2014 Wrx engine failure
03-12-2014 | 09:30 PM
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I had a similar scare to my 2012 wrx caused by a "poor pro tune," so I'm told. Luckily my motor is still healthy and back to OEM. I know a lot of 08+ owners with extensive mods, and currently still doing good. As for me, I'm staying away from modding engine, until I can afford a built short block. Modifying is a risk we take and a painful price we have to pay.
03-12-2014 | 09:30 PM
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The crappy pistons started in the second half of the 06 production year. Then they threw in bearing issues in 09. I've seen some last 100k+ and some fail within 10-15k. It's a total crap shoot. Unfortunately the only way to fix it is to build it.
-- Ed
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03-12-2014 | 09:33 PM
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I had a similar scare to my 2012 wrx caused by a "poor pro tune," so I'm told. Luckily my motor is still healthy and back to OEM. I know a lot of 08+ owners with extensive mods, and currently still doing good. As for me, I'm staying away from modding engine, until I can afford a built short block. Modifying is a risk we take and a painful price we have to pay.
-- Ed
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03-12-2014 | 09:49 PM
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So I should have left the Dp and AP on and said "Hey, I put an exhaust part and a conservative tune on my "Performance car" and it destroyed the motor, sell me a new one" What's "shady" is that Subaru Wrx's and Sti are known for ring land failure and spinning bearings and Subaru continues to build the same motors that have the same problems. SOA knows full well after 12+ years that people buy these cars and modify them. BUILD A QUALITY PRODUCT AND STAND BEHIND IT!
There is nothing wrong with these motors. Yes, some fail stock, but the amount that actually have an issue due to some defect is in the far minority.
And for the record you do need to hold yourself accountable for modifying the car. You should have only have done what you did if you were willing to accept the consequences, and this was one the potential ones. Own up to it. Hope for warranty coverage (depends on the rep), but don't absolutely feel entitled to it.
03-12-2014 | 10:06 PM
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They do. Most of these "OMG MY MOTOR BLEW UP!" deaths are the result of poor modification, bad tunes (I include the OTS base maps in that category), bad gas, improper upkeep, or a hundred other combinations of things. The problem is that people like to blame Subaru because that's the easy route. Certainly nothing IIIII did to my car could have caused it!
There is nothing wrong with these motors. Yes, some fail stock, but the amount that actually have an issue due to some defect is in the far minority.
And for the record you do need to hold yourself accountable for modifying the car. You should have only have done what you did if you were willing to accept the consequences, and this was one the potential ones. Own up to it. Hope for warranty coverage (depends on the rep), but don't absolutely feel entitled to it.
There is nothing wrong with these motors. Yes, some fail stock, but the amount that actually have an issue due to some defect is in the far minority.
And for the record you do need to hold yourself accountable for modifying the car. You should have only have done what you did if you were willing to accept the consequences, and this was one the potential ones. Own up to it. Hope for warranty coverage (depends on the rep), but don't absolutely feel entitled to it.
03-12-2014 | 10:11 PM
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They do. Most of these "OMG MY MOTOR BLEW UP!" deaths are the result of poor modification, bad tunes (I include the OTS base maps in that category), bad gas, improper upkeep, or a hundred other combinations of things. The problem is that people like to blame Subaru because that's the easy route. Certainly nothing IIIII did to my car could have caused it!
There is nothing wrong with these motors. Yes, some fail stock, but the amount that actually have an issue due to some defect is in the far minority.
And for the record you do need to hold yourself accountable for modifying the car. You should have only have done what you did if you were willing to accept the consequences, and this was one the potential ones. Own up to it. Hope for warranty coverage (depends on the rep), but don't absolutely feel entitled to it.
There is nothing wrong with these motors. Yes, some fail stock, but the amount that actually have an issue due to some defect is in the far minority.
And for the record you do need to hold yourself accountable for modifying the car. You should have only have done what you did if you were willing to accept the consequences, and this was one the potential ones. Own up to it. Hope for warranty coverage (depends on the rep), but don't absolutely feel entitled to it.
03-12-2014 | 10:14 PM
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And before that on 205s it was people spinning bearings. The '09 WRX bearing issue was a legitimate one, but the ringland is not. Again, what I said is the thruth. Most of the failures are not due to some piston design flaw. The problem has always been bloated up to be something it's not because people lack accountability or they pick crappy tuners.
03-12-2014 | 10:16 PM
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Your right I will probably pay for modifying my car but the good thing is I WON'T be buying another Subaru. Where you are wrong is saying there is nothing wrong with these motors. Cheap poorly made critical engine components that are not high performance quality. Do your self a favor (as I should have done before buying this car) and look up Ring land failure or Bearing problems and realize that Subaru is making bad motors. I don't feel entitled but I do feel that the engine in the car should last more than 8500 miles
The frustrating part is that the overall platform and design is awesome. The problem lies in sub-par materials and tolerance ranges. One look at the acceptable factory bearing clearance range clearly shows why spun bearings are a problem on a significant percentage of cars.
-- Ed
Last edited by EQ Tuning; 03-12-2014 at 10:21 PM.
