tysparks81 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 16 hours ago, Marvick08GT said: Been super busy, but I hired a lawyer to handle this. He has looked over all of my paperwork, receipts and correspondence. He is confident i have a solid lawsuit. He mentioned it may take some time, but in the end there should be no issue. He is going to send notice of intent and see if they want to take responsibility and/or settle. If not, I will have the car torn down by IAG and they will document the issues found. This will give me the information I need to sue for damages and breach of contract as well. I'm really sorry you are going through this. I ran into a similar problem 4 months after the initial build/install of my built motor. But I had supplied the parts and the machine shop blamed the failure on one part(Bent valve)as being defective. So I paid them to rebuild it. You are in a much better position since they supplied everything. Just sucks that some companies are quick to take your money, yet want no accountability if and when something goes wrong especially in such a short time period. Hope your lawyer can sort this out and get it resolved for you quickly since taking it to court could take a couple of years. 1 #LGTSTi is still cheaper and nicer then an equal year wrxsti Follow my 2007 Spec B. Build here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvick08GT Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Yeah, if it gets to that IAG will get it back on the road and I will just have to wait for compensation.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvick08GT Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 Car was torn down, metal everywhere, they re-used a lot of the parts from the first failure according to them. Lost cyl 4 rod bearing this time... shop says I need a new turbo etc, everything oil touched. Will have a magnum block and heads this time. Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 What's the name of this bullshit shop? Are they Subaru specialists? After pulling my motor several times and dealing with several shops for rebuilding my heads, I have come to the conclusion that I will only go to a shop that actually has a lot of experience with turbo ej's. It took me several tries just to rebuild my shortblock, 1st time I had someone do it, and it ended up blowing a rod bearing within 1 or 2k miles, then I rebuilt it myself but had nothing but cylinder head problems. These motors are really god damn finicky. The machine shop I go to now for any work happens to be close by my home and the owner of the shop drives a 4th gen lgt, nuff said for me lol. Only a scumbag shop would take 10's of thousands from a customer and then leave them stranded in the gutter. If they don't have enough pride in their work to even look at it after the fact or honor their warranty says a lot. They legit basically told you to go fuck yourself? They didn't look at the car or drive out to your home to look or offer a tow truck? Just took your money and said it was your fault without looking at anything? My god, whoever owns that shop is probably a junkie or gambling addict and is squandering the shops money, cause I'm assuming they must have had their ducks in a row for you to even approach them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvick08GT Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 The shop that screwed me was Agile Automotive in Forest Hill MD. They have serviced and tuned all 3 of my subaru legacy cars, makes it even worse they did me like that. The shop I am currently dealing with is Andrewtech Automotive (same shop that rebuilt my trans). They are the shop that does all the work for IAG now. They documented the engine was running lean (bad tune) and that's what caused these issues, the second motor blew because they polished the cams etc after the first failure and just threw it back together. Nightmare I was appalled as well, couldn't believe it, still can't believe it. Agile was a well known subaru enthusiast shop with actual ties to the racing community. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Apparently you aren't the only one https://www.yelp.com/biz/agile-automotive-forest-hill 7 reviews 3 of them 1 star, saying they are basically frauds. wait..... how does a tranny destroy an engine??? Seems like they are just blowing smoke up your ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Another person said " They'd rather flat out screw me due to their incompetence than do the right thing." I think that sums it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvick08GT Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 Exactly, that's why I got a lawyer. I am also an ASE certified master tech turned IT. They claimed me changing the MAF sensor after I noticed the compensation moving towards 10 was not allowed, since it is a "highly sophisticated fueling component that I am not certified to diagnose or repair" The values returned to +/- 3% on all after I put a new MAF in.. Wait until their lawyer sees my certifications, if it gets that far. Bunch of clowns, I am filling out a BBB complaint after my lawsuit is done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 BBB is a joke, if you pay enough you always have an A+ lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Marvick, is your MAF wiring harness still original? If yes, you may want to replace it with a new pig tail from iwire to avoid future MAF headaches. The original MAF connector may degrade the ground connections over time. It happened to both of my cars. Both of my MAF sensors are still original with 170k+ miles. Now fuel trims are back on point (+/- 2%). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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