[ikos]

I have a 2006 STi bone stock (k & n drop in probably doesn't count) the car is on a lease, but I intend to buy it at lease end.

I've been reading alot about all the cars on the forum and it seems that the majority are highly modified. I was just wondering if any of you are worried about voiding the warranty?

the cars are all basically brand new cars that are modified almost imediately and if anything goes wrong, with the warranty gone all expenses are coming from your own pocket!

it makes me really hesitant about modding the car!

I'd like to get some feed back. thanks!

[haroman311]

im not highly modified, catback, intake and cobb stage 1, but if u have any concerns about warranty then dont modify it. ur just gonna be toow orried all the time. im to the point where i dont care anymore.

[bbong]

Don't really care about drivetrain warranty, I baby my car and if anything, if you have money to for mods, then you should be able to shell out for what brakes, else don't mod it.

[KiR DieseL]

Thats why you bring the car to a mod friendly dealership. The Service Manager tuned my car himself

[jomotopia]

gotta pay to play. but then they can't really void the warranty, only deny specific warranty claims if they can reasonably show the modification caused the failure. so if you throw on an exhaust and EM and then your power windows quit working, they have to fix that under warranty. same mods and your engine/clutch/tranny go then they would probably deny it.

[boondocksaint]

This has been covered: only Subaru of America can void your warranty. A dealership can deny you service. And to void a warranty, the law states that they have to prove that your modification was a contributing factor to the failure of the part you're trying to get serviced under warranty. Ergo, you putting aftermarket wheels on the car has nothing to do with, say, the AC going out.

Read up on the Magnuson Moss stuff. Enlightening to know your rights.

As far as modding the car goes, many people (a few have chimed in) buy the car specifically to mod it. If you're worried, don't mod. The car is wonderful stock.

[arkleseizure]

Originally Posted by boondocksaint

This has been covered: only Subaru of America can void your warranty.

Yay (for saving me from having to say this again)...I wish you guys would write an auto-script to throw this in every thread that mentions warranties.

[boondocksaint]

Originally Posted by arkleseizure

Yay (for saving me from having to say this again)...I wish you guys would write an auto-script to throw this in every thread that mentions warranties.

It's not a familiar topic to some new folks. It is covered in the stickies, but we can't force people to read them. Have some patience. Think of it as a good deed.

[sti002]

lol its a very good deed and infact i have an issue that is uprising, i have a small leak out of the return oil line from the turbo that goes down into the block, im on stage 2 from the v2 accessport and i have a turbobacl exhaust. i think that the turbo, in the compressor housing has a small leak aswell around the seal. I get alittle bit of blue smoke when i start the car sometimes but i really dont think its the engine itself. Mainly cuz it runs smooth and im having the oil leak from the turbo.. do you think they would deny me warranty service since its the turbo which is right there next to the Non subaru turboback?

[boondocksaint]

Originally Posted by sti002

lol its a very good deed and infact i have an issue that is uprising, i have a small leak out of the return oil line from the turbo that goes down into the block, im on stage 2 from the v2 accessport and i have a turbobacl exhaust. i think that the turbo, in the compressor housing has a small leak aswell around the seal. I get alittle bit of blue smoke when i start the car sometimes but i really dont think its the engine itself. Mainly cuz it runs smooth and im having the oil leak from the turbo.. do you think they would deny me warranty service since its the turbo which is right there next to the Non subaru turboback?

The odds are bout 80/20 that they'll deny it. I know a dealer close to me that would be 50/50 to cover it, they're "mod friendly."

If it's just a turbo seal, you can probably replace it yourself.

[V8Huntr]

The VF39 isn't rebuildable so replacing the seals is out. I actually have the same leak. I'm going to try to replace the banjo bolt and washer but if it doesn't stop I'm gonna take the TBE off and take it in to the stealership