@@MrSubaru1387 they're a subaru specialist here in the uk, Johnny smith of 'the late brake show' channel recently released an episode about them having a tour of facilities as they're making 22b replicas to customer spec with 800+ reliable bhp
had my brz over ten years now, bought new Nov 12' just hit 80K miles , modified it quite a bit its been a great car, no issues whatsoever with regular maintence, just the valve spring recall
I'm Super Stoked about whats to come for this car. I own a 2015 limited Brz with almost the same mileage. Even just getting an experts opinion on what you recommend using for just general maintenance products is gonna keep me glued to this series. Appreciate your work.
@@user-white007I have a 2018 BRZ myself and I haven’t replaced the spark plugs yet, have you replaced yours already? i know the manual says to check them at 60 k.
A lot a people are scared to buy a use one. I bought a 2018 brz tS during summer at about 32 000 miles. Went from a Speed3 platform and my girlfriend own a 2016 STI. I must say these thing are pretty "cheap" to maintain compare to the STI or the Speed3! You can always have surprises when you buy use, but i must say for a first "cheap" sport car they are hard to beat. Check your oil, do the basic maintenance and you are ready to have fun thats about it! Subaru/Toyota offered a super nice platform for the enthusiast to learn and grow with the car.
This is exciting!!! I had a 14 FR-S stock at 14,000 miles and did all the things haha. It's an incredibly capable sports coupe. Looking forward to seeing your journey with it.
I recently bought a 2013 BRZ with 150k miles and currently working on maintenance stuff. Spark plugs, air filters, PCV valve and hose, thermostat, fluids, etc. One thing I noticed that had a slow coolant leak were the water pipe o-rings. Your other video actually helped. I had to pull the intake manifold off to get to it but it’s been fun and it’s almost ready to be back on the road. 😁
If you want to bring back those headlights I recommend Cerakote's headlight ceramic kit. Used it on my wifes yaris that had really bad yellowing and peeling headlights. Made them look like glass and the ceramic coat has been holding up perfectly even though the car takes a beating from the sun at her place of work. Really like this series, will definitely be staying tuned. Much love and respect from Puerto Rico
If you change the oil every 5000 miles, put in the normal full synthetic, and check your oil and other fluids at least once a week, this engine will repay you will reliability and longevity. Granted my car is not boosted. Also, I've changed the plugs on my FR-S twice without jacking up the engine. It's tough but it can be done
@Ellis Jackson: Thanks for your comment. We own a 2020 turbo OB. I sent a sample to Blackstone Labs at 40K, had 10K on the sample, and changed the filter at 5k interval, and 0-20 synthetic. The report came back with recommendation to go to 12K before next oil change. We drive mostly long distance, with very few cycles. Interesting, eh? 😇
@@darrellborland119 that's good! And you're welcome. I've driven my car long distance, city driving, a couple of track days, some abusive driving. I always change every 5000 mi. A couple of times I may have gone over on the interval a couple hundred miles. Most of the time I use Subaru oil filters. Switched to 5w-30. Haven't sent a sample to black stone yet. But it's got 170k+ miles on it and the engine runs nice and smooth, no noises, so far so good 😊 I'm saying this to say that as long as you keep up with the oil changes you'll more likely make the engine last as long as possible without catastrophic failures. I always make sure to monitor the oil level too. And I've never used high mileage synthetic oil
@@stevef3521 I bought mine with about 48k miles so in the beginning it didn't need high mileage oil. As time went on I just kept putting in regular full synthetic. Idk what different additives are put in high mileage oil but I've always stayed away from it. I've never put it in any cars that I've owned and I've owned mainly higher mileage cars. Non high mileage will still lubricate your engine just fine. I've just completed a 2100 mile trip in my FR-S, did a regular synthetic oil change right before. Now it has 179k and still runs good, no problems. But now that you mention it, it would be a good idea to call the tech dept for say Motul or Valvoline and ask them about it
You've been my go to Subaru guy for the past few months. I picked up a 2014 BRZ premium for 15,5 with 79k miles at my local subaru dealership and have been in love with the car since. Since this my first real car that I have purchased, keeping this car up to prestine condition has been something that I am making my main goal. This video is a perfect example of what to go over in a used vehichle without any of the down and dirty work. Just simple inspections that could save your ass thousands if taken the time to do so. This video gave me the wearabouts as to what I should be looking for in my used BRZ and I highly appreciate that. There are countless vids that will tell you how to mod a brz but very few actual describe how to main a brz throughout years of ownership. Also, with someone who has 0 friends or family that know a thing or practically anything about cars, having simple videos like these go a long way!
