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Old 26 May 2004, 01:05 PM
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i wonder if any one can help me out , filled car up yesterday with optimax , nowi dont know if its a coincidence but noticed my boost pressure dropped from the usual 15 psi to around 8 psi on hard acceleration, my car is a my 95 wrx the car now seems alot slower compared to previous , could this be the fuel used or does it sound abit more serious , iv,e also checked all boost pipes etc all sound , does anyone recomend somewere i can take me car to get checked over or is there somthing i could do , im from the north east.
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Old 26 May 2004, 01:33 PM
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If you look HERE its shows how to carry out ECU diagnostics to see if the cause was Sensor related. It looks as though the ECU has switched to safe mode

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Old 26 May 2004, 06:26 PM
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well just performed a ecu check and no faults were found , anthing else im not thinking of looking at anyone can help me with ??
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Try cleaning the boost solenoid with brake cleaner as it may be sticking

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