follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Speed By Design
Register Garage Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > Technical Topics > Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB Problems, issues, recalls, TSBs


User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 07-16-2020, 07:23 PM   #1
drz400dude
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S
Location: Victorville, CA
Posts: 152
Thanks: 54
Thanked 42 Times in 21 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
J02 valve spring recall, Toyota will not work on car

I got my registration renewal notice in the mail and it said I have to do the #J02 (valve spring) recall before I can renew my registration. I took my car to Toyota (after explaining very clearly to them that I have an aftermarket turbo setup), and now they are saying they can't do the recall. They said they had an inspector come out and determine it is too much liability for them to perform the work. They want me to return the car to stock before they will do the recall.


I have a Works stage 2 kit. It would be very time consuming and cost a bunch of money to return the car to stock. I'm absolutely not doing it. I contacted the ARB on the registration notice, but they can only help with payment issues with the dealership.



Has anybody ran across this issue, and if so what did you do? Am I going to be forced to return my car to stock, have them do work, then put it all back on just to pull the stupid engine? I don't give a shit about the recall, I would just take my chances if that wan an option.
drz400dude is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2020, 07:45 PM   #2
Joveen
Senior Member
 
Joveen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Drives: Bone stock
Location: Windsor, CT
Posts: 764
Thanks: 534
Thanked 232 Times in 162 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Just get a stock header and intake drive over the car with a CEL.

Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
Joveen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2020, 08:06 PM   #3
drz400dude
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S
Location: Victorville, CA
Posts: 152
Thanks: 54
Thanked 42 Times in 21 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joveen View Post
Just get a stock header and intake drive over the car with a CEL.

Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

Not sure if you are familiar with the Works kit but there is more to it than that. I'd have to take off the top mount intercooler and all the intake plumbing coming from the filter housing, as well as the coolant plumbing coming from the front mount heat exhanger, reroute the coolant and oil plumbing going through the turbo, remove the turbo, remove the up and down pipes to reinstall the over pipe, ...theres probably more since its been a few years since I did the install. It's not just a simple turbo kit that reroutes the exhaust to slap in a turbo. It doesn't install on the header, you can actually use the stock header. The up pipe comes off the header up to the turbo, then down pipe bolts up to the mid pipe.



The kit is awesome and makes quite a bit of power, but it wasn't an easy install.
drz400dude is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2020, 08:07 PM   #4
Joveen
Senior Member
 
Joveen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Drives: Bone stock
Location: Windsor, CT
Posts: 764
Thanks: 534
Thanked 232 Times in 162 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
I totally mixed it up with the AVO kit haha.

Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
Joveen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2020, 08:10 PM   #5
WORKS
 
WORKS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Drives: WORKS CARB Legal Turbo BRZ
Location: Sonoma Raceway - Bay Area
Posts: 980
Thanks: 407
Thanked 646 Times in 350 Posts
Mentioned: 31 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Hey hey,
If you installed the kit yourself and are mechanically inclined, give us a call at the shop and we can walk you through the easiest method we have found for this. It leaves the oil lines and water lines in place and isn't difficult at all. We do it in about 3-4 hours each way.
WORKS is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to WORKS For This Useful Post:
alphasaur (07-17-2020), drz400dude (07-16-2020)
Old 07-16-2020, 08:18 PM   #6
drz400dude
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S
Location: Victorville, CA
Posts: 152
Thanks: 54
Thanked 42 Times in 21 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by WORKS View Post
Hey hey,
If you installed the kit yourself and are mechanically inclined, give us a call at the shop and we can walk you through the easiest method we have found for this. It leaves the oil lines and water lines in place and isn't difficult at all. We do it in about 3-4 hours each way.

