Difficulty of engine repair.

[GBurns]

I've had my 2010 WRX for 7-8 years, and am in the market for a new sporty AWD sedan.
In my questing, I stumbled upon the Stinger/G70.
I asked a former mechanic acquaintance of mine about them and he told me they are very reliable, but a PITA to work on.
He said that you almost always have to pull the engine for repairs.
I trust him, for the most part, but really want to know the extent of the difficulty.
He hasn't worked on cars for 3 or 4 years, so I'm hoping his lack of familiarity with newer cars has him off in his assessment.
How difficult is it to work on the 3.3t Stinger/G70?

 

[NS_Stinger]

Depends on what you're working on but for most repairs and maintenance I'm not sure what he would be talking about. I don't find mine too hard to work on when it comes to the regular work as long as you do your research first.

 

[Transmetal]

Aren't most new cars generally a pain to work on? My last car before the Stinger had a GM 3800 series 3 supercharged. Most everything was super easy and cheap for that car.

 

[LordKOTL]

I've had my 2010 WRX for 7-8 years, and am in the market for a new sporty AWD sedan.
In my questing, I stumbled upon the Stinger/G70.
I asked a former mechanic acquaintance of mine about them and he told me they are very reliable, but a PITA to work on.
He said that you almost always have to pull the engine for repairs.
I trust him, for the most part, but really want to know the extent of the difficulty.
He hasn't worked on cars for 3 or 4 years, so I'm hoping his lack of familiarity with newer cars has him off in his assessment.
How difficult is it to work on the 3.3t Stinger/G70?

An RCH under 12k miles here, but so far it's not been hard to do usual maintenance.

Oil changes are easy. The most "difficult" (and I use "difficult" in the loosest possible sense) is removing the underbody panels. Oh no.

Air filter checks just require you to remover the braces to get at the air boxes. I think it's an extra 4 bolts total. Cabin air filter is easy enough (My stinger is the 1st car I have with one).

Tire rotations are the same as any other car.

The thermostat seems down there in the engine, but it's not the only car to have a part difficult to access.

For the 3.3l engines you might need to walnut blast the intake valves, but this is true of all GDI engine. An oil catch can can mitigate this.

The only real nightmare I've heard about is the starter, which needs either an engine or transmission drop (I forgot which). I also haven't heard of many starters dying in both the forums and in general. Yes, that is a design flaw which should necessitate signing both the engineer who designed it and the manager who approved it up for Amway.

No regrets here. My $0.02; no refunds.

 

[5tinger]

The basic maintenance stuff like oil and filters are easy.

However for other more complex work it may be more difficult as the 3.3 occupies majority of the hood area, leaving very little space for manivouring around.