I was driving on the highway going 65 and then I noticed I was not getting any power... so i downshifted and pressed on gas again and the RPMs would not go up... all the sudden clunking noise and the engine died, i opened the hood and there was some smoke and it smelled like clutch burning. The car has 40k miles and its out of warranty, I had it towed to Subaru of Santa Cruz... One friend thinks it is timing belt. What do you guys think? The dealership will only be able to look at it on Tuesday.

 

Subaru powertrain warranty hopefully you didn't have it modded to hell.
Powertrain Limited Warranty
POWERTRAIN COVERAGE for all models is 5 years or 60,000 miles, whichever comes first. Subject to the exclusions listed in this warranty, it covers the major powertrain components listed below.

Powertrain Coverage Components
Engine
Engine block and all internal parts
Cylinder heads and valve trains
Oil pump, oil pan
Timing belts or gears and cover
Water pump
Flywheel
Intake and exhaust manifolds
Oil seals and gaskets

Transaxle and Differential
Transaxle case and internal parts
Torque converter
Electronic transmission control unit
Seals and gaskets
Axle shafts & constant velocity joints [except boots]*
Propeller shaft
Wheel bearings
*Axle shaft and/or CVJ damage due to broken, torn, split or damaged boots, allowing the intrusion of road abrasive material, is not coverable under warranty.

 

Hmmm crappppppp I should have towed it to my house and removed the DP / Exhaust / Intake / ECU flash. Too late now... They will prob try and deny it.
Thought it only lasted till 30k and it has 40k.

 

any idea of what it is? I hope you can get it fixed

 

Nope I will know on Tuesday though... hopefully it's not engine.

 

I hope its something simple like a bolt or something, or not to expensive to fix.

 

So engine is seized up (for a yet unknown reason), they are going to do a warranty claim with SO@... if its failed I am most likely going to get a built block from GST

 

Just get a built block =)

 

Maybe tuning it yourself was not the best idea.

I hope it works out for you and that you get your car back up quickly

 

I had XPT map loaded, didn't make it my self. I asked another another tuner about it and he said that even if it was a horrible tune the problems would appear later on at higher millage and this is most likely a mechanical fault.

 

Ya I will, if SO@ doesn't cover. Then I can upgrade to a GT35 later

 

GT35 STi would be nice to see around Monterey.
How long before you find any info out? I really hope its not down long and hopefully it doesnt cost you to much money.

 

It all eventually comes down to the tune that you did on it. You were messing around with a lot of stuff. Subaru engines don't just seize up like that. You would have heard of others doing it if it was somthing mechanical but I have never heard of another 06 doing that.

 

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how is the STi Suz??
how is your WRX Aaron??