Yo thats awesome I guess I should try waiting it out then, since I've been eyeing a subaru brz 2013 though. With 80k mileage for $15,600, gonna try waiting it out for a 2014 if I don't get too excited about just buying the 2013 one😅 since it'll be my first real car that imma buy as well
I have been owning by 13 BRZ since 2014. Bought it used @ 12k miles, and now about to hit 100k with decent amount of mods. Still running really smooth like brand new but with regular standard maintenance (oil change, regular inspection, tires etc). There was a coolant leak at thermostat and replaced it right away. That was the only major repair. I notice some bushings are slowly getting worn out, but it’s about time anyway. Anyway, fun daily driving car, gas efficient and teaching me a lot on how to DIY everything.
@@zacharyshoemaker835 The EZ30 is a 10.7 ratio, And there's a company down in Australia actually make kits for it. They have tested it and the stock engine can hold about 9.5psi before you start breaking shit
@@colexoible6382 My bad brz video first engine that came to mind is the FA20 they come with. I've watched plenty of videos with people blowing up their Frs,brz,86s yrying to shortcut straight to forced induction without addressing their CR first. The FA20 is really efficient for what it is for comparison my 98' Ej25d makes 165 hp and has .5 more liters. So as far as N/A standards go its a good effiicient engine. I just hate watching people blow their cars up by being egged on by the community. Same people in my community will encourage people to turbo their EJ25D'S. Can you? Sure. But its an open deck powerplant so its not going to be boosted for long.
@@zacharyshoemaker835 i think as long as you've managed your expectation the fa20 can hold boost from what I've seen. how much and for howling idk, i haven't looked into/worked on one (will be soon hopefully🤞) but yes the rest id deff agree, and if you want it to last supporting mods is always best to do. Also here the general consensus is if ya got a na ej its not worth it.
@@zacharyshoemaker835 it's more the conrods and too much low end torque or detonation. It's somewhat knock limited because it has that high compression and lack of high enough octane and strong conrods. However you can push these engines on some decent boost if your tune is good and you know not to lug the engine. I've had mine turbocharged for almost 2 years and I've had it reach about 1 bar of pressure. I wouldn't want to go any higher than that regardless of fuel quality unless I had at least some forged conrods. A friend of mine uses the stock compression ration but a built engine and pushes about 600 horsepower at the wheels in his BRZ.
In March it’ll be a year since I bought my 18’ BRZ Limited. History showed a short block replacement and trans repair (synchros) by like 40k. Ive done about 12k miles and have never had any issues. Ive got good faith in this car. Just seems like they respond in kind to how you treat them.
Great break down on the car! As a owner of a 2015 with 50k miles, the timing covers are known to end up leaking on these car especially the driver side bottom as they don't put enough gasket sealer or it wears out.
At around 9:40 there is some fresh fine rust particles around the lower strut bolt. It indicates that the bolt is loose and vibrating. Put a wrench on it, i'm 99% sure it will turn very easily.
I have no background in your channel and also no background in Subaru cars. I'm awaiting for my GR86 to come and just wanted to see how old 86 will show perticular problems. I really love to see how this car will be taken covered. Subscribed !
keen for this build. i don't really like the brz/86 but still keen to watch. happy you finally got your hands on a good deal, i don't have your patience.
Very nice inspection, thank you. My daily for 6+ years going now has 116K miles, bought in 2016 @ 48K miles. Passenger bank valve cover, radiator, water pump, main rad hose, alternator, rusted exhaust aft of the cats, struts & mounts, 2 wheel bearings and a bunch of rotors & pads along with Mobil1 5W30. End links + PCV replacement are getting done this year. She runs beautifully. Would be very curious to jump into a same year BRZ....
My only major issues on our 2015 BRZ Limited Auto has been failure of the rear Differential making excessive noise around 68 mph (Warranty). The other the Electric Power Steering clunking. The plastic coupler was destroyed. I replaced the coupler for $8. Subaru didn't sell the part, they wanted $1400 to replace the entire EPS. The car is dependable and fun to drive. The cabin is noisy that has required extensive sound deadening. It is a good commuter car but, it will kill your back if you plan 6 hour trips.
so glad you are doin g some brz vidz i think you'll get plenty of good feedback from them. I just ordered my second one last month and loved the 2017 model i had. great car right out of the box...easily made better with minor tweaks to the basic package wheels and tires being up near the top of the list. You probably already have done your upgrades but 17x8 wheels with 235/45-17 rubber makes for a great compromise between unsprung weight ride quality, grip in corners and under braking, and minimal impact on fuel economy. I know you'll enjoy your new hot rod :)
Waiting for the spark plug video without lifting the engine, fuel injectors would be helpful to me as well. Never had to worry about them being covered like the BRZ
Don’t new Subarus are garbage I bought a 22 legacy and the rear door cards are falling off I have scrapes on the rear window from the installation of the pillar covers the trunk emblems fell off the 3rd day of ownership and the the infotainment system resets itself and randomly turns off to the point I can’t change the climate controls or radio volume or station also the backup cam will not work when the issue happens…..I live in Michigan and lemon law really only goes to mechanical side of things so I got muffed. It has 14k miles on it and the resale is 20k at last offer leaving me owing almost 5k on a car hardly over a year old with hardly break in period miles
@@BobbyB910 I appreciate the input, but I think that is the risk you run with just about everything. The Forester is the only model still made in Japan, so I'm hoping that may have some bearing on the quality, but then again maybe not.
