I'm less concerned as I pretty much only drive on the road, and I don't tend to me flying around roundabouts fast enough for it to be a problem (hopefully). It is still in the back of my mind, but I'm not going to let it stop me enjoying the car.
I think the absolute best thing we can hope for is that it's a relatively simple issue which could be rectified with a new sump design and that enough noise gets made about it that Toyota/Subaru end up doing a recall to retrofit a replacement. Unfortunately though, I reckon it will be a case of they will just ignore it as it will be cheaper for them just to replace the engines that do fail.
I agree, unfortunately I doubt Toyota will take any proactive action, at least in the near future. That would mean admitting there is a problem with a car still on sale. They are likely to discredit the video (perhaps not unfairly) as the cars were modified with oil coolers and running 5W30, even if the same issue applies (or possibly worse) for stock cars on thinner oil. It’s not impossible they could implement a fix (they did for the valve spring recall) but I think that’s less likely, especially while this generations is still for sale. The damage is suspected to be accumulative wear eventually leading to failure, so if you have covered a lot of miles before a potential future recall, some damage could have already been done. There are not many high mileage example to know what the average long term reliability looks like.
I downloaded an accelerometer app and went for a drive in my GT last night, as I was curious what the lateral G would be on the road with Pilot Sport 4. Initial conclusions:
- A normal drive is probably sustained 0.4 G with spikes up to 0.5-0.6 G.
- Making progress is probably sustained 0.5 - 0.6 G and spikes up to 0.7-0.8 G, which appears to be just below the danger zone (looked like issues started around 0.9 G)
- Pushing hard is probably sustained 0.8 - 0.9 G with spikes up to 1.1-1.2 G, which is into the danger zone.
Sustained = 3+ seconds, spikes = less than 1 second. Above was on medium sized roundabouts and slip roads, within national speed limits. I am going to monitor my driving for the next couple of weeks so see if those findings are consistent.
If I went ahead with my order I would find myself holding back some of the time for fear of oil starvation, which does somewhat diminish the purpose and fun of buying a sports car.
Are there any legal experts in the group able to comment on whether Toyota could change the service activated warranty at a later date so the 10yr warranty no longer applied, and we only receive the 3yr manufacturers warranty? The 10yr / 100k warranty is mentioned on the GR86 marketing pages, with a footnote that T&Cs apply:
https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/gr86
The warranty T&C include the statement “We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes”:
https://www.toyota.co.uk/content/da...ranty/toyota-warranty-ts-and-cs-june-2022.pdf
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