Just had a service and after driving a mile down the road i realised something was up, it hesitates badly under acceleration and when idling the car actually rock sideways, and now the engine warning light is on?
any ideas on what they done wrong so i can take it back tomorrow morning

 

sounds like a misfire, plug or coil or worse still if the cambelt was changed not fitted correctly and timing is out.

read the fault code although if the timing is slightly out it wont throw a code up i dont think

 

Hi Chris where you take it? Was it a oil change ? There's no nasty rattles is there?

 

No nasty rattles, cambelt was changed last service this was just plugs oil filter etc

 

could they have done summat to your maf?

 

id go for plug loose or not gapped right or coil pack no refitted correctly or dead

 

Hope not lol

 

Ok thanks I will take it back in the morning they will see for themselves straightaway something is up

 

and i bet they say its nothing to do with them

 

Probably , he owns the same car as me seems okay but will find out for sure tomorrow

 

Chris where u take it ?is it someone that knows there way around a scoob

 

Normal garage first time in 12 years of owning a jap car I haven't taken it to a specialist to be honest I thought oil change check discs and pads why take it to a specialist but lesson learnt

 

Why didnt you bring it straight back if you had only gone a mile do you mind asking?

 

I had to wait 35 mins just for the bill to be done right on closing time but your right I should if gone straight back then there is no doubt it was them

 

And for that very reason I choose not to let a garage near my car

Maybe give them a call first thing in the morning and give them the chance to sort it.

 

Dropped car off they mentioned coilpack

 

When u change oil in a Subaru you gotta take off crank sensor and turn it over till oil gets circulated and oil pressure up . Hear so many people complaining they got a ****ed engine after a oil change.

 

Oh hope that not the case api again next time

 

That's where I go (from Southend!).
TBF though, I do oil/filters myself.

 

I went there before and was well happy just don't have time at moment but it needed a service

 

If there was nothing wrong with it before it went in, don't let them charge you for anything. It's something they've done, the co-incidence of something failing right at that time is far too remote!

JohnD

 

If it's a local garage, did you tell them to pre-chrge the oil filter?
If not, this is worse than not disconnecting the crank sensor!!!

 

Yea iggy s right you also need to fill the filter before fitted

 

The filter is filled prior to changing on nearly every car.
The crank sensor disconnect is rubbish!
Ask any of the engine builders on here

 

No charge at all and next time fb tuning or api again

 

What was it?

 

We advise disconnection of the crank or cam angle sensor when spinning up after an oil filter change. The engine will not resist repeated start up without a primed system. It takes a while to cause harm, but it does do harm.

Your choice - I only advise.

All other proper Subaru specialists will tell you the same..............

David APi

 

In that case David I wish you would all agree.
I've a couple of threads here on the same subject , and 2 say its not worth doing?
Was only quoting what I've been told on this very site

 

I'm talking about us, 'Clinic, RCM, E T.

 

i alaways do what davids says, i have an oil pressure gauge and on an old impreza i changed the oild and started the engine straight away and it took a couple of seconds for the pressure to build up.