At my 1000mi oil change I was chatting with the 2 service reps at the dealership. Both younger-ish guys and super friendly and one was even a WRX guy and they pretty much said do a catback and nothing else as far as warranty is concerned. They confirmed Subaru has really stiffened their stance on mods recently. I'll have some more detailed questions for them next service, specifically the tmic. Thanks and keep the videos coming.
@AutoEnthusiast Жыл бұрын
Remember also they are giving you canned dealer responses. I would say you a fine with a TMIC
@tomkingslayer8375 Жыл бұрын
My dealership here said anything that effects the engine/turbo back pressure will void the warranty, including the axleback exhaust I now remove before servicing at the dealership lol
@wazzy336 Жыл бұрын
i asked when i buying the car and they gave me the same response. They said an exhaust is fine but anything else and you could end up getting screwed.
@VB_Bryan Жыл бұрын
@@tomkingslayer8375I have an ets axle back and took it in for my first oil change. They said nothing lol my sales rep said he has gotten tons of warranty work done on his STI through Subaru but he just returned to stock when he went to get it done
@AntilleanConfederation8 ай бұрын
@@tomkingslayer8375 find a new dealership to service. They might just lie to you some more and screw you over.
@stock.cars.2ned9 ай бұрын
Ets intake Cobb ap Etune e50 400/450 Warranty voided 19k of pure fun and counting 👍🏻 Ps: been wearing sambas since early 90s
@mgintrouble14996 ай бұрын
Just got a 23 leftover with an 80,000 mile warranty. It’s got so much potential and I want to do some simple mods, but maybe I’ll just wait a while.
@SenorRobb Жыл бұрын
Subispeed did a dyno test with Perrin, AEM, and ETS intake, and the perrin according to the dyno test was closes to the stock and ran safely. Another commenter on that video said he had the perrin for 30k miles no issues. It could be safe to say the perrin CAI is safe, but of course the tune would get you better performance.
@robertsmith26495 ай бұрын
You can get around it. Subaru let's you pick where you get your car serviced. So the service provider ( tuner ) takes on the engine warranty.
@HeliRy2 ай бұрын
Even IF the dealership said “yes” to any mod, I’d want it in writing from the service manager first. Never trust a handshake when it comes to you possibly losing thousands of dollars in warranty work.
@AutoEnthusiast2 ай бұрын
^SOA wouldn't even care if you had something in writing
@caelanreis63914 ай бұрын
How about cobb stage 0 basically just having an AP installed for looks and basic insights to the engine, stock boost etc.
@pipingSaws2 ай бұрын
What about bracing? Engine pitch brace, strut tower brace, transmission mount??
@WillCamacho-gb2kg2 ай бұрын
What about a BPV?
@funkndonut7 ай бұрын
how about mounts, carriers, bushings, sway bars, parts designed to stiffen up the car, etc.? i feel like subaru could at any time just point to any modded part and say "yep that caused it".
@free2chill727 Жыл бұрын
What about just deleting the epa air filter and installing k&n filter? Great info btw
@AutoEnthusiast Жыл бұрын
Honest take, it's not worth it. If you want to do an intake, send it, if not, you are gaining nothing essentially.
@AutoEnthusiast Жыл бұрын
do you plan on tuning in the long term?
@obamacare7751 Жыл бұрын
@rtpugh are you talking about the charcoal filter? Others that have reported it said they felt more responsiveness from the pedal but that it might also be a biased. I removed mine and I got slightly more turbo noises (+KN), response quicker imo
@mattsiegel144611 ай бұрын
Didn't notice much removing the charcoal filter and putting in Perrin drop in, maybe added a few hp. Adding the Cobb intake pipe heard it frees up some power
@tomkingslayer8375 Жыл бұрын
My dealership said anything that effects the engines performance or turbo back pressure on the engine will void the warranty. In other words: axle back exhaust.
