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Just wanted to update the valve guide situation in case it of use to anyone. My car now has 210,000km on it and hasn't had any other problems since the valve guides were replaced. I still get around 8ltr/100km (premium) and the engine feels as strong as ever. Subaru replied to my letter back in Jan ...

Thanks for the reply Bennie. They didn't do anything about the piston, the mechanic said the valve just "kissed" the piston. I saw it and it looked horrible to me, I wouldn't put up with a dent like that it if it was the outside of the car, but I trust the mechanics advice. I've got a letter in with...

Thanks for comments guys. I only just picked the car up a couple of hours ago. $2622 in total (plus I had to rent a car whilst it was in the shop). The car has a perfect service history but I can only trust the mechanics on the quality of the oil (all reputable, subaru specialists). The motor's had ...

Thanks AP, no it's not under warranty...so it's going to cost me a bit (they were getting prices on parts yesterday). They said they'd give me 6 months/ 10,000 km warranty on the work. The mechanic is worried because his daughter has the same model, but less km's on it. I think it's just a rare qual...

Hi, new to this and hoping to get some advice on a problem. My Forester X (MY06, bought new end of '05) has 155,000 on it and has been faultless (I look after it very well). However, last weekend it started misfiring and I took it to the mechanic the next day (sube specialists). They identified a mi...