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Originally Posted by Neil97rs
Known engine issues with the 2.5
Generally ringland failure . Piston wear . Knock knock new engine.
Budget for a rebuild at some point . Good thing about them is they are getting cheap for what you get. Normal advice is go for a jdm version with the 2 litre engine but they fetch a premium
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common misconception that the JDM 2.0 is 'better' but from 2003> they use the same Hyperpeutic casting process for the pistons and potentially suffer the same ringland issues............
have built / forged many 2.0JDM cars for this reason over the years
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