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looking good 😄 supercharge it 😄 hahaha

mines not far off the same with similar type of journeys

First off are you planning to keep the car? Next question is has the engine been stripped to ascertain exactly what the damage is? it can make a massive difference to the price, worst case, block, rods, pistons, heads can all be junk and need replacing which will cost alot to replace, or if most is ok then it wont be anywhere near the cost. Also you need to decided what your future plans are, do you plan to modify it for more power or are you just wanting it back on the road?

They could well have looked at it and there wasn't a leak, you could drive a mile, check again and there's a leak. So they are correct in saying it's nothing to do with them at that time. However, if the part has failed (aka a leak is now present) and there is a recall to check for that very thing i would expect it to be covered, that is the whole reason of the recall, had the inspection found something they would have had to do it at the time. Since subaru is aware of the problem, i would expect they can claim back the cost from subaru anyway. I would speak to the DVSA and ask the question. I would expect they will take a very dim view if you are being fobbed off. !!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's the DVSA that deal with recalls, not the DVLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Other option is speak to Keith Price subaru south of you (its 3 miles further way so not a major difference) and see what they say, the subaru dealer network is very hit and miss, i have one within 2 miles of my house (geoff cox) and they made a complete hash of some work on my mrs car, yet europa up north have been great.

So was it just an inspection or did they change anything?

welcome

what work was actually carried out? where is the brake fluid leak coming from?

yes matey. both unequal length. (assuming not import which are 2.0 twin scroll equal length just to throw another confusing thing into the mix lol) Change happened at hatch when twin AVCS came in. (hawk is just single AVCS), the heads are the different. Alot of the blocks/heads are interchangeable, My type r was a 2.5 block out of a hatch with the stock classic v5 heads bolted to it (bearing in mind were talking actual engine heads that bolt to the short block, not exhaust manifold which gets renamed 'headers' just to clarify to anyone reading). Other changes did happen at blob to hawk, drive by wire being a notable one.

Nor really tbh, they are pretty much a 2 door sti. So the usual rear arch issues.

best way to describe them is Much more hardcore. Weigh less, shorter ratio gearbox, no aids like ABS, more noise in the cabin. Not sure i'd want to daily drive one tbh and not ideal for motorway driving due to shorter ratio box. As far as performance goes though a world apart for the same reasons as listed above and a much better performance car. Loved mine :)

The hawk has the same manfold design as a bug, both unequal, its nothing to do with that.

i suspect its exhaust related, plenty of burble from a 2.5.

Need to check exactly what is covered and replaced with what. 2.5 has known ringland and headgasket issues, doe the warranty cover that? if so what does it cover, like for like or a specialist rebuild.

Not sure where you got the impression the 2.5 is quieter than the 2.0 because that's not true? Its all about the exhaust system on both. Need to have some of the cats removed and you'll find a big difference 😉 Back box would be a good start, but you wont increase cabin noise without external going up as well

tbh im not convinced there is one cause. I heard the map blamed before, but then remapped cars go and some unmapped don't. and a proper map is typically safer than the generic map Oil starvation causes failures on all engines 2.0 and 2.5 There's alot of theorys about why they go and not much hard fact. Given it affects even the new ones then i dont think subaru have learned anything from there flaws.

yeah mine has mahle 2618 pistons in it. Manley H Tuff rods.

296, although may vary slightly when actually dyno'd. you wont notice any difference between 296 and 305 anyway

An interesting discussion i have to say (maybe need its own thread?) I'm not actually sure what the ring gaps are on the 2.0 pistons and the 2.5? so you may have a better understanding than me on that. The material is the same as the 2.0, (cast hyperwhatever since 2003) on the 2.5 so unlikley to be an issue i would say or it would have cropped up on the 2.0. Headgasket failure could be the symptom rather than the cause, Overboost lifting the head maybe, although given wrx's and sti's are failing and stock cars i dont think thats the reason. Heat is def a big issue. the 2.5 def runs hotter than the 2.0. But im not sure it would be enough to cause the issues. It could well be a combination of all of the above 🙂

Try scoobyclinic. They have a barn of wonders, aka parts haha

Personaly i would see if yiu can source a closed decked block, try AS performance.

can be mapped into the over run, also its not great for the car

What are you trying to achieve? the ecu controls everything, no need to run anything else untill you get to the point of running big power. All this bolt on crap is a waste of money and half the time damages the engine.

Yes mate, tein flex z, although the side on pics are when it had the pedders. Sits pretty much the same. I'll try and get some up to date pics tomorrow, although its ditched at the min lol

haha, 🙂

tbh i hate fps on consoles, besides, men play PC games,,,,, hahahahahaha