valve spring issue? - Page 18 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

BRZnut · 11-03-2018, 07:53 AM

Just get those springs at home depot and do it yourself!

I rechecked my VIN and still nothing even though it was built in 2012.

Has anyone with a BRZ put their VIN in and had recall come up?? (I just see the Toyota Frs owners reporting a hit)

Lantanafrs2 · 11-03-2018, 08:19 AM

5 years from now Subaru will have to recall their recall site.

redfred · 11-03-2018, 09:46 AM

The NHTSA and Subaru sites are showing an error code when I enter my VIN. The last digits are 601154.

Is my car in range?

Thanks. Use did clutch/TOB update...

NCtoBRZ · 11-03-2018, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EXCellR8

Going to check my VIN tonight but my guess is I'm in for the recall... which sucks.

How did they discover this though btw? I guess I'd like to know how likely it would be that there is actually an issue w/ springs. Like, was this tested and/or confirmed under normal driving conditions or was someone ripping up the 'ring while it happened?

I only read the first 6 or 7 pages of this thread.

They discovered this because valve springs broke..... Do you really think that they would spend hundreds of millions of dollars and take a hit to their reputation if there wasn't a problem? I seriously doubt that anybody was "ripping up the ring" when the failure occurred. Remember that boring vehicles like the impreza, crosstrek, etc. are being recalled as well and most drivers of those vehicles aren't exactly pushing the engine very hard. Now does this mean that it's a guarantee that your valve springs will break if you don't have the recall performed? No. Will you wish that you had it done if your engine does fail? Yes.

funwheeldrive · 11-03-2018, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Lantanafrs2

Subaru is looking not so Japanese right now. You expect this shit from europe. My next car will have the valve train on top.

Subaru has a history of failing parts. The only reason the BRZ/86 is as reliable as it is, is because Toyota was involved.

Rampage · 11-03-2018, 11:12 AM

Nothing new here but the news has spread to mainstream media now. Some of the comments from Subaru back up the calculations by some here of just how small the chance of failure is:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...YRU?li=BBnb7Kz

BRZnut · 11-03-2018, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rampage

Nothing new here but the news has spread to mainstream media now. Some of the comments from Subaru back up the calculations by some here of just how small the chance of failure is:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...YRU?li=BBnb7Kz

thanks for posting..so it looks like my 2013 will be recalled even though my VIN does not show anything when searched yet.

RZNT4R · 11-03-2018, 02:09 PM

All things recall aside, some people in this thread are astounding, one recall and y'all retreat into your salt forts :lol

Butthurt about it? Just don't go, recalls aren't forced on the end user.

bcj · 11-03-2018, 02:20 PM

Things will get a bit salty when you go to sell it without getting recalls handled?

Ultramaroon · 11-03-2018, 02:25 PM

When I sell it?

You can pry it from my cold dead hands. I'll either roll the dice or replace them myself. 1/1000? A bajillion other things could go wrong before it drops a valve.

Dadhawk · 11-03-2018, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcj

Things will get a bit salty when you go to sell it without getting recalls handled?

Here's where my habit of driving a car until it falls apart comes into play. By the time I sell or trade a car, even if not having a recall done cut the price in half I might lose $250.

RZNT4R · 11-03-2018, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcj

Things will get a bit salty when you go to sell it without getting recalls handled?

The point of recalls is they are free, even if you aren't the first owner. If you've got a high mileage car it's probably ok to assume if the spring was going to fail, it would have by now, if the new owner really cares about it, he can have it done for free.

RallySport · 11-03-2018, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 96z2

I feel for you FR-S guys that are gonna have to have this repaired by a Toyota dealer.

This is what worries me. Is it out of the question to bring an FRS to a Subaru dealer for this recall?

PWBRZ · 11-03-2018, 05:04 PM

Still getting error messages on NHTSA and Subaru websites when checking VIN - hafta just wait until the dust settles and it goes through the system I guess. In the meantime I'm headin' out on a fun drive

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BRZnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: BRZ DGM Limited Location: USA Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 5 Thanked 431 Times in 250 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just get those springs at home depot and do it yourself! I rechecked my VIN and still nothing even though it was built in 2012. Has anyone with a BRZ put their VIN in and had recall come up?? (I just see the Toyota Frs owners reporting a hit)

11-03-2018, 08:19 AM	#240
Lantanafrs2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Drives: 2013 frs red Location: South Florida Posts: 3,517 Thanks: 2,520 Thanked 3,088 Times in 1,654 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	5 years from now Subaru will have to recall their recall site.

11-03-2018, 09:46 AM	#241
redfred Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: Red BRZ Location: NE Ohio Posts: 36 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The NHTSA and Subaru sites are showing an error code when I enter my VIN. The last digits are 601154. Is my car in range? Thanks. Use did clutch/TOB update...

11-03-2018, 02:09 PM	#246
RZNT4R Professional Mechanic Join Date: Apr 2010 Drives: 2017 86 6MT Oceanic Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 789 Thanks: 17 Thanked 633 Times in 371 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	All things recall aside, some people in this thread are astounding, one recall and y'all retreat into your salt forts :lol Butthurt about it? Just don't go, recalls aren't forced on the end user.

11-03-2018, 05:04 PM	#252
PWBRZ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ 6MT Location: CA Posts: 127 Thanks: 167 Thanked 59 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Still getting error messages on NHTSA and Subaru websites when checking VIN - hafta just wait until the dust settles and it goes through the system I guess. In the meantime I'm headin' out on a fun drive

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