He explained it to me at the Varsity last night. It was hard to believe that subaru allowed something like that to happen. But they did. :dunno
And they have done nothing to fix the REAL problem. They have added a tougher brace for the 06+ production range, however I have seen several of those break in the exact same manner as the 04~05 ones.
ok so I'm sure king is busy so here is my understanding... When the sump tubes were made the flang mold was torqued slighty so when the sump tube was installed the was a bit of pressure on them and they would break. Once SOA figured this out they pulled all of these off the shelf and the mold was fixed. The part number was not changed because the part did not change. My thought is that if we check the production date of our 06 STi and the dates of when these tubes were producted. I believe that when you have service done you production date is listed on the work order. I don't think everyone with an 06 STi should freak out because I think Subaru caught this problem quickly... King, please elabarate
^The problem is not limited to JUST the 06 STi. Outback XT, Legacy GT, Forester XT and all the STi's have experienced the issue. Even new ones that were installed w/new engine have been known to break. The issue is the actual brazing process when the tube and flange are mated. They all break in the exact same manner with the exact same dimensions with each break. You could take pics of all of the broken tubes and most of you guys would say its just multiple pics of the same broken tube. While the problem is not widespread, the pattern I have seen is that 1 in every 1000 of the EJ255/EJ257 engines will have this breakage before powertrain warranty expires. So far I have personally seen 1 broken. It was an 06 STi. However, I know people at other dealers and so far the number that I know is close to 20 in this region. 4~5 of those were STi (a few 04's, some 05's and 1 06). The rest were a mix of the EJ255's.
^^^^ I know why not? But buying a new oil pan and or sump tube if possible would help right? I just cant justify spending the money on a tube and pan since its the manufactures defect
Indeed. Only the items relating to the oil pan and sump. Meaning if your oil pump seizes after the install of said aftermarket pan, Warranty can point fingers at installer error/material left in the pan, causing said oil pump to lock up. Correct again.