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Subaru BRZ 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02-136-12R · NHTSA communication 10093163 · issued Oct 2, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide procedures for the diagnosis and repair of oil seepage which may be coming from the timing chain cover, front camshaft cap, camshaft carrier and / or upper oil pan.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.