11:52 yeah that's by design I'm sure of it! I think they modeled the BRZ/86/FR-S after the old Toyota AE86 after Initial-D blew up the popularity of the Hachi-Roku. Underpowered but fun to drive!
Great video happy to see it doesn't have any major issue. Hope to see some tasteful upgrades and mods. LOL One Day. I will move from Canada to a southern state. Just to not have rust on my cars. 😊
About running low on oil: On my engine there is about a full quart of oil between the min and max mark on the dipstick so I fill up to the max then it can loose an entire quart and still have enough oil for the pickup to the submerged at all times. And a quart doesn't just vanish that would probably take me 20.000+ miles to burn and I don't have any bad leaks. With there being a windage tray and often upper oil pan between the oil and the crank I don't see any harm in filling up the oil to the max level in any car.
Mr.Subaru can you help me. I have a 2013 WRX base with 135k on it. No issues, but recently I've been getting DTC P04Db crankcase ventilation disconnected. I HAVE NO IDEA electrically what I'm looking for. I changed the PCV, hose, the white plug. Still getting it. The car runs okay.
Hey; thx for the video, my 14 brz been hit on 110k miles, is there have any specific maintenance that you recommended? such as spark plugs? I also want to replace the engine mount since i felt some vibration from the car, do you think so? thank you
Please do the super charger and supporting mods. I wonder if you can do koni sport strut inserts. I love my koni struts, been running them on my gd wrx sedan and wagon for ever. Curious what wheels and specs you put on it, going to keep an eye on your brz updates. Good luck with the car.
Nice car, my 21 cross trek just turned 10k, lof & rotate. I want to change different fluids. I can use 75/85 synthetic & I have 75/140 synthetic. Should I use the lighter oil, central valley California it gets hot here.
I can see your flex plate, looks like the person that swapped the engine forgot the little metal cover. Very common on Subarus that people forget that.
The timing cover leaks on a few of the other 86 owners I've met, most have reported on the right as well. I think the old engine leaking might have led to the oil you found all over the car and in the frame rails. Mine started leaking at around 40k if I remember right
I believe my Honda has the original shocks and struts on it and they are fine no leakage no issues and the car is almost 16 years old and has a 162000 miles on it Subaru's are too high maintenance even though I do like them
The early year BRZ's and FRS's had LEGENDARY engine issues. I know from experience. The car could be much more than it was. Even the newer model had engine issues. I think that is why they are going to a Toyota engine in the upcoming model. Thank god!
Thanks for all your vids! Helping me very much with my 2007 Legacy 2.5i Special Edition wagon..Just replaced the alternator after watching some of your vids..Weird...parking brake light AND the Batt light came on and blinked..Before that, like 4 weeks before, only the park brake light would come on, even though it was not engaged..would go out after a couple minutes of driving...then about 2 weeks before both of the lights came on and blinked, the park brake light and the batt light would come on and then go out after a couple minutes..That alternator sure gave me enough advanced warning not to get stuck... Question, if possible: Can I replace the transmission filter without draining the fluid? I drained the fluid and replaced with the Subaru fluid but had no filter at that time...I don't want to pull the old filter and have to deal with all the fluid trying to pour out...
Hey! I completely forgot that you don't live far from me untill you mentioned ShiftFast, now that the Brz is a thing in your fleet.. We going to see you at any of the Charlotte 86 meetups? ☺️
I’d definitely place my bet on the oil on and around the frame would be from somebody doing home brew rust protection … screams like they sprayed oil in the frame to me lol
I had no idea about replacing the struts every 60k miles! I have a 175k on my '15 Forester and original struts. What brand do you recommend replacing them with?
MrSubaru1387- I have a 2018 BRZ that I bought new and i haven’t replaced the spark pugs yet. Other than doing the spark plugs I take good care of it, never do burn outs or drive like a hooligan,I change the oil every 5k miles using Penzoil Ultra Platinum and almost always put Shell V-Power gas. My question is how bad am I damaging the engine by not replacing the spark plugs yet?
