Help help help!! I just got a call from the dealership today that says that now there are more things wrong with my car than they thought! The problem i brought it in for was there was a leak in one of the oil lines and it was leaking onto my downpipe. They wern't going to cover that under warranty!! because the guy who had it before me put in a turbo inlet tube! LOL They said that they wern't going to cover it becuase they knew someone was under there "messing around". NOW I get a call at 7:45 telling me that i need to go down there becuase there is more wrong with my car!! The turbo is cracked i guess!! Which i KNOW i speciffically asked one of the first 2 stops when i went in there and they said NO. They also said that some wire harness are melting. I think that might be my AC because i took the heatshield off. The last thing they said was that "it looks like someone put a new engine in". I have met the guy that owned the car before me and he seemed like a VERY stand up guy. I asked him if there was any other thing at all that he messed with and he said no. I even told him that i don't care if it costs me money i would just like to know and he still said no. WHAT SHOULD I DO??? I feel that now with this call they are going to try and get out of covering this under warranty and its all going to come out of my SMALL pockets. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!! Any advice on what to say or do when i talk to them to try and get it covered under warranty. THANKS FOR ANY AND ALL ADVICE.
1. First Mistake... NEVER BUY A MODIFIED CAR. Seriously. you don't know the TRUE reasons the owner is selling it, and it could easily be more problems than it's worth. 2. the oil leak onto your aftermarket down pipe isn't going to be covered because of the 3 words you just said "Aftermarket down pipe" having that pretty much instantly garuntees that your going to get no warranty work on the turbo and very very little on the engine it self. 3. Someone was under there "Messing Around" you know it, they know it. 4. Just because you "asked" about it and they said it wasn't doesn't mean that upon further inspection they didn't find it cracked. 5. Why in the HELL did you take your heatshield OFF? they built that thing for a reason. your just heat soaking your intercooler more than usual and aparently melting things that shouldn't. PUT THE DAMN THING BACK ON ESPECIALLY IF YOUR GOING TO THE DAMN DEALERSHIP. %$#@!%$#@!%$#@!%$#@!.. nothing sticks out like sore modded thumb like a freaking missing heatshield over the turbo. What should you do? Suck it up and pay for it. it's a modded car, you have no course of action as it's a strong probablility that the mods DID infact cause these problems.
well....if it's something that is caused by his or your doings, then it wouldn't be covered under warranty. IF I had bought a lightly modded STi, and it had the infamous cracking VF39, then THAT would be covered under warrenty. They have reason to not cover the turbo due to the turbo inlet that may be the probable cause. BUT that should have anything to do with the oil leakage. So what are you trying to get covered under warranty?
THE ONLY MOD TO THE CAR IS A TURBO INLET TUBE. no downpipe or anything else! They said the oil leak was comming from a return line from the oil cooler. It took about a day just to find that. I'm just trying not to get stiffed out of thousands of dollars. Would just a turbo inlet tube cause the turbo to crack? Don't they have to PROVE that, by putting in the turbo inlet tube that is what caused the oil leak or the turbo to crack. Don't they have to show me proof of that for them to void the warranty?
^no they dont have to prove sh1t. Anything modifiied on the cars engine can and will probably void any engine warranty. you should have put teh car back to stock before you brought it in... especially if all you had done to it was a turbo inlet tube.
everything was taken apart to get the inlet in. i'm not sure what they mean by a "return line from the oil cooler." but if it's leaking, it's leaking. get together with someone and fix it up. a cracked vf39, i think most of them are cracked on the exhaust housing, right in the w/g... if yours is on the inlet, then whoever did the mod %$#@!%$#@!%$#@!%$#@!ed it up. you can pick up a replacement for $2-300. or get a vf34 for a little more kick.
Its all at the dealership now. They also said that it looks like my engine blaock has eith erbeen replaced or remanufatured due to that it isn't the same color as the rest of the engin. The radiator was also loose and it had a wire harness pinched up to the exhaust. There was also a fluid resovuar that was loose and looked like it had been cut down at the bottom. And he said that the turbos usually crack when there is too much boost running to it for an extended period of time, or that it gets hot for an extended period of time. And the up pipe was broken the only thing holding it together and on is the heat shields around that. That they can get fixed under warranty for me but he said that usually cracks when and aftermarket exhaust isn't put on correctly. SO i think that i was lied to by the person that i bought it from so S.O.L for me. But i'm thinking i might just fix it and sell it and buy a new one so that i know what the hell has been done to it when it comes time to fix sumn.
WOw...That's a lot of issue...Bet the Previous Guy had a B/C that he uninstalled before he sold it to you.
thats %$#@!%$#@!%$#@!%$#@!ty you have to deal with someone elses inability to take care of a car. sorry to hear.
So i got the rough estimate of the bill and it was about 2K i don't know if that is with the MNsubie discount or not. But that is still alot of dough to spend on a car that i have had a for 2 months. How long can i expect that cracked turbo to last. The mechanic said that if I do ever have major engine failure that subie won't warranty it becuase if the cracked turbo. Is it worth it to fix it up, sell it and get an new 06. I really don't like the body style as much but after this whole fiasco i am now really hesitant to but a used STI. I mean the guy i bought it from seemed like a really honest guy. I don't want this same crap happening again. PLus then it is gonna be about 8-10 hours for me to take out everything i have put in it (nav, system, k-40) all that stuff just to put it back to stock. So i'm really tossed here. I love my car but i hate it now becuase i don't know that the hell has been done to it before i owned it. The biggest thing that is eating me is the whole engine block thing. They told my dad when he went to get the rental car that it looked like it got discolored from heat, but also could have gotten that way from being sandblasted. So now i'm in a tough spot. do i keep it and see what else might go wrong. maybe nothing but maybe something catastrophic. or do i sell it and get a new one?
If you are buying a used one, chances are you will still feel ill about this one. I'd say, replace the cracked turbo and move on...Keep what you got. Dumping this and getting into another use one may have the same issue, or better yet get a new one and the difference in $$$ is a lot. Either way ur stuck...So might as well fix the issue on your current one, since you like the look of the 2006 STi. Is your block cracked also?
At least they're able to get some things fixed under warrenty for you. For something this large it's probably the district rep calling all the shots, so I'm guessing that you have someone on your side to get any of it fixed for free. it is the danger in buying a used/modded car. I'd say buy a used VF-39, get the car up and running again, and enjoy the car.
........... where is the crack. if it is the same crack that 7 out of 10 vf39's have IT WILL NOT BE A BIG DEAL! http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=758692&page=3&pp=50 2k will get you a a 20g, pump and injectors.... granted youll need an ap and a tune, but just to put things into perspective. you'll make an easy 80whp over stock. imo, dont pay 2k to have them replace a cracked f39....... find out where the crack is, what line is leaking, go from there.
