Knocking,screech and oil light flashed up
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Knocking,screech and oil light flashed up
Here goes, bring the bad news. Was just out in the scoob, 20 minute journey, give it a bit of beans off some lights, 1st 2nd,3rd then let off the throttle. As I went back to the throttle it started making a knocking sound and a screech then the oil light flashed up and then off. Was only half a mile from home, so slowly drove back, pulled up on the drive with it making the odd screeching sound then shut her off.Left it half an hour then checked oil and its well up on the full mark. Nothing leaking underneath cant smell anything and cant see anything.I'll try and get some more info in the morning. Only had the car 1month :-( . Any help would be appreciated sadly.
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It's an 03 blob WRX, it's running quite high power with mods and switchable maps so perhaps that's the problem, 340bhp is probly pushing it. Big shame aswell, was enjoying it, the misses is gonna kick off big time, gonna get a big "told you so" as she didn't want me to have it :-/ lol
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It's an 03 blob WRX, it's running quite high power with mods and switchable maps so perhaps that's the problem, 340bhp is probly pushing it. Big shame aswell, was enjoying it, the misses is gonna kick off big time, gonna get a big "told you so" as she didn't want me to have it :-/ lol
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Scoobyblues, get an opinion and a second opinion.
My 01 wrx has knock and I will be doing mine for around the 1k mark.
Sourced a very low mileage Closed deck block short engine for 600 and a local guy is doing it out of hours for me, I already have coolant, filters etc sat here so just a new gates timing belt and she will be good to go.
If someone told me I was looking at 2.5k min Id have sold up already.
My 01 wrx has knock and I will be doing mine for around the 1k mark.
Sourced a very low mileage Closed deck block short engine for 600 and a local guy is doing it out of hours for me, I already have coolant, filters etc sat here so just a new gates timing belt and she will be good to go.
If someone told me I was looking at 2.5k min Id have sold up already.
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Cheers for the comments guys. To say I'm feeling gutted is an understatement. I'll have to look at my options. Does anyone know any specialists in the Northampton area?
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How do I find out what engine type mine is? The car is an 03 WRX Blobeye. I know it's irrelevant but it's got the following mods:-
Andy Forester Remap
(dual switchable maps & ECUTek liecence)
TD05H 16G Turbo
STI Intercooler & Undertray
650cc Injectors
NGKPFR7B spark plugs
Warlbro fuel pump
K&N panel filter
Exeedy Organic clutch
Roger clark oil pump
Timing belt replaced
Magnex Headers
Magnex Decat Downpipe
Magnex Centre section
H&S Decat Upipe
Prodrive backbox
Full Geometry setup
STI Suspention
whiteline droplinks
whiteline rear anti roll bar
Front upper strut brace
Rear upper strut brace
B&M Short shifter
Racetec Boost guage
Racetec Oil pressure/temp guage
Samco intercooler hose kit
Eath grounding kit
Would I be better off looking for an STI bottom end if it bolts to my WRX top?
Andy Forester Remap
(dual switchable maps & ECUTek liecence)
TD05H 16G Turbo
STI Intercooler & Undertray
650cc Injectors
NGKPFR7B spark plugs
Warlbro fuel pump
K&N panel filter
Exeedy Organic clutch
Roger clark oil pump
Timing belt replaced
Magnex Headers
Magnex Decat Downpipe
Magnex Centre section
H&S Decat Upipe
Prodrive backbox
Full Geometry setup
STI Suspention
whiteline droplinks
whiteline rear anti roll bar
Front upper strut brace
Rear upper strut brace
B&M Short shifter
Racetec Boost guage
Racetec Oil pressure/temp guage
Samco intercooler hose kit
Eath grounding kit
Would I be better off looking for an STI bottom end if it bolts to my WRX top?
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you are going to drive yourself crazy all night reading this forum pal!
Just turn off the website, fire her up in the morning and see what happen's.
no point in saying full rebuild etc when you havent tried firing it back up yet.
believe me i have drove myself mad from this forum thinking my headgasket and everything has gone wrong!
This site can make you paranoid
Just turn off the website, fire her up in the morning and see what happen's.
no point in saying full rebuild etc when you havent tried firing it back up yet.
believe me i have drove myself mad from this forum thinking my headgasket and everything has gone wrong!
This site can make you paranoid
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the screeching could have been the bearings turning and blocking the oil ways, thats what happened to mine,
2200 to have rebuilt with uprated bearings, uprated oil pump, uprated headgaskets etc and a new clutch and timing belt whilst the motor was out and in bits, still got the knackered crank in my garage and a box of chewed up pieces lol
2200 to have rebuilt with uprated bearings, uprated oil pump, uprated headgaskets etc and a new clutch and timing belt whilst the motor was out and in bits, still got the knackered crank in my garage and a box of chewed up pieces lol
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you are going to drive yourself crazy all night reading this forum pal!
Just turn off the website, fire her up in the morning and see what happen's.
no point in saying full rebuild etc when you havent tried firing it back up yet.
believe me i have drove myself mad from this forum thinking my headgasket and everything has gone wrong!
This site can make you paranoid
Just turn off the website, fire her up in the morning and see what happen's.
no point in saying full rebuild etc when you havent tried firing it back up yet.
believe me i have drove myself mad from this forum thinking my headgasket and everything has gone wrong!
This site can make you paranoid
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Don't really want to start it up again to check Jazzy, sounds that bad I don't want to risk it. Sounds like its only coming from one side of the engine but I guess you can never tell 100% I still had drive after it happened.
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You can't diagnose over a forum
Screeching could be the heads running dry if you have no pressure
I hope it's not terminal for you , so get it looked at ASAP , / yea don't start it
You could drop the oil & look for sheening & fragmentation contamination etc
Screeching could be the heads running dry if you have no pressure
I hope it's not terminal for you , so get it looked at ASAP , / yea don't start it
You could drop the oil & look for sheening & fragmentation contamination etc
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You're right Jazzy. Got a few numbers of some specialists that are mobile so I don't have to move it til diagnosed properly. Oil was changed by previous owner a month or so before I bought it. Owner was a rally specialist himself, had the best set up I've ever seen a private seller have. Anyway I'll let you know what the outcome is very soon
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Everyone is a rally specialist when it comes to selling a car........
Is it possible that the screeching sound is one of the belts and that something is seized, a knackered tensioner sometimes makes a knocking sound that can be confused with bottom end failure.
Good luck with it anyway mate.
Is it possible that the screeching sound is one of the belts and that something is seized, a knackered tensioner sometimes makes a knocking sound that can be confused with bottom end failure.
Good luck with it anyway mate.