New member, new car, new problems... help appreciated
18 June 2009, 05:46 PM
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Don't worry Lummox, I had my car 1 month and the big end went, quick trip to API for a re-build, 1 week later and I've spent approximately £2000 more than I spent on the original cost of buying the car in the first place. Never mind I love the Impreza! (going to be buried in it when I die) 
18 June 2009, 08:00 PM
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18 June 2009, 10:28 PM
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OK, hooked up the new battery, tested for fault codes, none.
Test drive - fault clearly still there
Check for fault codes - none
Guess it's the HT leads, coil pack and solenoid next, see what happens...
19 June 2009, 02:46 PM
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IF the problem were anything to do with fuel level, and overheating of the pump, then the Walbros would fail in just the same way.
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19 June 2009, 03:54 PM
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just saying
roger that,just saying whats gone on in my mates garage,its funny how allmost every scooby owner i have met tells me to up rate the standard feul pump as they are.........pump!!!
It's still nothing to do with fuel level in the tank. Pumps give up all the time, mostly due to age. On a standard car, a standard pump will do fine no need for the Walbro.
IF the problem were anything to do with fuel level, and overheating of the pump, then the Walbros would fail in just the same way.
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IF the problem were anything to do with fuel level, and overheating of the pump, then the Walbros would fail in just the same way.
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19 June 2009, 07:41 PM
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Any joy yet Lummox?
If your changing the coil packs, maybe check the plugs or best bet would be replacing them for new (depends on budget obviously ) while your there. Atleast you know when they were changed last then.
If your changing the coil packs, maybe check the plugs or best bet would be replacing them for new (depends on budget obviously
) while your there. Atleast you know when they were changed last then.
20 June 2009, 10:32 AM
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New HT leads waiting for me at the post office as the original ones are a bit rigid at 100k miles. Will see if that helps, plus going to give the solenoid another blast with carb cleaner.
20 June 2009, 03:59 PM
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I'm still learning myself with the Impreza's Turbo engine (so so much to learn. Lol) and this still sounds like overboosting but between us all we seemed to have covered most of the common causes for this so it might be time to bite the bullet and get it to a Subaru Specialist. I don't mean a Subaru dealer as there alway's over priced and rarely like to handle older Subarus & definately don't like Imports in my experience (even if they won't admit it). I'd go to API Impreza as I've been there several times for them to do work on my Impreza and I've always been extremely happy with the service's, good's and hospitality. There are others about but I cannot really recommend place's I haven't been. Try to get it somewhere if you can because theres no point just throwing money at it if you have an underlying problem that you can't find. Hope I've helped, goodluck, keeps us posted bud
20 June 2009, 06:22 PM
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worth a look
21 June 2009, 11:04 AM
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No, not yet. Starting trouble seems to have gone now, could be the new HT's or battery fixed that. But the hesitation is still there. Need to find my boost gauge and fit it, correct boost should be about 0.8 bar right?
21 June 2009, 12:56 PM
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Well, I feel silly. Really should have consulted this topic:
https://www.scoobynet.com/technical-...-solenoid.html
Before attempting to clean the solenoid. My previous attempts were with the solenoid disconnected from the car... Just had a read of the above, and did it properly... problem solved! And together with the new HT's, battery, MAF and air filter, seems like the rocky idling and reluctant starting has gone too. So I'm happy, albeit feeling a bit dumb for not reading up first!
https://www.scoobynet.com/technical-...-solenoid.html
Before attempting to clean the solenoid. My previous attempts were with the solenoid disconnected from the car... Just had a read of the above, and did it properly... problem solved! And together with the new HT's, battery, MAF and air filter, seems like the rocky idling and reluctant starting has gone too. So I'm happy, albeit feeling a bit dumb for not reading up first!
22 June 2009, 10:02 AM
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22 June 2009, 09:07 PM
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These are awesome cars, especially our breed (the classics). I've got big plans for mine and I don't care if it takes me ten years to get there either. Can't think of any car in my price range or even above that I'd rather have. 
