MichaelMcgr Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Hey everyone, i was just wondering if i could get some advice, im looking at getting a Subaru Impreza 2009 2.0 D RC 5d 150 BHP 5-Door, I currently have a mk8 Civic 2.2 icdti, now is £3,500 a fair price with 128k miles, and whats the engine like and any issues to be aware of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartie Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Welcome 👍, not sure if the price is good or not but i think the pre 2010 subaru diesel engine's suffered from crankshaft problems, hopefully someone with a diesel will be along with some of the pro's and con's of running one 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 crankshaft failures, dpf issues, injector learning issues, I repair subarus and I can't recommend them . 3.5K for 128K car which known lemon in the industry is a bit high in price and risk . failed crank leaves you with a car worth less than 500 quid and as much as your purchase price to replace the engine . post 2011 got better but the crank issue wasn't fully resolved even at end of the diesel production . If you want a good diesel buy a pre DPF . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 only engine known to be worse than the 2.5 turbo is the subaru diesel engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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