Are you ordering parts directly from your Subaru dealer? My dealer quotes me almost double as I can get from SubaruPartsDeal. Not sure if your dealer just gives you the best price but I’m sure you know what you’re doing, which is why I’m interested in why you’re ordering from your dealer instead of wholesalers
I own a 1981 subaru DL Hatchback 1.6. I cannot find why I do not have power to the electric fuel pump. With the books I have I cannot find where to look. I have checked everything under the hood. I am thinking it could be under the dash. Would you have an idea where I could find information that would help me locate the situation? Thanks Paul
The shocks and springs on the 2013 aren’t the best riding setup. 2015 onwards was when they did it better. I found that latter revisions of maintenance parts to always be better.
Lucky cars up north its rust eating parts up. 10 year old cars tend to have a lot of rust problems. In PA most cars cant pass inspection for frames rusting throught. My own gm truck only did 88k frame rotted from the inside out after 11 years.
@richard epstein nope it's has less then my 2021 OB in PA. My exaust is totally rusted over at 11k. My GFs OB exhaust only did 45k.... I just put a new motor sub frame in it at 81k. It's a 2014 OB. Next job is new brake dust gards in the sprung. They rusted and are falling apart like onions. Love the brine they spray on everything here. They even do our dirt roads in summer fit dust. Thank the air quality people for that.
How do you run out of oil? Please explain to me. I have owned many cars and I currently have a supercharged BRZ 2013 with 110k on it. I have never had a car be low on oil when I change it.
I misspoke on the strut replacement. 60k is the normal replacement interval. Didn’t mean to say 30k.
We'll let you off, some info gets muddled up when spoken when you have so much of it 👌
Btw would love to see your take on the scooby clinic vid on the late brake show PROOF subarus can be tuned reliably if done correctly
@@maybenot6075 what’s that? Another video doing Subaru reliability??
@@MrSubaru1387 they're a subaru specialist here in the uk, Johnny smith of 'the late brake show' channel recently released an episode about them having a tour of facilities as they're making 22b replicas to customer spec with 800+ reliable bhp
@@MrSubaru1387 heres the link for the episode mate ua-cam.com/video/AR7-xy9qbQw/v-deo.html
I'm so excited for this series, an actual amazing mechanic putting aftermarket parts on the brz
My frs is at 168,000 miles and it still feels great, I also daily it and drift it on the weekends
What has needed replacement in that time? Any issues?
had my brz over ten years now, bought new Nov 12' just hit 80K miles , modified it quite a bit its been a great car, no issues whatsoever with regular maintence, just the valve spring recall
My 2016 BRZ chooches along quite nicely. I have winter tires on it, and it handles the snow just fine. Please continue producing videos on yours.
I'm Super Stoked about whats to come for this car. I own a 2015 limited Brz with almost the same mileage. Even just getting an experts opinion on what you recommend using for just general maintenance products is gonna keep me glued to this series. Appreciate your work.
@@user-white007I have a 2018 BRZ myself and I haven’t replaced the spark plugs yet, have you replaced yours already? i know the manual says to check them at 60 k.
@@user-white007 When you jack up the motor, there isn't much to remove to get to the plugs…corect? Thanks for replying.
A lot a people are scared to buy a use one. I bought a 2018 brz tS during summer at about 32 000 miles. Went from a Speed3 platform and my girlfriend own a 2016 STI. I must say these thing are pretty "cheap" to maintain compare to the STI or the Speed3! You can always have surprises when you buy use, but i must say for a first "cheap" sport car they are hard to beat. Check your oil, do the basic maintenance and you are ready to have fun thats about it!
Subaru/Toyota offered a super nice platform for the enthusiast to learn and grow with the car.
This is exciting!!! I had a 14 FR-S stock at 14,000 miles and did all the things haha. It's an incredibly capable sports coupe. Looking forward to seeing your journey with it.
I recently bought a 2013 BRZ with 150k miles and currently working on maintenance stuff. Spark plugs, air filters, PCV valve and hose, thermostat, fluids, etc.
One thing I noticed that had a slow coolant leak were the water pipe o-rings. Your other video actually helped. I had to pull the intake manifold off to get to it but it’s been fun and it’s almost ready to be back on the road. 😁
If you want to bring back those headlights I recommend Cerakote's headlight ceramic kit. Used it on my wifes yaris that had really bad yellowing and peeling headlights. Made them look like glass and the ceramic coat has been holding up perfectly even though the car takes a beating from the sun at her place of work.
