c_paul

Hi all
So I have been a impreza owner for going on 5 days..
When I picked the car up it pulled nicely all the way to..... Well let's just so it pulled all the way! The drive home was about 100 miles
I didn't get to drive it on day 2 but on day 3 I had to drive it about 80 miles and I noticed that it didn't seem as fast as when I drove it the 1st time. So I drove it again on day 4 about 3 miles and it seemed even slower.....
Today, day 5. I took the car the get washed and on the way back I floored it a few times and around the 3rd time the turbo seemed to stop working. I had no turbo feel, the car seemed sluggish and the once lovely rumble from the exhaust was gone......... It doesn't sound good.

Any ideas!!!!!

scoobygaz1

iTrader: (3)

If you bought it from a garage take it back!

c_paul

no private seller!! "sold as seen"...... the engine sound ok, no knocks or bangs. for me the compelling thing is the lack of exhaust noise. I am no mechanic but I would have said its the turbo fans have stopped spinning, this has almost blocked the exhaust stopping the noise.

Ryoishikawa

iTrader: (5)

Take it off and have a look . Maybe the vavclum is blocked

c_paul

my plan was always to swap the turbo for a vf35 but I wanted to do it in a controlled manner and I really want to sort out the cosmetic appearance first.
in any case I just really need to know if there anything else it could be...?

c_paul

when you say "take it off" do you mean the turbo?

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

Which model, year and milage?

c_paul

52 plate with 87000 mile sti bugeye

c_paul

also I have ran a diagnostic check with a plug in reader and it found nothing wrong

Infected by sti

iTrader: (6)

That will already have a vf35

scoobiepaul

Is it a jdm model? Not sure if the code readers work on them. Is the engine management light on? Will it rev to over 3500rpm?

Steve Whitehorn

iTrader: (13)

Any smoke out of the back?
Have you checked the hoses?

c_paul

really?

c_paul

its a type uk with no black smoke and no engine light....

rb5 stu

Yeah its what comes on an sti.

c_paul

no smoke... and I have checked the hoses but a small hole could still be there.

BLU

iTrader: (27)

Collapsed cat maybe??

c_paul

ok, that could make sense. how could I test for that? drop the exhaust from the back or the turbo and see if things improve?

BLU

iTrader: (27)

Not sure how to test it, ideally you could do with a decent known exhaust to put back on!

Would explain the sudden loss of exhaust note. I may be way off the mark, but it's the first thing I thought of!

c_paul

well I was thinking of a decat anyway so maybe that's the next step.
maybe some others might help with suggestions

JDM_Stig

iTrader: (3)

Might be worth finding a local rolling road and get it checked,
Better then doing more damage if anything is wrong and if all is ok you have a base line before you mod.
hth

c_paul

I was going to take it the Zen in wellingbough and have them run a diagnostic but its about 30 miles away and that drive might make things worst

blackvenom

Have you checked the vin? Loads of sti's are really wrx's with a few stick on parts

blackvenom

No such thing sold as seen if you only just brought it and it's gone wrong to back to the seller,

c_paul

and did a hpi and it came up with wrx sti type uk

Infected by sti

iTrader: (6)

Yes it will be a vf35 unless it's been changed.

MATT93

Bugs come with either a VF34 or 35 so could be either.

Infected by sti

iTrader: (6)

Only bug that came with the vf34 were the JDM spec c cars.

Not sure if the standard JDM sti bug has the vf30

bugblue1

iTrader: (3)

be interested in whats wrong as got similar problem on wrx

c_paul

I am going to call the chaps at Zen this morning....