2009 Forester turbo engine reliability

[boris]

Looking at 2009 Forester customer reviews at Edmunds.com: some people have
problems with the turbo engine (XT): it just dies after couple thousand
miles.
http://www.edmunds.com/subaru/forester/2009/consumerreview.html

Is it the same engine as in previous years?

Boris

 

[S.Hansen]

Looking at 2009 Forester customer reviews at Edmunds.com: some people have
problems with the turbo engine (XT): it just dies after couple thousand
miles.
http://www.edmunds.com/subaru/forester/2009/consumerreview.html

Is it the same engine as in previous years?

Boris

Some 2009 turbo cars had problems with metal left over after manufacturing
in the engine. Then we have seen a few turbo Foresters get a bad knock in
only a few thousand miles- we swapped on with a new one from the factory- it
also knocked in under 3000. Subaru didn't want it the block back, so they
know there was a problem. Another shop reported 4 successive knocking blocks
in a row on the same car, some never made it out of the tech's stall.
Whatever the issue was at the factory, it seems to have been eliminated now.
Steve

 

[boris]

Some 2009 turbo cars had problems with metal left over after manufacturing
in the engine. Then we have seen a few turbo Foresters get a bad knock in
only a few thousand miles- we swapped on with a new one from the factory-
it also knocked in under 3000. Subaru didn't want it the block back, so
they know there was a problem. Another shop reported 4 successive knocking
blocks in a row on the same car, some never made it out of the tech's
stall.
Whatever the issue was at the factory, it seems to have been eliminated
now.
Steve

Thank you for the info. Good to know that the problems were fixed. Btw, in
customer reviews (at Edmunds.com) of 2009 Outback XT there weren'any t
mentionings of such problems - so I assume this was specific to 2009
Forester (being 1st year model after redesign).

Boris

 

[Squat n'Dive]

Some 2009 turbo cars had problems with metal left over after manufacturing
in the engine. Then we have seen a few turbo Foresters get a bad knock in
only a few thousand miles- we swapped on with a new one from the factory-it
also knocked in under 3000. Subaru didn't want it the block back, so they
know there was a problem. Another shop reported 4 successive knocking blocks
in a row on the same car, some never made it out of the tech's stall.
Whatever the issue was at the factory, it seems to have been eliminated now.
Steve

Press forms... they must be indestructible and live foreva, right?