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well the story is my subarus very sick,when u press the trottle it has no effect,only seems to flood the engine,any ideas wat it mite be,checked the turbo tats grand.all ideas welcome,being without my subarus like the loss of a limb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

dhorwich

Did you get a check engine light...???

You can check any stored codes by joining the black connectors that are tucked up under the steering column...

It could be a failed MAF.... have you fitted an after market air filter by any chance..??

Can you hear the fuel pump engage when the ignition is turned on...

Dan

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I FITTED A PIPERCROSS INDUCTION KIT AND A FORGE DUMP VALVE,ONE NIGHT ALRIGHT THE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A MIN,I WAS GETTING FLAT SPOTS IF I WAS DRIVING HER ON.SURE IF THE FUEL PUMP WAS GONE SHE WOULDNT START,SHE WONT TAKE SHOE,JUST SPLOTTERING AND MISS-FIRING.I WAS TINKN MAP SENSOR OR FUEL REGULATOR.ANY HELP AT TIS STAGE IS MORE THAN WELCOME

dhorwich

What year is your car....

If it is newer than 1997 then it could be the MAF, as they have a problem with the oil used on the air filters...

If you join the connectors under the steering column and turn the ignition on you will get a code... and this could tell you where the problem is...

Dan

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Its a 93 WRX type RA.I dont really understand the joining of the connectors,what do you mean by a code?How do i get the code like?

dhorwich

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...threadid=84752

You have to have a route around under the steering column, and when you join the two black plastic connectors together the check engine light on the dash will flash in a certain way and you can read off where the engine code came from...

It could also be a problem with the oxygen sensor..

Did you make sure the wire connector to the MAF is on correctly..??

Dan

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im a bit of a virgin to this crack,you say the light will flash in a certain way,how do i read this code,is it the interval between the lights flashing r what,wher would i get the codes to match them up to then? thanks????????????

dhorwich

I think it is the interval between each flash..

say 3 short flashes and 2 long ones will be 32, something like that...

Dan

RRH

its the other way round- it will do the long flashes b4 the sort ones, ie two long and four short = 24 = idle control solenoid etc...

hope this helps!

simon

ps. search now working so try it with the fault code and you should get some answers!

dhorwich

thanks RRH,

Thought it was something like that...

dan