and it stall and gave up. sometimes i am jealous when i see FRS BRZ 86 on the road hoping i was the same driving it. updates will come after all this bad experience thank you for stopping by. advise, comments, opinions are welcome Last edited by FRSK1RK; 03-06-2020 at 11:59 PM.

03-07-2020, 01:08 AM	#2
Mr.ac [insert cool phrase here] Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: BRZ Premium Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 2,369 Thanks: 709 Thanked 1,558 Times in 930 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How many miles after the recall work was done? I would use that and the fact that Toyota mechanics have been known to screw up the re-sealing gasket. It's been so much that Toyota themselves have issued proper step-by-step instructions or re-training their mechanics. Do a search you'll find a handful of similar experiences on this site. Good luck, I hope they fix your car. __________________ New daily driver - Subaru BRZ Premium Weekend fun/track car - '91 MR2 Turbo Gen3 Old daily driver - '88 MR2 Supercharged

04-07-2020, 11:24 PM	#5
FRSK1RK Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Drives: 2013 SCION FR-S Location: JAX, FLORIDA Posts: 41 Thanks: 17 Thanked 46 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	adding more pics.. TOYOTA CORP and my CAR DEALER helps me to fix my car with no cost on my pocket as they investigated clearly that it is not my fault causing my car 41k miles to stall and rod bearing problem as right now i got my car back and enjoying it.. __________________ IG: @k1rkky 2013 FR-S ARGENTO

05-05-2020, 01:15 PM	#8
FRSK1RK Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Drives: 2013 SCION FR-S Location: JAX, FLORIDA Posts: 41 Thanks: 17 Thanked 46 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	here some new pics i took __________________ IG: @k1rkky 2013 FR-S ARGENTO

05-06-2020, 10:13 AM	#11
FRSK1RK Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Drives: 2013 SCION FR-S Location: JAX, FLORIDA Posts: 41 Thanks: 17 Thanked 46 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	more pics.. Attached Images __________________ IG: @k1rkky 2013 FR-S ARGENTO

03-07-2020, 02:06 AM	#3
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,947 Thanks: 28,917 Thanked 31,981 Times in 16,483 Posts Mentioned: 709 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Welcome to the group - Good looking machine! I hope they get it running proper. humfrz

04-08-2020, 02:40 AM	#6
saltywetman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Drives: 2020 Toyota 86 GT 6M Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 413 Thanks: 298 Thanked 270 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Man, i really wished they kept the zenki style front bumper on the kouki models. Would it be a direct swap without the need to change out the lights or anything else? Love the look of the old style front

04-11-2020, 11:58 AM	#7
alex87f Meow Join Date: Aug 2017 Drives: GT86, Volvo 996 Location: France Posts: 535 Thanks: 318 Thanked 445 Times in 237 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pretty sure the part itself is a direct replacement. However: -it consists of lots of small bits & pieces - buying the full set used might be a better idea -Some wiring would be in order as the harness on the phase 2 cars has the blinkers going to the headlights

05-06-2020, 11:27 AM	#12
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,286 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2497 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Every single time you post more pics I get a song stuck in my head! __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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