Opinions on the 3.0 engine?

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Charles Perry - 26 Apr 2007 04:40 GMT

All of this talk about the 2.5L (mostly bad) has me wondering about the 3.0L
in my wife's new Tribeca. Our last Subaru had the 2.2L and was trouble free
for over 120Kmiles. We changed the timing belt all several gaskets at 85K,
but that was maintenance, not a failure. So, how is the 3.0L? I have been
reading about the new, larger 3.6L engine to be used in 2008 and would be
very frightened of it. It seems they are pushing the limits quite a bit to
get 3.6L of displacement from that engine.

Thanks for any input.

BTW, we love the Tribeca. It drives well, has a great dash/center console
layout, and is UNIQUE. Unlike some of the other crossovers, there isn't one
on every corner.

Charles

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Jim Stewart - 26 Apr 2007 04:52 GMT

> All of this talk about the 2.5L (mostly bad) has me wondering about the 3.0L
> in my wife's new Tribeca. Our last Subaru had the 2.2L and was trouble free
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> very frightened of it. It seems they are pushing the limits quite a bit to
> get 3.6L of displacement from that engine.

I have 90k on my 3.0 engine and it purrs like
a kitten. That's all I can tell you.

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strchild - 26 Apr 2007 08:17 GMT

I know, not the same motor, but I have one of Soobs older 2.7 motors with
~110k. Sounds great and pulls hard.

~B

>> All of this talk about the 2.5L (mostly bad) has me wondering about the
>> 3.0L in my wife's new Tribeca. Our last Subaru had the 2.2L and was
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> I have 90k on my 3.0 engine and it purrs like
> a kitten. That's all I can tell you.

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Johnny - 27 Apr 2007 01:55 GMT

2.5l bad why?

> All of this talk about the 2.5L (mostly bad) has me wondering about the
> 3.0L in my wife's new Tribeca. Our last Subaru had the 2.2L and was
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>
> Charles

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Charles Perry - 27 Apr 2007 03:53 GMT

> 2.5l bad why?

See the current thread on the subject. Seems to be prone to head gasket
problems at the least.

Charles

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Mk IV - 27 Apr 2007 04:13 GMT

Charles Perry scribbled:

>> 2.5l bad why?
> See the current thread on the subject. Seems to be prone to head gasket
> problems at the least.

This problem affected earlier versions of the 2.5l engines, usually
fixed under warranty, and the growing pains have been worked out for MY
2003 and beyond as far as I know. The engine has won 2006 International
Engine of the Year Award in its category:
http://www.ukintpress.com/engineoftheyear/winners/2_25.html

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Bill Bradley - 28 Apr 2007 10:25 GMT

I had severe hesitation issues with my 2006 Outback 3.0 VDC, I'm sure due to
the fly by wire not being tuned correctly, but, Subaru was unable to get it
fixed, so, while the engine may indeed be fine, the integration may be
flawed.

> All of this talk about the 2.5L (mostly bad) has me wondering about the
> 3.0L in my wife's new Tribeca. Our last Subaru had the 2.2L and was
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>
> Charles

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