Scooby's a bit flat
27 July 2001, 12:34 AM
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I had a similar problem a month ago, the car didn't feel as punchy as before - I put it down to a bad batch of fuel. Once I'd reset the ECU it all came back to life 
Your case sounds a bit worse than mine, but with your ECU a bad batch of fuel a few tankfulls ago will still affect present performance. Do a reset, it may tell you a fault code if anything
Good luck
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Your case sounds a bit worse than mine, but with your ECU a bad batch of fuel a few tankfulls ago will still affect present performance. Do a reset, it may tell you a fault code if anything
Good luck
Justin
27 July 2001, 08:54 AM
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Looking for input here folks...
Scooby doesn't seem to be himself lately, over the last couple of months I've noticed he's more like a Sport than a turbo.
Upon acceleration the Turbo sometimes doesn't really cut in until about 5,000rpm.
This is a bit late isn't it ??
I'm concerned that the turbos taking this long to spin up, any ideas what I'm looking at here. Is it gonna be a re-tune or am is my Turbo getting a bit tired and needs an overhaul on the bearings perhaps.
O.M. (MY 95 WRX - 70,000mls)
Scooby doesn't seem to be himself lately, over the last couple of months I've noticed he's more like a Sport than a turbo.
Upon acceleration the Turbo sometimes doesn't really cut in until about 5,000rpm.
This is a bit late isn't it ??
I'm concerned that the turbos taking this long to spin up, any ideas what I'm looking at here. Is it gonna be a re-tune or am is my Turbo getting a bit tired and needs an overhaul on the bearings perhaps.
O.M. (MY 95 WRX - 70,000mls)
27 July 2001, 11:43 AM
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What does it boost to? Sounds like either an air leak, no boost control...or someones fitted a very large turbo to your car while you weren't looking
IIRC .7 bar is limp home mode, and is what you'll get if the boost control solenoid gives up the ghost.
Richard
IIRC .7 bar is limp home mode, and is what you'll get if the boost control solenoid gives up the ghost.
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27 July 2001, 01:36 PM
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Join black/green female connectors under dash, start engine, drive for 1km above 11km/h (the check engine light will flash). Disconnect connectors.
You've just reset your ecu Don't try and boot-it with the connectors joined - you only get .7 bar.
If you search
You've just reset your ecu
Don't try and boot-it with the connectors joined - you only get .7 bar.If you search
27 July 2001, 03:10 PM
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Richard, true but what harm can it do?
Anyway the big laggy turbos on the old WRX's don't come on full torque till you're well into 4k+ so if OM doesn't have a boost gauge then you never know, it may feel like that
Justin
Anyway the big laggy turbos on the old WRX's don't come on full torque till you're well into 4k+ so if OM doesn't have a boost gauge then you never know, it may feel like that
Justin
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