2007 Subaru outback 2.5i potential engine failure 119,000 miles
i just bought 3.5 months ago with 114,500 miles on it.
this past weekend i was on a trip in southern VT, as i was climbing a hill out of Manchester i suddenly lost power, I pulled off to the side of the road and stalled out. check engine light came on briefly too.
got it towed (AAA) to where i was staying, then home (Chicopee, MA) the next day. OBD2 reader has error code P0302, cyl 2 misfire.
Monday i have work, so my dad installs new spark plug (ngk platinum) in cylinder 2, no change.
the dealer (Balise Hyundai) where i bought it from so far has actually told me to take the car elsewhere as it's not under warranty. literally doesn't even want to look at the car they sold me.
the car just barely runs and will stall quickly at idle, but i am able to drive it to a local shop i use to clean the floors at. they diagnose and find that cyl 2 has zero compression. my shops guess is anything from a bent/broken valve to broken camshaft/drive shaft. they figure at least a head disassemble/replacement if not a full engine replacement and are giving me a quote for that tomorrow, so that i can go yell at the dealer.
my dad thinks it could be a burnt/stuck valve or that the timing belt skipped/jumped, thus resulting in bent/broken valve.
what are your ideas?
what other info can i provide/do you need?
and how do i go about opening a claim with SOA if the engine just randomly (and catastrophically) failed?
Please HELP!
Thanks,
Zack
i just bought 3.5 months ago with 114,500 miles on it.
this past weekend i was on a trip in southern VT, as i was climbing a hill out of Manchester i suddenly lost power, I pulled off to the side of the road and stalled out. check engine light came on briefly too.
got it towed (AAA) to where i was staying, then home (Chicopee, MA) the next day. OBD2 reader has error code P0302, cyl 2 misfire.
Monday i have work, so my dad installs new spark plug (ngk platinum) in cylinder 2, no change.
the dealer (Balise Hyundai) where i bought it from so far has actually told me to take the car elsewhere as it's not under warranty. literally doesn't even want to look at the car they sold me.
the car just barely runs and will stall quickly at idle, but i am able to drive it to a local shop i use to clean the floors at. they diagnose and find that cyl 2 has zero compression. my shops guess is anything from a bent/broken valve to broken camshaft/drive shaft. they figure at least a head disassemble/replacement if not a full engine replacement and are giving me a quote for that tomorrow, so that i can go yell at the dealer.
my dad thinks it could be a burnt/stuck valve or that the timing belt skipped/jumped, thus resulting in bent/broken valve.
what are your ideas?
what other info can i provide/do you need?
and how do i go about opening a claim with SOA if the engine just randomly (and catastrophically) failed?
Please HELP!
Thanks,
Zack