First of all, hello to all and thank you to everyone who posts on here, I just recently became a member, but have been reading posts for the last couple weeks and really value the great information that is on this site.
I recently bought my second Subaru, a 2004 XT with 90000 miles. I fell in love with this car the first time I drove it and love all the features of the vehicle.
Now the problem....After putting about 1500 miles on the vehicle, a bearing went on it. Catastrophic engine damage and the whole 9 yards. Now it was still under warranty, however, the warranty only covers so much of the total repair bill, so I am still looking at putting a lot of money into the ride. Fortunately, I have a great technician in town that is dropping a motor in for me once he gets all the parts. The heads should be here tomorrow and are coming from Clearwater Heads in Florida I believe. The block, he got from Subaru. Now onto my question. Is there anything else I should have him do before he drops the new motor? Also, how does break-in time work on a turbocharged engine? I want to make sure that once this new engine is in, I can drive for many carefree miles.
Any advice is highly appreciated!
Thanks,
Joe
I recently bought my second Subaru, a 2004 XT with 90000 miles. I fell in love with this car the first time I drove it and love all the features of the vehicle.
Now the problem....After putting about 1500 miles on the vehicle, a bearing went on it. Catastrophic engine damage and the whole 9 yards. Now it was still under warranty, however, the warranty only covers so much of the total repair bill, so I am still looking at putting a lot of money into the ride. Fortunately, I have a great technician in town that is dropping a motor in for me once he gets all the parts. The heads should be here tomorrow and are coming from Clearwater Heads in Florida I believe. The block, he got from Subaru. Now onto my question. Is there anything else I should have him do before he drops the new motor? Also, how does break-in time work on a turbocharged engine? I want to make sure that once this new engine is in, I can drive for many carefree miles.
Any advice is highly appreciated!
Thanks,
Joe