Hi guys we hace just bought another scoob after lasting just over a month with out 1, Its a 1995 plate uk spec turbo and yep its green with gold alloys but a nice solid body just what we were looking for to be a tidy project. Here we go when i was driving it back if you drove it normal it was fine, soon as you tried giving it some it would just start missing, so had the plugs done today and still the same, the car is quite lazy to fire but ticks over fine once it does any ideas what else this could be? As far as i know only mods are de cat exhaust and induction kit, was told it had an sti bottom end but think the guy was just bulling to sell it, any advice be great as car is still up garage waiting for next ideas.

 

maf

 

Coilpacks?

 

had a maf go on my 1998 plate and it seems different to this, worth considerin tho

 

As above, most likely to be one or more of the coilpacks breaking down or cracked.

Any fault codes on the ECU?

 

well theres no enigne light flashing up so havent checked for faults codes yet mate

 

still worth a quick check for any historic codes

 

also worth checking there is a bulb in the cel too mine was removed on a previous car!


coilpacks or maf........is it right you can disconnect the maf when running and the car should stall if working properly or was i drunk when i read that somewhere?

 

ht leads? had that prob on my myoo uk

 

no you wherent drunk you can disconnect the maf when started if the maf is good the car will stall but best to do the fault codes incase the cel light has been put out as said

 

maf check is going to be done tomoz just hope its a quick fix as havent had chance to see exactly how it goes yet although the boost gauge does show 1.2 bar boost so should be nippy

 

had simiar probs with my92 . and was coil packs .... that will teach me for not getting all of them done at the same time....lol

 

i knew it was too good to be true that it was the plugs i aint that lucky lol Dnt mind spending a bit on the car as i had it for a bargain lo

 

little update checked the maf that is working fine so hoping its the coil packs now just got to find which one/ones arent working tidy