She lives once more! (post-recall damage) - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

BlackOptics · 03-19-2019, 12:54 AM

Excited to have my FR-S back up and running. It was one of the ones that took a shit a day after they did the valve spring recall. With it being in a garage needing a new engine for the last two and a half months, I'm just excited to have it back up and running. Getting some new DZ102's for it tomorrow and going for a drive! Also going to be looking over the summer for any meets in the Portland, Oregon area, if anyone knows of any going down.

Edit: For anyone in the area thinking of doing the recall, I would highly suggest against it.

Mr.ac · 03-19-2019, 02:19 AM

Was it because it's a Toyota dealership and not a Subaru dealer?

Glad your back in your car. I hope you didn't have to spend any money on rentals and labor cost on your end.

ZionsWrath · 03-19-2019, 02:45 AM

What did they determine the cause of the failure? Any out of pocket cost to you?

Do you have a wider rear tire?

VVT4ME · 03-19-2019, 06:53 PM

What dealer? Did they cover it?

m.box.design · 03-19-2019, 11:29 PM

I'm doing the charity hillclimb in Maryhill in June. I'll do the recall after that. Brand new motor sounds nice.

ermax · 03-20-2019, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by VVT4ME

What dealer? Did they cover it?

In the registry thread he said the dealer claimed it wasn’t related to the recall and offered him to buy a used engine. He said no and got his own used engine and paid someone else to install for less than Toyota quoted.

ermax · 03-20-2019, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by m.box.design

I'm doing the charity hillclimb in Maryhill in June. I'll do the recall after that. Brand new motor sounds nice.

I wouldn’t bet on it. Short block if you are EXTREMELY lucky. Most people are getting fucked on this. Your best odds of getting a new long block are to ignore the recall and hope for a broken spring.

BlackOptics · 03-21-2019, 12:44 AM

It was McCords Toyota in Vancouver, Washington. Cost me around $4k once everything was said and done. Dealership claims they did nothing wrong, but looks like there is some excessive sealant on the old engine.

BlackOptics · 03-21-2019, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

What did they determine the cause of the failure? Any out of pocket cost to you?

Do you have a wider rear tire?

No, it's probably just the angle of that picture. Haha.

Chen · 03-22-2019, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackOptics

Excited to have my FR-S back up and running. It was one of the ones that took a shit a day after they did the valve spring recall. With it being in a garage needing a new engine for the last two and a half months, I'm just excited to have it back up and running. Getting some new DZ102's for it tomorrow and going for a drive! Also going to be looking over the summer for any meets in the Portland, Oregon area, if anyone knows of any going down.

Edit: For anyone in the area thinking of doing the recall, I would highly suggest against it.

First Thursday’s of the month, a group of us meet in Tigard for Sykart. Other than that, there’s a group that rolls to rdm, idk who they are.

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BlackOptics Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Vancouver, Washington. Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	She lives once more! (post-recall damage) Excited to have my FR-S back up and running. It was one of the ones that took a shit a day after they did the valve spring recall. With it being in a garage needing a new engine for the last two and a half months, I'm just excited to have it back up and running. Getting some new DZ102's for it tomorrow and going for a drive! Also going to be looking over the summer for any meets in the Portland, Oregon area, if anyone knows of any going down. Edit: For anyone in the area thinking of doing the recall, I would highly suggest against it. Attached Images

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BlackOptics Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Vancouver, Washington. Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It was McCords Toyota in Vancouver, Washington. Cost me around $4k once everything was said and done. Dealership claims they did nothing wrong, but looks like there is some excessive sealant on the old engine.

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