Really like this series, will definitely be staying tuned. Much love and respect from Puerto Rico
If you change the oil every 5000 miles, put in the normal full synthetic, and check your oil and other fluids at least once a week, this engine will repay you will reliability and longevity. Granted my car is not boosted. Also, I've changed the plugs on my FR-S twice without jacking up the engine. It's tough but it can be done
Jacking up the engine make it the task a breeze
@Ellis Jackson: Thanks for your comment. We own a 2020 turbo OB. I sent a sample to Blackstone Labs at 40K, had 10K on the sample, and changed the filter at 5k interval, and 0-20 synthetic. The report came back with recommendation to go to 12K before next oil change. We drive mostly long distance, with very few cycles. Interesting, eh? 😇
@@darrellborland119 that's good! And you're welcome. I've driven my car long distance, city driving, a couple of track days, some abusive driving. I always change every 5000 mi. A couple of times I may have gone over on the interval a couple hundred miles. Most of the time I use Subaru oil filters. Switched to 5w-30. Haven't sent a sample to black stone yet. But it's got 170k+ miles on it and the engine runs nice and smooth, no noises, so far so good 😊 I'm saying this to say that as long as you keep up with the oil changes you'll more likely make the engine last as long as possible without catastrophic failures. I always make sure to monitor the oil level too. And I've never used high mileage synthetic oil
I recently picked up an FR-S. Higher mileage but well maintained. Any reason you choose to not run high mileage oil?
@@stevef3521 I bought mine with about 48k miles so in the beginning it didn't need high mileage oil. As time went on I just kept putting in regular full synthetic. Idk what different additives are put in high mileage oil but I've always stayed away from it. I've never put it in any cars that I've owned and I've owned mainly higher mileage cars. Non high mileage will still lubricate your engine just fine. I've just completed a 2100 mile trip in my FR-S, did a regular synthetic oil change right before. Now it has 179k and still runs good, no problems.
But now that you mention it, it would be a good idea to call the tech dept for say Motul or Valvoline and ask them about it
You've been my go to Subaru guy for the past few months. I picked up a 2014 BRZ premium for 15,5 with 79k miles at my local subaru dealership and have been in love with the car since. Since this my first real car that I have purchased, keeping this car up to prestine condition has been something that I am making my main goal. This video is a perfect example of what to go over in a used vehichle without any of the down and dirty work. Just simple inspections that could save your ass thousands if taken the time to do so. This video gave me the wearabouts as to what I should be looking for in my used BRZ and I highly appreciate that. There are countless vids that will tell you how to mod a brz but very few actual describe how to main a brz throughout years of ownership. Also, with someone who has 0 friends or family that know a thing or practically anything about cars, having simple videos like these go a long way!
Yo thats awesome I guess I should try waiting it out then, since I've been eyeing a subaru brz 2013 though. With 80k mileage for $15,600, gonna try waiting it out for a 2014 if I don't get too excited about just buying the 2013 one😅 since it'll be my first real car that imma buy as well
I have been owning by 13 BRZ since 2014. Bought it used @ 12k miles, and now about to hit 100k with decent amount of mods. Still running really smooth like brand new but with regular standard maintenance (oil change, regular inspection, tires etc). There was a coolant leak at thermostat and replaced it right away. That was the only major repair. I notice some bushings are slowly getting worn out, but it’s about time anyway. Anyway, fun daily driving car, gas efficient and teaching me a lot on how to DIY everything.
Thanks for the update on your BRZ Robert, take care of yourself and be Blessed ❤️❤️👍 it.
Finally i have learned where the cabin filter is located ! Couldn't find it anywhere in my Subaru shop manual . THANKS !
I weirdly love the idea of supercharging a flat engine, gonna be doing it to my EZ30 when I can. Keen to see it done to this lil beasty!
Things got 12.5 compression. Not much you can do about it without fucking with the guts.
@@zacharyshoemaker835 The EZ30 is a 10.7 ratio, And there's a company down in Australia actually make kits for it. They have tested it and the stock engine can hold about 9.5psi before you start breaking shit
@@colexoible6382 My bad brz video first engine that came to mind is the FA20 they come with. I've watched plenty of videos with people blowing up their Frs,brz,86s yrying to shortcut straight to forced induction without addressing their CR first. The FA20 is really efficient for what it is for comparison my 98' Ej25d makes 165 hp and has .5 more liters. So as far as N/A standards go its a good effiicient engine. I just hate watching people blow their cars up by being egged on by the community. Same people in my community will encourage people to turbo their EJ25D'S. Can you? Sure. But its an open deck powerplant so its not going to be boosted for long.
@@zacharyshoemaker835 i think as long as you've managed your expectation the fa20 can hold boost from what I've seen. how much and for howling idk, i haven't looked into/worked on one (will be soon hopefully🤞) but yes the rest id deff agree, and if you want it to last supporting mods is always best to do. Also here the general consensus is if ya got a na ej its not worth it.
