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[Autoblog] You know something is up when the Subaru Service Manager and the mechanics always remind you to keep a very close eye out on your oil levels as when the ringlands go then your facing much worse engine damage from oil starvation. I love my car but when Subaru advertises the STI as an all out performance machine but you have to drive like a granny and check your oil every fill up just to make sure your warranty claimed is not denied when your ringlands blow, BLOWS.

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[The Truth About Cars] Piston Slap: Ville-Marie and the Rotary | The Truth About Cars: If you keep the oil topped up, the realiability is fine, no worse than a piston engine (Mazda extended the engine warranty on all RX8’s to 100,000 miles for additional peace of mind). Let the oil run dry and bad things happen to any engine (I personally suspect that some of the engine problems have come from people who treat it like a piston engine and never check the oil).

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