I looked at a Forrester a few years ago after my first winter in Scotland but it didn't sound quite right so I checked
with HJ.
Quote:
EJ20 two litre Subaru engines (and some others) developed a bad reputation for premature big end bearing failure. Subaru is claimed that the problem was lack of maintenance, but a number of cases where the buyer was careful and thorough
and it still occurred. The problem is worst on the twin turbo versions: these engines are equipped with the short skirt pistons which also wear badly. The symptom of the big end problem is a distinct knocking when you start the car from cold and the symptom of the piston wear is a rattle when cold. The above two problems seem to strike at around 100,000 miles.
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He doesn't mention it on later cars though.
It will be interesting to watch what happens with FE and I hope it turns out to be at Hypermiler status. I just wonder if the flat 4 is
that efficient compared to say a similarly sized "Camcorder" or equivalent Hyundai / Kia.
EDIT - Anyway, this is taking the thread to Cuba
