**IMPORTANT** Sand in the engine block

[Capstan]

Sorry but I'm really skeptical. Your engine is screwed up I can believe that, but the sand part is pretty far out there.

[RagingDemon]

This helps me lean a bit towards the idea of waiting for the next year's models

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by wootwoot

First and foremost: Thank you for your service.

Secondly: It seems like you are being well taken care of by Scion. Please keep us updated on what happens.

yes! "FIRST AND FOREMOST!" a huge thanks for your service!
you are to be commended for having to put yourself in harm's way!

[cf6mech]

Any possibility of someone vandalizing your car with sand?

[that_one_guy]

wait, your engine is filled with sand just before you deploy to Afghanistan? those damned terrorists sand bombing our engines!

but seriously, i hope it all gets fixed and you come home safe

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by that_one_guy

wait, your engine is filled with sand just before you deploy to Afghanistan? those damned terrorists sand bombing our engines!

but seriously, i hope it all gets fixed and you come home safe

I couldn't help but thing the OP will have seen more than his share of sand during his deployment. Be safe!

[Tt3Sheppard]

Hmm I also have sound all around my engine bay but I feel like that could be from driving on dirt roads.

[USMC FR-S]

So after starting an arbitration process and contacting a lawyer Scion decided to just settle outside of everything and reimburse me completely. Thank god cause that would have been one hell of a process to deal with being in Afghanistan lol. Now I hope that I don't have that problem with the 2014 model :P

[EK_Golfer]

Originally Posted by USMC FR-S

So.. Apparently when they were casting the block there was sand still in the engine when they put it together for production. My car has been in the shop for the past 2 weeks and they couldnt figure out what was wrong with it till today. Needless to say Scion is trippin out and my car might spark a recall. The problem occurred around 7k mi and the idle dropped to around 400-500 rpms and pretty much lost all compression in the right side of the motor. The engine would shutter like it wanted to stall and because i had installed an aftermarket intake Scion wanted to blame the problem on that. So.. If any of you guys are having this same problem i suggest you make the engine stock as possible before bringing it into the dealership. im in jacksonville, nc right now and there are currently 3 people having the same problem as me. Be on the lookout if you are noticing anything like this.

My engine idles around 600 RPM, but doesnt feel like it wants to stall. Is that ok?

[Accurate Race Shop]

Originally Posted by EK_Golfer

My engine idles around 600 RPM, but doesnt feel like it wants to stall. Is that ok?

That is normally it will only start to bog down around 400rpm mine idles at 600rpm as well.

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[Ocala FR-S]

Originally Posted by USMC FR-S

i got mine to 147 on a straight ass highway in az

You sure you didn't hurt it doing this?

[Carbon420]

Originally Posted by Subie

Sounds like typical Scion (lack of) customer service to me.

I gotta disagree dude. When the tc I originally bought got writen off by hail on route from the port they went able to get another manual tranny in all of Canada for a few months so they bent over backwards to make the deal work for me to drive off in the floor model FR-S. I think it's a dealership thing. And I am in Canada so there is that.


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[Carbon420]

Originally Posted by Guff

Interdasting. Seems kinda far-fetched though...

Well you know marines are know for lying. Oh wait no their not


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[Ocala FR-S]

Originally Posted by Sigma6

3 other people in Jacksonville or 3 other people across the country? How did you find out about these other people?

Who are they?