@AutoEnthusiast Жыл бұрын
I don’t think we have ever seen a warranty denial for an axel or catback, and if they did they likely went to court over it. But go at your own risk
@tomkingslayer8375 Жыл бұрын
Now I just remove it for winter and the occasional dealership visit. I got the 50k warranty so trying to keep that as long as possible.@@AutoEnthusiast
@wazzy336 Жыл бұрын
I was literally told by my dealership and the mechanics that an exhaust is completely fine. Anything else though and its do it at your own risk
@jxckmsn7 ай бұрын
great video actually, I remember when I made comments about doing intakes and what not he was basically straight up saying no due to tuning etc. I personally just wanted to throw coils, new wheels or rims, new foglight bezels to replace the heavy plastic oem ones and a catback exhaust. Unsure if like a varex system or a r400 would void. Since you mentioned tapping into the cars electrical I'd be curious to understand if the varex valve system would cause issues for voiding such warranty etc. Love to know what you're opinion would be on that too. Cheers
@danmac61856 ай бұрын
What about the Sti group N drivetrain mount package? I asked the warranty department at subaru twice, and they've never gotten back to me.
@romankartsev2203 ай бұрын
Bro I love all your videos. DO you think Rae Intermediate pipe will void power train warranty? It does not eliminate any sensors and does not need a tune.
@AutoEnthusiast2 ай бұрын
I would say probably not going to get you in trouble, but with that said, I would get the most out of it and tune with it!
@romankartsev2202 ай бұрын
@@AutoEnthusiast probably after my warranty is gone I will tune.
@martinmalioat9236Ай бұрын
Will AP void the warranty? "Only OTS maps"
@ct23094 ай бұрын
So does a Cobb access port void a warranty?
@AutoEnthusiast4 ай бұрын
It doesn't "void" it, but take WRX with an AP in for a warranty claim and you will get a denial
@diegohuerta8341 Жыл бұрын
can you please show me where to get sumitomo tires for the 2015. 2020 wrx , in your videos you mention them being 400 but i can't seem to find em for that price . please and thank you sir.
@AutoEnthusiast Жыл бұрын
They were that prices years ago, my guess with the market they will be closer to 600-750
@yordanandgeisy Жыл бұрын
How about a AOS?
@jefferys9593 Жыл бұрын
AOS and catch can fall in the same category. They can deny a warranty claim. Lame because it is taking oil out of the intake air that would get sent to the intake valves fouling them up over time 🙄
@yordanandgeisy Жыл бұрын
@@jefferys9593 well I have one that I installed and I went to the dealership for warranty work on my a/c compressor and they didn’t deny my warranty
@AutoEnthusiast Жыл бұрын
I would say generally yes, but again remember it has to do with systems, they would lose a fight if it came to it for an ac comp issue and an AOS, but if your engine failed, whole diff can of worms
@JoshDillon-lm3hw Жыл бұрын
What I was told they'll deny anything on the car todo with oil system
@BOOSTEDDESIGNSWRX5 ай бұрын
Its because they cant say the aos messed with ac. Hence they need to prove that the aos would be at fault to be denied. This is also true about anything else, if you do an intake and they deny they need to show you where the intake made x y and z fail. @AutoEnthusiast
@Waywardification2 ай бұрын
I think it's a cool video.
@davidhodgdonii33074 ай бұрын
Doesn’t matter if you mod or not. Subaru will deny warranty. had dealership acknowledge issue in WRITING. Subaru of America denied warranty without a reason at all. They have the worst warranty in the business. The aftermarket is the only thing keeping this mediocre company alive.
@romankartsev2203 ай бұрын
Not true. I had my CAT fall apart inside and it clogged the second CAT and subaru replaced the whole exhaust system under warranty and all the CATS....
@jimboukis902319 күн бұрын
What an unnecessary video. ANYTHING that you do that affects OEM set up can affect your warranty. There, could have saved everyone 7:00 min. That said, a lot of stupid people out there that need this…