Newbey in need of help
20 February 2011, 12:06 AM
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Welcome along 
good luck finding the problem! I'm sure of the MAF was faulty the car would be very hesitant and jerky!! Mine wouldn't go over 4k revs and it was the HKS filter that killed it! I went through 7 MAFs before I changed for a K&N and had no more dramas!!
good luck finding the problem! I'm sure of the MAF was faulty the car would be very hesitant and jerky!! Mine wouldn't go over 4k revs and it was the HKS filter that killed it! I went through 7 MAFs before I changed for a K&N and had no more dramas!!
20 February 2011, 02:31 PM
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thanks to cannon for comeing over and having a look. he seams to think i just need a remap and my maf is not fubard. so now its justtry and find a remapper now and the money for it lol.
20 February 2011, 09:09 PM
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Hope you get it sorted soon.
21 February 2011, 12:42 AM
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Hi Dan, I have the same car & same problem. So far I've done the maf, knock sensor, cam piston sensor, spark plugs & boost solonoid. You really need to do a logged road test, when I done mine it showed my advance multiplyer dropping & kept taking timing out all over the place. Everytime the ecu was reset the car would run fine for half a day & then throw a pissy fit again. I have just had a Rom update & the car is running like a peach. Is the sluggishness more apparent on half throttle?
21 February 2011, 07:46 AM
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ye its only sluggish if you hit the throttle hard it doesnt just get up and go it takes time to wind up if u now what i mean. from what cannon was say it does need a remap and as long as i can get the cash together then i think it will go to bob on the 8th.
21 February 2011, 10:33 AM
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Drive your car gently until after it has been mapped or it could all end in tears. From what has been descrived, it very much sounds like bits have been added to the car, particularly FMIC that was probably not needed and induction and so far the map has not been attended to. If you have weak holes in the map which is more than likely you can melt a piston if you run the car on boost before that condition is taken care of.
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22 February 2011, 08:30 PM
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hi dan i bought your bugeye about a year ago from plymouth for my bro the car was fine for the first few months but then had the same issue that you have now we took it to dave coe in gorseion he said the was a gasket on the inlet manifold which we had done but the problem was still there then he said it was the hks dump vavle that was on it he change that for a dave coe 1 but before we could get to solve the porblem my bro had to sell it due to insurance problems and as far as iam aware it hasent had a remap hope this helps 
22 February 2011, 08:37 PM
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duckdo i there that does help a hell of a lot as it is that bugeye. lol i have now solved the problem tonight i put a new maf on and wham bam she is running a lot better a hell of a lot more responsive and pulls well for the lil blip i just had in it. i am still going for a remap as well tho just to be on the safe side but does feel better thanks for every thing guy.
22 February 2011, 08:48 PM
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ye thanks well its going in the right way any way just need to try and get cash together for a remap now lol. its a nice car and very clean the guy he sold it to really looked after it. i didnt pay any where near what you guys did tho.
22 February 2011, 09:06 PM
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I'm surprised that changing the MAF has improved things dramatically, it was showing a high voltage reading peaking at just about 3.0 volts but I put this down to the fact that the MAF input had not been rescaled to the induction kit fitted with the different/increased air flow.
Once you've had the car remapped I'd be interested in carrying out another diagnostic run just to see what the MAF voltage readings are.
Did you contact manage to contact Bob yet?
Once you've had the car remapped I'd be interested in carrying out another diagnostic run just to see what the MAF voltage readings are.
Did you contact manage to contact Bob yet?
22 February 2011, 10:12 PM
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ye ty that i was amazed. it even sounds nicer when i am just driving it along. Ye mate thats fine to have another look at it. As yet i havent had a chat with him as at the moment i dont have any where near the cash.
12 March 2011, 02:30 PM
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Well I have now got to the bottom of the problem. Duncan at race Dynamix came down thur and we went out trying to map the car. After a few goes it still wouldn't boost right getting to full boost at around 5k. Cannon ur right the fual was every where as some one had Tryed to have a go at mapping it. Lol. After getting back and looking over the car the only thing we came up with was the uppipe cat must be blocked. Got my self an Sti uppipe put that on today and bam she now boost nicely at 3 to 3.5 k. So Duncan is comeing back on Thursday to finish it off. I can't wait. ThAnks for all the help and advice guys.
12 March 2011, 07:32 PM
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hi dan i bought your bugeye about a year ago from plymouth for my bro the car was fine for the first few months but then had the same issue that you have now we took it to dave coe in gorseion he said the was a gasket on the inlet manifold which we had done but the problem was still there then he said it was the hks dump vavle that was on it he change that for a dave coe 1 but before we could get to solve the porblem my bro had to sell it due to insurance problems and as far as iam aware it hasent had a remap hope this helps
12 March 2011, 10:42 PM
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Mate of mine took his 4x4 in for a full service there. Not long after leaving DC's the oil light came on. My mate topped up the oil and returned, driving very slowly. After an inspection, DC states that the new top quality oil filter they fitted during the service had split (very common obviously), causing swift oil loss 
Another happy customer that will never return then, avoid DC's at all cost people, speak as you find.Well done to Duncan for finding out the root cause of the problem
12 March 2011, 10:47 PM
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Well I have now got to the bottom of the problem. Duncan at race Dynamix came down thur and we went out trying to map the car. After a few goes it still wouldn't boost right getting to full boost at around 5k. Cannon ur right the fual was every where as some one had Tryed to have a go at mapping it. Lol. After getting back and looking over the car the only thing we came up with was the uppipe cat must be blocked. Got my self an Sti uppipe put that on today and bam she now boost nicely at 3 to 3.5 k. So Duncan is comeing back on Thursday to finish it off. I can't wait. ThAnks for all the help and advice guys.
13 March 2011, 07:53 AM
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Ye well done mate and thanks agian for comeing up and helping me out. Hope flyby this time next weekend I should have an amazing car running around as I love going for a nice early morning drive as the roads are dead.