Thanks guys! I am mechanically inclined enough to install the kit myself, and work on helicopters for a living. I'll give you guys a call tomorrow. What about the exhaust? I don't have any of the stock parts.
drz400dude is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-16-2020, 11:16 PM   #7
TommyW
Senior Member
 
TommyW's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Drives: '13 Whiteout
Location: San Clemente
Posts: 1,491
Thanks: 496
Thanked 1,242 Times in 673 Posts
Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Call some other dealers.
TommyW is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to TommyW For This Useful Post:
humfrz (07-17-2020), why? (08-07-2020)
Old 07-17-2020, 08:19 AM   #8
DarkPira7e
Rust bucket enthusiast
 
DarkPira7e's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS
Location: Vermont
Posts: 3,926
Thanks: 3,196
Thanked 4,093 Times in 2,044 Posts
Mentioned: 31 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
This is the game we play, unfortunately. Best of luck getting the kit uninstalled, sounds like a real pain; at least it's a one and done deal.
DarkPira7e is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2020, 12:59 PM   #9
shiumai
Senior Member
 
shiumai's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette
Location: USofA!
Posts: 1,760
Thanks: 963
Thanked 1,893 Times in 787 Posts
Mentioned: 41 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
I was in the same situation with my Edelbrock supercharger. Dealer would not perform the recall unless the engine was returned to stock. After waiting almost a year and seeing if there were any work-arounds, I ended up getting the supercharger uninstalled and returning the car to stock. Got recall done, sold the supercharger. If anything goes wrong with the recall work and you re-install the turbo, they're going to blame the turbo unless you return it to stock again for them to see what the issue is. I didn't want to deal with that.
shiumai is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to shiumai For This Useful Post:
why? (08-07-2020)
Old 07-28-2020, 04:10 AM   #10
scott.melville
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2020
Drives: 2013 Scion frs
Location: CA
Posts: 4
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)


Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk
scott.melville is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-28-2020, 01:28 PM   #11
Grady
Senior Member
 
Grady's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Drives: BRZ Yellow, 2019 Ranger, 2011 Evora
Location: Dallas
Posts: 1,682
Thanks: 352
Thanked 1,473 Times in 770 Posts
Mentioned: 14 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Garage
That is the way things are in our “its not my fault” world we live in. There is to much liability on that shop to work on it. Not to mention it is going to add additional man hours to that job that Toyota is not going to pay. If they did work on your car it would probably put their profit down to $0 and triple their liability. Not smart business decision. If you cant not do the work there are a lot of performance shops out there now that can.
Grady is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Grady For This Useful Post:
why? (08-07-2020)
Old 07-28-2020, 11:23 PM   #12
scott.melville
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2020
Drives: 2013 Scion frs
Location: CA
Posts: 4
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Don't do the recall, the mechanics are not trained to work on Suburu FRS engine, they caused me 7000 in damaged Rod

Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk
scott.melville is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to scott.melville For This Useful Post:
Clipdat (07-28-2020), why? (08-07-2020)
Old 07-29-2020, 10:01 AM   #13
Westen86
Purist
 
Westen86's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Drives: 2013 FRS - Hot Lava
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 446
Thanks: 37
Thanked 227 Times in 134 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
The dealer should be able to have you sign a waiver to opt out of the recall.
__________________
WTB: Everything Verus

RaceComp SS-1, Complete SuperPro bushings, TR Motorsport FF10 17x9 +45, GruppeS UEL, HKS Hi-Power V2, OFT(93/E85)
Westen86 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Westen86 For This Useful Post:
why? (08-07-2020)
Old 07-29-2020, 10:03 AM   #14
Tcoat
Senior Member
 
Tcoat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Drives: 2020 Hakone
Location: London, Ont
Posts: 69,845
Thanks: 61,656
Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts
Mentioned: 2494 Post(s)
Tagged: 50 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Westen86 View Post
The dealer should be able to have you sign a waiver to opt out of the recall.
It is classed as a safety recall. They can not have you "opt out". You of course can just ignore it (unless you are in California) but there is now way they can officially support that.
__________________
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.
Tcoat is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Tcoat For This Useful Post:
why? (08-07-2020)
 
Reply

Tags
j02, recall, turbo, valve spring recall

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Results of the Valve Spring Recall Work Magoo Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 241 01-13-2022 02:38 PM
Valve spring recall - where did you get it done? satisfied with the work? fiveoneoh Northern California 105 09-25-2020 02:10 PM
Valve float after valve spring recall mswbrz Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 5 11-22-2019 07:03 PM
valve spring recall/ additional work performed when engine is out swfrs Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 172 07-31-2019 12:10 AM
Valve Spring Recall- Heffner Toyota Kitchener TYinhouse CANADA 29 07-19-2019 06:12 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:54 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.