I wouldn't say Fuck Subaru, that sounds like a dealership fucked you not the whole company. If you went to a reputable dealership they would have fixed it the first time.

Time for a swap.

Chris

 

That dealership sounds really shotty. I would go someplace else from now on.

 

I wouldn't say Fuck Subaru, that sounds like a dealership fucked you not the whole company. If you went to a reputable dealership they would have fixed it the first time.

Time for a swap.

Chris

I don't think it happened to him as he said he stumbled upon the article (actually says "stumbled up," typo maybe?). But either way, that guy should have found any number of sources that reference that recall and rub it in those retards faces.

 

I would tell that dealership to suck it and would never go there for any reason except to make them pay for the gasket. I mean, it sounds like they obviously knew what was going on and were probalby trying to stall so you couldnt collect on the recall.

 

100k kilometers is only 67k miles...

 

I wouldnt go saying "Fuck You Subaru", on a freekin subaru forum its not subarus fault its the freekin dealerships

 

its not subarus fault its the freekin dealerships

Guess who represents Subaru? Yup, that's right: the dealerships. Negligence on their part in keeping their dealerships in line makes them just as guilty as the dealerships who screw people over.



Quit being all diplomatic and pussy-footing your way around an argument. James is right- fightclub isn't being used the way it should be.

 

dont fuck subaru, fuck the bastards at the stealership that fucked you big time.

 

The head gasket recall is good for 100,000 miles, not km, go to another dealership and get it warrantied.

 

The head gasket recall is good for 100,000 miles, not km, go to another dealership and get it warrantied.

Doesn't that only apply if the car was taken in for the recal?

How would I know if my car was taken in for the recall?

 

Never heard of a 98RS Gasket problem? Is that why cars were called in as a recall to get a coolant additive? FUCK you, Subaru, for raping customers up the asshole.

As mentioned above, it's not Subaru, it's the dealership. If you have a problem, report it to Subaru of America. Explain your situation to them and tell them the way the dealership treated you. Before you say "Fuck Subaru" talk to Subaru first. They may be able to help, they may not.

The 98 2.5DOHC engines did NOT have the coolant additive recall on them. Only the 99+ 2.5 SOHC engines.

And to repeat again, Subaru isn't raping people. I work at a dealership, and if you treat them right, most of the time they will treat you right. But don't expect them to bend over backwards for a car thats 9 years old with over 60k miles. They, like you, have no idea how hard that car was run for the first 100k km's and if there is no service history at a Subaru dealership, they sure as hell aren't going to pay for any repairs. Their powertrain warranty is 5 years/60,000 miles which was pretty damn good in 1998 model. Shit happens, things break.

Since your car doesn't have the recall on it, there is no extended coverage on your head gaskets. And even if there was, that recall only applies to external coolant leaks, not internal combustion chamber leaks. So you wouldn't even be covered in that respect.

Chances are if you bought the car used at a dealership, they probably offered you an extended warranty. It sounds like you probably passed this up. Most of those warrantys will cover at least powertrain components such as an engine block. Once again, you lose.

 

And what kind of inspection did they perform? A safety inspection (which has nothing to do with the head gaskets or engine block), a overall visual inspection (which doesn't mean shit with an internal combustion chamber leak), or an actual cooling system inspection in which they pressurized the cooling system to check for any leaks or drop in pressure? If you bought it used and as-is, they probably didn't do any of it.

 

This is not fight club worthy. Moved to General.

 

This is not fight club worthy. Moved to General.

werd. This thread reminds me of sirius radio where people will call in and drop the F bomb because they think they are 'hardcore'. It's really annoying.

 

Its a used 1998 vehicle, what did they expect?

 

Like I said, I talked to a Subaru techie the other day who actually said that he had to replace more p2 EJ25s HGs than p1s. The technicians only know what they work on, so that's what they have to work with. That engine, in some form or another was produced from 1996-98, so it was around for almost as long as the p2 SOHC.

I am the owner of a 1998 EJ25, so I hope this doesn't happen to me when I get my running car back sometime soon, but there's only so much you can do to make it fault-proof. From there, it's all about engine design and maintenance.

 

EDit for PG-13

Don't come into a Subaru forum and post F**k Subaru. That's like going into an Irish pub and saying "F**k the Irish!" We'll beat the living S**T out of you and then some.
Plus this article is one dealership in one town in one state etc. etc. That's like saying that all white people are f**king racists just because you read about someone somewhere who experienced an act of racism acted out by white person. Do you see where I'm going with this you ignorant dumb f**k.
All I know is that if I had your standards of thinking I would claim that all people who post here are ignorant dumb f**ks including me just because you posted what you did. Just think before you post generalized statements like this.
**Edit** :bonk:

 

Don't come into a Subaru forum and post Fuck Subaru. That's like going into an Irish pub and saying "Fuck the Irish!" We'll beat the living SHIT out of you and then some.
Plus this article is one dealership in one town in one state etc. etc. That's like saying that all white people are fucking racists just because you read about someone somewhere who experienced an act of racism acted out by white person. Do you see where I'm going with this you ignorant dumb fuck.
All I know is that if I had your standards of thinking I would claim that all people who post here are ignorant dumb fucks including me just because you posted what you did. Just think before you post generalized statements like this.

you might try toning your post down there sporty boy...this thread is in the general section...so you are subject to each and every rule of the site...

 

Oh! Sorry I'll Edit. I guess I have a hard time tolerating ignorance because it is something I have tried to work on myself. We are our own worst enemy.

 

This got moved? I was trying to start some s*** in fightclub, and it got moved? If it aint gonna be in fightclub, then this thread doesn't need to be at all. Can a mod delete please?

 

Like I said, I talked to a Subaru techie the other day who actually said that he had to replace more p2 EJ25s HGs than p1s. The technicians only know what they work on, so that's what they have to work with. That engine, in some form or another was produced from 1996-98, so it was around for almost as long as the p2 SOHC.

I've been with our dealership for 3 weeks now, and have already seen 5 (maybe more) HG jobs on phase 2 engines. HOWEVER, 4 of them are 00's, the 5th was an 01. And 3 of them we managed to get partial warranty coverage on even though they were well past the 5yr/100,000 km powertrain warranty. It WAS a very big hassle, but if your dealership is willing to go to the trouble of fighting for you, Subaru Canada is very good.

The bigger thing to take note of is the proportion of phase 2 to phase 1 engines. The phase 2 EJ25 has been in every base (and some uplevel) model of Subaru since 02, and was an option in the Impreza since 99, and Legacy since late-99. Previous to that, the Phase 1 was only in a few models and only appeared in the Impreza (the high-volume car in Subaru's lineup) for one year, in which the RS was extremely limited in numbers. Naturally you're going to get a lot more in terms of straight number, simply because there are a lot more out there.

 

This is not fight club worthy. Moved to General.

And I'm going to change "fuck" to "screw" in the title.

There's enough f-bombs in here already; we don't need to advertise them.

:flame:

 

Or...

This got moved? I was trying to start some s*** in fightclub, and it got moved? If it aint gonna be in fightclub, then this thread doesn't need to be at all. Can a mod delete please?

Lock works, for me.