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Old 09 December 2014, 11:06 PM
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I have a 1994 wrx classic jap import, the radiator blew the other week and I've just fitted a new aluminium one. My problem is, the 'check engine' light won't go off. There's plenty of water in the system and topped up with coolant but the light will not go off at all...? The only other thing I done was remove the aircon, would that have anything to do with it? The car has been sitting not being used as month or two as I couldn't afford to buy a new radiator at the time it went, which brings me to my next problem.. When on hard throttle the car misses an backfires which it has never done before even with been sat for a while, now I did put a cone airfilter on an recirculated the turbo but then put the BOV back on when I was putting the radiator in, would it be something to do with the cone filter and BOV not agreeing or something? Because before I put the BOV back on it was running and boosting 100%

I've owned the car as year and a half an this is the first it's ever gave any bother.. The radiator blowing is scaring me at the thought it could be one of the head gaskets or something :/

Sorry for the essay but as I say I've never had any bother before so I'm not sure what the weaknesses of them are

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Old 10 December 2014, 07:51 AM
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What codes have you got ?
Old 10 December 2014, 08:11 AM
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I haven't checked the codes. How do I do this cause I don't think it has an obd2 port to plug it in?
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Purely guesswork but I thing the TPS is at fault
Old 10 December 2014, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by classicwrx5465
I haven't checked the codes. How do I do this cause I don't think it has an obd2 port to plug it in?
http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...eadingECUCodes
Old 10 December 2014, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by classicwrx5465
I haven't checked the codes. How do I do this cause I don't think it has an obd2 port to plug it in?
http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...eadingECUCodes

Athame1 beat me to it lol

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Old 10 December 2014, 12:43 PM
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A lot of imprezas don't like cone filters if not mapped for it and they prefer the standard recirc valve id put those back to standard and see how you get on.
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