wbryce-
Where did you get that information from about the subaru engines? If that is happening, these must be people who mod their engines. Subaru is one of the most reliable vehicles in the US, for 2004 in reliability it was Subaru, then Honda, then Toyota. I'm sorry you must be thinking of another car. Not to mention my mothers 1986 subaru GL is running on the original engine with 535,000 miles and her "newer" subaru a forester with 218,000 miles on her... original engine, all original parts. Do some serious research before posting something like that