Engine Check Flashing
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Engine Check Flashing
Hi all,
I have a 95 wrx with an Apexi ECU and the engine check light is flashing. The knock on the commander is maxing at 91.
When I started her up in the morning the engine check light flash's. But, doesn't flash on idle. Just touch the accelerater and the light flash's.
Any help would be appreicated
Chris
I have a 95 wrx with an Apexi ECU and the engine check light is flashing. The knock on the commander is maxing at 91.
When I started her up in the morning the engine check light flash's. But, doesn't flash on idle. Just touch the accelerater and the light flash's.
Any help would be appreicated
Chris
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Hate to say it Chris, but that sounds like the dreaded bottom end. Can you hear a knocking noise when you blip the throttle? When mine went it sounded perfectly normal on idle, just knocked when you revved it.
Maybe also, could be the knock sensor... lets hope so, cheaper to fix than the above.
Maybe also, could be the knock sensor... lets hope so, cheaper to fix than the above.
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sounds like tappet noise maybe.. do you know if it has the standard hydraulic tappetted heads of if they have changed.. maybe a valve clearance issue or sticking tappet.
difficult to be more sure from description, take it somewhere via trailer to get check etc
Simon
difficult to be more sure from description, take it somewhere via trailer to get check etc
Simon
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They are standard hydraulic valves. I did take it to a subaru garage but didn't know how to ready the fault code on the Apexi with his code reader. The only I've notice on the commander is the FPC light is lit when the engine is running. Is this normal?
Last edited by WRX RCY; 26 May 2008 at 11:40 AM.
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