Originally Posted by PWMDMD
Originally Posted by edyvw
Toyota had sludge issues with 3.0 V6 engine. Does that mean all of them have that issue? There is no issue inherent to boxer design, as Porsche or older Alfa engines might serve as an example.
That problem with sludge was literally 20 years ago....close to a quarter-century ago.
So, Subaru issue with gaskets was decade+ago. Is there then time cut off when it does not count anymore? On that note, at least new Subaru's have transmission that properly works.
Originally Posted by edyvw
Toyota had sludge issues with 3.0 V6 engine. Does that mean all of them have that issue? There is no issue inherent to boxer design, as Porsche or older Alfa engines might serve as an example.
That problem with sludge was literally 20 years ago....close to a quarter-century ago.
So, Subaru issue with gaskets was decade+ago. Is there then time cut off when it does not count anymore? On that note, at least new Subaru's have transmission that properly works.
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