Originally Posted by
Glenn_
Or right so he must be right then.
A lad round the corner from where i work is a subaru specalist and he reckons he is always doing engine jobs on them.I always thought they were pretty reliable.
They are, and it is standard practise to wind over to get oil pressure after an oil/filter change.
And yes, big end failure is quite common. But usually due to poor maintenance or sheer owner abuse/neglect. Not helped by many main dealers and others using crap oil.
The amount of these cars Ive seen where owners have little or no oil in them defies belief. And pouring nice clean oil in after it's shit the big ends is a bit late.
If you get one that's been properly looked after, they are very reliable cars. Problem is there are too many fools out there who dont.