@@zacharyshoemaker835 it's more the conrods and too much low end torque or detonation. It's somewhat knock limited because it has that high compression and lack of high enough octane and strong conrods. However you can push these engines on some decent boost if your tune is good and you know not to lug the engine. I've had mine turbocharged for almost 2 years and I've had it reach about 1 bar of pressure. I wouldn't want to go any higher than that regardless of fuel quality unless I had at least some forged conrods.
A friend of mine uses the stock compression ration but a built engine and pushes about 600 horsepower at the wheels in his BRZ.
In March it’ll be a year since I bought my 18’ BRZ Limited. History showed a short block replacement and trans repair (synchros) by like 40k. Ive done about 12k miles and have never had any issues. Ive got good faith in this car. Just seems like they respond in kind to how you treat them.
Great break down on the car! As a owner of a 2015 with 50k miles, the timing covers are known to end up leaking on these car especially the driver side bottom as they don't put enough gasket sealer or it wears out.
Mr Subaru talking about putting ... AFTERMARKET PARTS onto his car? Good grief! What a time to be alive.
YOLO mr subaru
At around 9:40 there is some fresh fine rust particles around the lower strut bolt. It indicates that the bolt is loose and vibrating. Put a wrench on it, i'm 99% sure it will turn very easily.
I have no background in your channel and also no background in Subaru cars. I'm awaiting for my GR86 to come and just wanted to see how old 86 will show perticular problems. I really love to see how this car will be taken covered. Subscribed !
Just subscribed to see more of this BRZ and spark plugs since mine are coming up. Can't wait to see how it goes.
keen for this build. i don't really like the brz/86 but still keen to watch. happy you finally got your hands on a good deal, i don't have your patience.
Looks like a good honest rig. Will be fun to see how you feel after some upgrades.
Very nice inspection, thank you. My daily for 6+ years going now has 116K miles, bought in 2016 @ 48K miles. Passenger bank valve cover, radiator, water pump, main rad hose, alternator, rusted exhaust aft of the cats, struts & mounts, 2 wheel bearings and a bunch of rotors & pads along with Mobil1 5W30. End links + PCV replacement are getting done this year. She runs beautifully. Would be very curious to jump into a same year BRZ....
Very excited for this. Loved all of your videos but was really hoping you'd cover this platform.
My only major issues on our 2015 BRZ Limited Auto has been failure of the rear Differential making excessive noise around 68 mph (Warranty). The other the Electric Power Steering clunking. The plastic coupler was destroyed. I replaced the coupler for $8. Subaru didn't sell the part, they wanted $1400 to replace the entire EPS. The car is dependable and fun to drive. The cabin is noisy that has required extensive sound deadening. It is a good commuter car but, it will kill your back if you plan 6 hour trips.
Been looking forward to a BRZ series for a while now. Thank you!
so glad you are doin g some brz vidz i think you'll get plenty of good feedback from them. I just ordered my second one last month and loved the 2017 model i had. great car right out of the box...easily made better with minor tweaks to the basic package wheels and tires being up near the top of the list. You probably already have done your upgrades but 17x8 wheels with 235/45-17 rubber makes for a great compromise between unsprung weight ride quality, grip in corners and under braking, and minimal impact on fuel economy. I know you'll enjoy your new hot rod :)
Can’t wait to see this project come along I noticed right rear shock lower bolt might need a nip up look loose 👍
Waiting for the spark plug video without lifting the engine, fuel injectors would be helpful to me as well. Never had to worry about them being covered like the BRZ
Oh boy...looking forward to see the SC install, which means break upgrades, suspension, bushings etc... in the upcoming videos.
Congrats on the great find! Enjoy your new toy. Looking forward to the mod videos.
Nice project! So excited to see the evolution!
Liked watching where you are going on this car. Paul from Georgia
Cool. Looking forward to more Videos on the BRZ.
this is gonna be exciting !!
Stoked for this series!
I'm getting closer and closer to buying my 2023 Forester Wilderness, 3 to 6 weeks away. 😁
Lucky!!!
Don’t new Subarus are garbage I bought a 22 legacy and the rear door cards are falling off I have scrapes on the rear window from the installation of the pillar covers the trunk emblems fell off the 3rd day of ownership and the the infotainment system resets itself and randomly turns off to the point I can’t change the climate controls or radio volume or station also the backup cam will not work when the issue happens…..I live in Michigan and lemon law really only goes to mechanical side of things so I got muffed. It has 14k miles on it and the resale is 20k at last offer leaving me owing almost 5k on a car hardly over a year old with hardly break in period miles
@@BobbyB910 I appreciate the input, but I think that is the risk you run with just about everything. The Forester is the only model still made in Japan, so I'm hoping that may have some bearing on the quality, but then again maybe not.