22 June 2009, 09:21 PM
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Hi all,
New to the forum and also to Scooby ownership but I'm already having trouble!
Recently bought a 1998MY classic 2.0 turbo, UK version a few weeks ago.
The car accelerates as hard as you like through first, second and third, but if you use more than half throttle in 4th and 5th it hits what feels like a fuel cut and the car lurches back under hard engine braking for a moment, then resumes normal running. If you keep your foot down it does this repeatedly and consistently every second or so. Keep it under half throttle and it runs fine. Annoying as hell when you try to overtake anyone, or join the motorway from a slip road.
I thought it might be the MAF but I cleaned that and the problem didn't go, so I got a replacement pattern MAF and that didn't cure it either. I have been quoted £420 from Subaru for a genuine replacement but don't want to buy that on the offchance it will sort the problem. Any ideas what might cause this? Fuel pump? Boost solenoid?
Other things that concern me - on occasion the car is slow to start, requiring up to 10 seconds of turning over before the car will start. This is only maybe 1 in 20 occasions, but it still worries me a bit.
The two problems above suggest to me there is something electronic wrong which is affecting the fuelling. I have no experience with the car so don't know of any common faults.
Also the car seems to rock a lot at idle. I thought it might be the engine mounts but the car has just had a major service which cost over a grand with the fitting of a Scorpion exhaust and Bailey DV and they reckoned there was nothing wrong with the mounts. Is it usual for the car to shake like an old american V8 muscle car at idle?
New to the forum and also to Scooby ownership but I'm already having trouble!
Recently bought a 1998MY classic 2.0 turbo, UK version a few weeks ago.
The car accelerates as hard as you like through first, second and third, but if you use more than half throttle in 4th and 5th it hits what feels like a fuel cut and the car lurches back under hard engine braking for a moment, then resumes normal running. If you keep your foot down it does this repeatedly and consistently every second or so. Keep it under half throttle and it runs fine. Annoying as hell when you try to overtake anyone, or join the motorway from a slip road.
I thought it might be the MAF but I cleaned that and the problem didn't go, so I got a replacement pattern MAF and that didn't cure it either. I have been quoted £420 from Subaru for a genuine replacement but don't want to buy that on the offchance it will sort the problem. Any ideas what might cause this? Fuel pump? Boost solenoid?
Other things that concern me - on occasion the car is slow to start, requiring up to 10 seconds of turning over before the car will start. This is only maybe 1 in 20 occasions, but it still worries me a bit.
The two problems above suggest to me there is something electronic wrong which is affecting the fuelling. I have no experience with the car so don't know of any common faults.
Also the car seems to rock a lot at idle. I thought it might be the engine mounts but the car has just had a major service which cost over a grand with the fitting of a Scorpion exhaust and Bailey DV and they reckoned there was nothing wrong with the mounts. Is it usual for the car to shake like an old american V8 muscle car at idle?
hi mate it is a definate over boost problem that you have there it will down to the boost solenoid on the drivers inner wing check all pipes coming from it for splits and in the bottom one there is a little restrictor check that is still in there if no joy get a new solenoid either off ebay or your local scrappy and your problem should be solved
23 June 2009, 10:01 AM
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hi mate it is a definate over boost problem that you have there it will down to the boost solenoid on the drivers inner wing check all pipes coming from it for splits and in the bottom one there is a little restrictor check that is still in there if no joy get a new solenoid either off ebay or your local scrappy and your problem should be solved
Boost gauge on, showing a solid 0.9 bar, this is about right isn't it? Not too inclined to mess about with making it faster, just want it reliable as I have to drive it for work.
Am quite tempted by some aftermarket HIDs though, anyone fitted them? (p.s. I know about the iffy legality of aftermarket HIDs and am not looking for a discussion on it!)
Also has anyone retrofitted a cup holder in the dash? Mine doesn't have one, just a blank, and I'd like to know the part numbers so I can order one.
Cheers
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