I have just bought my first Scooby (MY99)with no mods. it was fine for the first week but now when the engine is cold i can here a rattling sound coming from the engine, it only happens when i rev up and also the car is holding back

 

Welcome to the world of scooby!

I don't want to sound patronising but have you checked all the fluid levels eg oil?

The MY97-MY99 cars suffered from piston slap, although most were covered by subaru's warranty

Did you buy from a dealer? Warranty? If not might be worth getting a specialist to have a quick look

Edited for stupidity

Mike

[Edited by Myk - 6/24/2003 9:17:52 PM]

 

Also have just purchased MY97 scoob this week but have owned other turbo'd cars before, in the past ive had trouble with bad lag, make sure your hoses are not split or rotten, its happened to me twice in the past!!

 

all the oil levels etc.. are correct i've only just had it serviced. If it is piston slap how come i,ve only just noticed it.
I have 1 years warranty from the dealer i bought it from

 

If your concerned about anything the best bet is to go back to the garage, its prob nothing but better safe than sorry

Oh correction for earlier, the piston slap problem was on MY98 cars!

Myk

 

Degsi3, If the 'holding back' you feel is when the car is cold - don't worry, they all do that. Something to do with the car running 'Closed loop.' (Which I believe means that the car is running lean when cold).
There are far more kowledgeable people than me loitering in the 'General Technical' forum who may be able to help if you're still worried.