>The producers of the Subaru engine design did not abandon it for >other designs and production methods, but continued refinement >through the '90's to the point that it is now apparently a very >good, solid performer with a very long life. Natural attrition >through wrecks and accidents is making available The new generation of Subaru engines (EJ series) is a totally different design to the unreliable EA-series 1.6 & 1.8 of the 80s. Subaru must have taken to heart somewhat belatedly) the issues with the EAs, and done proper high-milage trials to make SURE the EJs were reliable. I only hope the new EZ30 six will be as good, because the EA series is due to be replaced by 4-cylinder derivatives of the EZ. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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