Kenny

Thanks. The dealer you recommend's probably a bit far from me (I'm in East Lothian) but I've a tame garage owner freind. The car's got 19k miles "on the clock" (Could be anything I suppose) and I don't know the history or when it was last serviced (the oil's still very clean).

If I go over to SUL will / should I have to perform the fabled ECU reset?

Ta.

Help folks.

I've had my MY94 WRX on the road for a month and it's excellent. However, I've noticed a dropoff in performance, particularly acceleration wise. The car seems rougher when accelerating from about 4k5 up to the point of almost seeming to misfire slightly. Does this sound like a plug /fuel problem maybe? I started out using super UL but switched to supermarket UL due to availablity / cost.

I'm having the car serviced in a few weeks, so should I refrain from panicking until after that's done?

Also, can anyone say which service parts are different from uk models and point me to any sources?

Many thanks in advance

Norrie.

Norrie,

I also have a MY94 WRX and have found that it doesn't run nearly as well on normal UL as it does on SUL. Pick-up, smoothness and fuel consumption all suffer (although unfortunately the difference in MPG doesn't offset the extra cost SUL http://bbs.sidc.co.uk/frown.gif ). If you're going to run on NUL then I'd suggest avoiding supermarket fuel as this seems to be lower quality (in general) than normal forecourts.

Mine's due a service shortly too and I wouldn't be suprised if the plugs need changing. I notice that Subaru recommend a change every 15k miles and mine weren't changed at the last intermediate service (when I got the car).

Without seeing the car, it's not easy to diagnose, but from past experience (not with scoobies) the plugs are always worth a check.

I've been quoted £120 for the basic service (oil change etc) from Park Lane, Alton (£45 ph). Forgot to ask if they provide a courtesy car though. They specialise in imports and normally have most of the usual service parts in stock.

Cheers

Ken


[This message has been edited by Kenny (edited 24-06-99).]

Norrie,

Can't say on the reset as I haven't tried it. When I first got the car I used to swap between NUL (workdays) and SUL ("fun" weekends) and the car seemed to respond accordingly. Now it seems to make less of a difference so maybe the averaging effect of the ECU is coming into play. I'll have a chat with Park Lane when i get it serviced.

Ken



[This message has been edited by Kenny (edited 24-06-99).]