Michael Thomson

I have recently purchased a 97R 2000 Turbo Impreza with 21500 mls.

I have taken it back to the garge because it had a ticking noise when you touched the accelarator, i was told it was the Booster Valve (driver side, top half near wind screen). They replaced the valve and all was ok for about three days, and the ticking has come back. Is this a common fault? Any ideas?

when driving i am also getting a noise, which i though was just air going into the scoop on the bonnet.

Sounds like some body blowing on the top of a milk bottle, or a Tie Fighter flying past.
Any ideas?

help would be appreciated, as i am a first time Scooby driver.

JohnS

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Michael,

the 2nd one is a very common fault (see the FAQ at http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.html) on MY97 cars, and your Subaru dealer should be able to fix it very quickly, though they will have to order replacement parts (free of charge).

The first problem is not unheard of either, and again your dealer should be able to fix quickly free of charge.

I would get them to fix both at the same time.

Anil Ootam

Michael,

Was the ticking noise really noticable or very faint, almost like a kind of rattling?

Anil

Michael Thomson

The Tick is really faint, you have to have the radio off, windows up to hear it, from inside.

Neil Scott

Michael,

My car has done this almost from new (now has 16.5k)and doesn't seem to cause any problems. See the topics below for some more info.
http://bbs.sidc.co.uk/Forum2/HTML/000005.html

http://bbs.sidc.co.uk/Forum2/HTML/000500.html

Neil.

[This message has been edited by Neil Scott (edited 19-05-99).]