Crosstrek and BRZ are made in Japan.
Looking forward to this series bud. Cheers
11:52 yeah that's by design I'm sure of it! I think they modeled the BRZ/86/FR-S after the old Toyota AE86 after Initial-D blew up the popularity of the Hachi-Roku. Underpowered but fun to drive!
meaty tires; blower motor, and a tune........sounds like fun, what could go wrong? looking forward to the upcoming productions.
Great video happy to see it doesn't have any major issue. Hope to see some tasteful upgrades and mods. LOL
One Day. I will move from Canada to a southern state. Just to not have rust on my cars. 😊
Definitely interested in this project!
Such a great series already
Very interesting project, looking forward to seeing more on this build!
Can't wait to see the work done. Keep up the good work
Just helped my sister pick out a 2012 outback 2.5i limited
Nice project! I want to do something similar to my 2015 BRZ premium.
Seeeshhhh I’m excited for the future of this car I own one as well and fuckkk man I think your gonna love it
Oh I def love it after only two weeks of driving it.
About running low on oil:
On my engine there is about a full quart of oil between the min and max mark on the dipstick so I fill up to the max then it can loose an entire quart and still have enough oil for the pickup to the submerged at all times.
And a quart doesn't just vanish that would probably take me 20.000+ miles to burn and I don't have any bad leaks.
With there being a windage tray and often upper oil pan between the oil and the crank I don't see any harm in filling up the oil to the max level in any car.
This is gonna be fun!
Good stuff and timely information.
Oil,I go by what it says on the oil cap if on there.Also do not use cheap oil filters,they cause problems
Get the edelbrock supercharger kit, i just put one on my frs and love it still going through the remote tuning process
Mr.Subaru can you help me. I have a 2013 WRX base with 135k on it. No issues, but recently I've been getting DTC P04Db crankcase ventilation disconnected. I HAVE NO IDEA electrically what I'm looking for. I changed the PCV, hose, the white plug. Still getting it. The car runs okay.
Hey; thx for the video, my 14 brz been hit on 110k miles, is there have any specific maintenance that you recommended? such as spark plugs? I also want to replace the engine mount since i felt some vibration from the car, do you think so? thank you
Please do the super charger and supporting mods. I wonder if you can do koni sport strut inserts. I love my koni struts, been running them on my gd wrx sedan and wagon for ever. Curious what wheels and specs you put on it, going to keep an eye on your brz updates.
Good luck with the car.
Nice car, my 21 cross trek just turned 10k, lof & rotate. I want to change different fluids. I can use 75/85 synthetic & I have 75/140 synthetic. Should I use the lighter oil, central valley California it gets hot here.
You had me “Supercharger”
I can see your flex plate, looks like the person that swapped the engine forgot the little metal cover. Very common on Subarus that people forget that.
Don't forget an oil cooler to go along with the Supercharger. Even a factory one would be fine.
My '22 gr86 is already a 1/3rd of that mileage.
Ouch.
Shout out to us in Rock Hill SC!
Great video. Thank you 😊 👍 👍
The timing cover leaks on a few of the other 86 owners I've met, most have reported on the right as well. I think the old engine leaking might have led to the oil you found all over the car and in the frame rails. Mine started leaking at around 40k if I remember right
I believe my Honda has the original shocks and struts on it and they are fine no leakage no issues and the car is almost 16 years old and has a 162000 miles on it Subaru's are too high maintenance even though I do like them
Holy crap I can’t believe this car is a decade old. Still seems like this design came out
The early year BRZ's and FRS's had LEGENDARY engine issues. I know from experience. The car could be much more than it was. Even the newer model had engine issues. I think that is why they are going to a Toyota engine in the upcoming model. Thank god!
Great video !
Thanks for all your vids! Helping me very much with my 2007 Legacy 2.5i Special Edition wagon..Just replaced the alternator after watching some of your vids..Weird...parking brake light AND the Batt light came on and blinked..Before that, like 4 weeks before, only the park brake light would come on, even though it was not engaged..would go out after a couple minutes of driving...then about 2 weeks before both of the lights came on and blinked, the park brake light and the batt light would come on and then go out after a couple minutes..That alternator sure gave me enough advanced warning not to get stuck... Question, if possible: Can I replace the transmission filter without draining the fluid? I drained the fluid and replaced with the Subaru fluid but had no filter at that time...I don't want to pull the old filter and have to deal with all the fluid trying to pour out...
Yeah. You let it sit a while and the fluid in the lines should drain back to the trans pan, little should come out with screwing the filter off.
