No warning
Music on volume 30.................85 on the cruise....whats that knocking noise...no oil light on dash...pull off slip road put clutch in flickering oil light but not on all the time...check dipstick .NO OIL IN ENGINE...put some in...its on the floor??
Oh dear!!
Will wait to see what happens next?? :-(
Always use Optimax and yes give it some berries thats what I bought it for but dont feel the need to drive it as hard as the other Subarus I`ve owned its all too grown up lol

 

Oh dear Sad news, I thought subaru had fixed all these engine failures??


has it thrown a rod out of the block ? because you mention the oil goes on the floor.

 

It will be the usual piston ring land failure, using the oil up quite quickly, seen 4 or 5 like that now, i think i may have a picture or two of the piston.

 

hi what you topped it up and its on floor?have you cracked the sump pan if its stright on floor or what rob84 said

 

Oh dear under warranty though?

TX.

 

No idea???

 

Piston rings wont dump oil on the floor !!!!

Got to admit possible engine failure was a major reason that I chopped the 330s in for a Focus RS although I did have it remapped to 384/394 and an over boost situation put the wind up me !!!!!!

Mog

 

Piston rings wont dump oil on the floor !!!!

Correct they won't, they are the cause of the oil loss, then the lack of oil causes big end failure, when driven at Motorway speeds the end result is a rod or rod bolt bidding for freedom hence the oil on the floor.

 

When will they stop using those ****ty pistons!!!

 

Was this a standard engine?

Subaru's are bullet proof if left alone.

As a rule .....

 

Apparently not in this case and quite a few other hatchback Stis (330S and "standard")

 

All the more reason to get the cheap basic WRX then?

 

Or get it custom mapped, to suit the engine better

 

Yeah, get an unwarranted re-map ..... destroy Subaru Warranty as well as the engine! good move there

 

so be it but at least its got past 21k

 

No, surely that isn't sunny side up spreading his gospel of standard cars never failing, and having had his for many many years and no problems.
No it couldn't possibly be subaru's fault, because his car is still going. Well done you. Seriously, bullet proof!
I can't even be bothered listing the standard cars that my wife and I have had that have failed. My wife drives like an old man, probably very like sunny side up and yet her car still broke down.

This is a forum for enthusiasts and that often means people wishing to alter a car to their individual tastes.

Standard WRX. How is that an improvement?

Good luck Arron.
Rob, I love your car.

 

SSU is at least 100yrs old & drives his scoob like his mother hence having no problems with it ...

TX.

 

Hi again boys and girls.

Car is completely standard.

Always run on optimax however the dealer I bought it from as a used car was using regular unleaded for its first 1500 miles which I did bring up with them as a potential problem.
It has now done 8500 miles??

There was no warning of this failure as I said I wasnt even driving it hard at the time??
Car is going to Slip End to hopefully sort as the dealer I bought it from wont have a bloody clue what to do with it.
Just hope thay dont have the hump as I didnt buy it from them!!!
Have bought vehicles from them before mind and they will get the warranty work so should all be cool fingers crossed.
Astra petrol courtesy car is nice!!
I would just add that the assist is first class car recovered and courtesy car all within 2 hours.
Very good.
Will keep you all posted.
Arron

 

Has he ever spooled the turbo up?, i bet his ej20 has never revved to more than 2k!

 

bad luck mate. even standard engines can go bang!

ive worked for a few vehicle manufacturers and the engine failiures that ive seen come back through warranty are no different. some are down to manufacturing some are design, some are misuse. it happens. im sure the car will be covered by the manufacturers warranty. use it.

so its not just subarus. oil pump failure on my brother in laws 05 audi caused 4k worth of damage 3 months outisde of warranty. audi agreed to pay half as a "good will gesture"

 

Bad luck arron

at least the head gaskets didn't fail before the engine


Some peeps I know won#t map them over 310bhp due to high risk of head gasket or piston failures

Anyway it#s covered by warrranty but won't be long till "They" discover spending more repairing them than sellin them then it will be ALL due to owner Mods like blue wing repeaters ;cool:

IMHO

Tony

 

Is this another case of the new STI not receiving the software fix?

 

Thats not good Arron, I do hope Slip end look after you, thats where my WRXD came from.

Crossed fingers this is done under warranty.

 

when did you last check the oil?

 

I haven't had to add a drop of oil since I had mine serviced in March last year.
I've just gone out and checked again, just to be sure.
I take it I am just lucky?

 

WTF

TX.

 

No, I believe the software issue was with the standard STI map, the 330s has a prodrive map so should be fine.

 

makes me want to sell up and get something a lot more reliable (not that i have had any issues with my Subaru)

 

 

I check the oil weekly really but I have never had to put a drop in it???
if It isnt covered under warranty i will put it through IM`s door!!
Its not even a Year old ffs.
I bought this model because it had all the best mods done from the factory.
I had an engine go the same way in 2002 on my Bugeye that had a PPP on it.
Back in the day when they wernt fitting uprated fuel pumps and mapping was still quite fresh.
Short engine then under warranty.
I thought these issues were long gone by now!!
Not good really.
We`ll see.