boost solenoid?
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boost solenoid?
what does it feel like when the boost soenoid has gone?
my car is feeling shuddery (is that a word) once the turbo kicks in!
cheers guys
my car is feeling shuddery (is that a word) once the turbo kicks in!
cheers guys
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I would take it to a garage asap, and dont use the turbo, it could be a number of things. Do you have a boost gauge? is it reading the same as it used to? it may be a leak on the inlet manifold, faulty actuator, fuel starvation, the list goes on!
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i have a psi gauge and i think thats running normal! only had the car since saturday and until tuesday morning it was fine,went like a rocket!!!
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couuld be just the solenoid clogged with oil-its very common on imprezas-especially as youve just got the car,it could have been overfilled when it had an oil change. try cleaning it out with carb cleaner
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what does it feel like when the boost soenoid has gone?
my car is feeling shuddery (is that a word) once the turbo kicks in!
cheers guys
my car is feeling shuddery (is that a word) once the turbo kicks in!
cheers guys
Coil packs? Plugs? Worth checking. When the coil packs are old they crack and fail under boost cos they arc.
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Hi i have the same problem. I've just purchased an early 98 Impreza. It's fine on low boost, but as soon as it kicks into full boost the car judders quite violently.
I have been doing a bit of research on the net and it's a common problem fixed by spraying brake or carb cleaner into a t shape pipe.....but does anyone know what pipe this is, and where it's located?
I have also spoken to Subaru about it (they said a common problem aswell) and a replacement electric solenoid valve is about £105 inc vat. I just wanted to try and unblock it first before i bought a new one. The oil level is only half full - as it should be.
Has anyone managed to clear this valve?
thanks for your help.
Richard.
I have been doing a bit of research on the net and it's a common problem fixed by spraying brake or carb cleaner into a t shape pipe.....but does anyone know what pipe this is, and where it's located?
I have also spoken to Subaru about it (they said a common problem aswell) and a replacement electric solenoid valve is about £105 inc vat. I just wanted to try and unblock it first before i bought a new one. The oil level is only half full - as it should be.
Has anyone managed to clear this valve?
thanks for your help.
Richard.
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rich mate! that is exactly it! low boost you wouldn't even know there was a problem,hit the pedal hard and it feels like its gonna blow.......very scarey feeling when its juddering!
so an electric solenoid valve.......
so an electric solenoid valve.......
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