@@MrSubaru1387 Thanks so much for getting back to me on this. Since YOU answered, I know it's good info.....Roanoke, VA here... Dave
Stoked!
you see that rust around the bolt head on your rear shock. its moving inside that lower bushing
Hey! I completely forgot that you don't live far from me untill you mentioned ShiftFast, now that the Brz is a thing in your fleet.. We going to see you at any of the Charlotte 86 meetups? ☺️
Didn’t know that was a thing
@@MrSubaru1387 It's not as big as they used to be, but most of the meetups happen before and right at cars and coffee.
I’d definitely place my bet on the oil on and around the frame would be from somebody doing home brew rust protection … screams like they sprayed oil in the frame to me lol
Could be. The car was originally sold in New York, then lived the majority of its life in Kansas.
I have a 2013, and haven't boosted it due to everything I have heard about the oil system potential for failure.
Sorry if you spoke about this and I missed it but are you going with UEL headers and if so which kind?
Not sure yet. Looked at the Tomei
I had no idea about replacing the struts every 60k miles! I have a 175k on my '15 Forester and original struts. What brand do you recommend replacing them with?
2015 Forester should be Showa struts. Could be KYB, but pretty sure they’re all Showa after 2013
MrSubaru1387- I have a 2018 BRZ that I bought new and i haven’t replaced the spark pugs yet. Other than doing the spark plugs I take good care of it, never do burn outs or drive like a hooligan,I change the oil every 5k miles using Penzoil Ultra Platinum and almost always put Shell V-Power gas. My question is how bad am I damaging the engine by not replacing the spark plugs yet?
What would you suggest for a 125K mileage stock FRS, 0w20 or 5w30? New to us so no oil consumption trends
these tyres are stamped 2018… I go thru rear tires every season, granted I beat tf out of my car
Robert you might have the A690E 6 sp Aisin / Warner Trans.
I believe that was the trans code on the door plate. Will look again.
Where are you located at? The BRZ doesn't appear to have too much if any rust around the underside.
South Carolina. The car originally sold in New York, then spent its whole life, up until 2022, in Kansas.
Nice deal for 9grand
So I am curious if you had a compression test done on this vehicle?Any reason to split the engine change rings, bearings etc?
Nope. No reason to do so.
I run 235 40 R18 in front and 265 35 R18 in rear and it looks good tho they need to be special ordered
we need one of these bad boys with an H6 in it
Several swaps already on YT
They had one on Hot Version, ruins the balance a bit, makes the front end heavier
@@smithsfan425 oh i didnt see that one, i did see the JUN SYNEGRY car with the Hayabusa V8 though
Are you ordering parts directly from your Subaru dealer? My dealer quotes me almost double as I can get from SubaruPartsDeal. Not sure if your dealer just gives you the best price but I’m sure you know what you’re doing, which is why I’m interested in why you’re ordering from your dealer instead of wholesalers
SUPERCHARGE IT. Let's friggin goooooooooooo!
This car obviously did well. Or else it wouldn't have made it to a second generation.
I own a 1981 subaru DL Hatchback 1.6. I cannot find why I do not have power to the electric fuel pump. With the books I have I cannot find where to look. I have checked everything under the hood. I am thinking it could be under the dash. Would you have an idea where I could find information that would help me locate the situation? Thanks Paul
I would love to find this car that hasn’t been dogged out with low miles or a crosstrek but car prices are insane
Yeah, used cars are still nuts!
I'm guessing the control arm is backwards because it's just rear wheel drive instead of all wheel drive?
The shocks and springs on the 2013 aren’t the best riding setup. 2015 onwards was when they did it better. I found that latter revisions of maintenance parts to always be better.
Lucky cars up north its rust eating parts up. 10 year old cars tend to have a lot of rust problems. In PA most cars cant pass inspection for frames rusting throught. My own gm truck only did 88k frame rotted from the inside out after 11 years.
Plenty of rust on his BRZ don,t you think?
@richard epstein nope it's has less then my 2021 OB in PA. My exaust is totally rusted over at 11k. My GFs OB exhaust only did 45k.... I just put a new motor sub frame in it at 81k. It's a 2014 OB. Next job is new brake dust gards in the sprung. They rusted and are falling apart like onions. Love the brine they spray on everything here. They even do our dirt roads in summer fit dust. Thank the air quality people for that.
How do you run out of oil? Please explain to me. I have owned many cars and I currently have a supercharged BRZ 2013 with 110k on it. I have never had a car be low on oil when I change it.
What about the cost of the struts?
Needs a manual. Otherwise, AWESOME!
I would like to see you replace the autotragic transmission
Service the automatic? Yes, coming soon.
When is the turbo kit install video coming ?
I'm waiting for the 6mt swap