Loss of power...Why? Please help!
 

Hi i have a 1995,M reg WRX import running standard boost.

The other day i was pulling out of a junction slowly when a van came round the corner quickly,so i floored it to get clear. As i hit the limiter i heard a 'pop' sound! :cry:

Since then,the car seems alot slower.Everything seems perfect, temp,boost,etc.. There's no smoke,judders,rattles,noises etc,etc...

The car runs perfect but just seems alot slower than it was.

Iv taken it to my mate who is a mechanic & has also had 3 Impreza's himself. He agreed that it was definitly underpowered but couldnt find anything un-toward.
The only thing we noticed is that the gearbox oil was VERY low!so its now parked up untill i can get oil tomorrow.

Has this happened to anybody else?
Or does anybody have any idea what this might be.

Any help on this would be greatfully appreciated.

Cheers,
Mike :) .

Probably gone into limp mode. Have you tried reseting the ECU and reading the codes?

If it has gone into limp mode you will need to find out why (usually reading the codes will tell you why) and repair it.

D.

Edit...

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...-question.html

Have you been playing around with the boost? :Suspiciou

Hi mate,thanks for the reply. Will give that a try.
Na not touched the boost,was gunna do it this weekend but then this happened :(.

Cheers,
Mike.

It could be other things too, but this is where you should start looking..

Ok,thanks. Just hope its something simple/cheap,lol.
Thanks again.

No worries. Post back and tell us what you find.

Sounds like you might have popped a pipe off?

I thought about that too but he says a mechanic has looked at it already. Not to rule it out though. :thumb:

1st thing i checked,lol. Used to have an R5 GTT & i used to blow hoses all the time on that,lol.
Its wierd,its driving fine tonight! Very confused :confused: !!

Ah! Check the codes dude.

same thing has happened to mine but when i say loss of power i mean there is barely anything.. wont go above 1500rpm.. does not sound healthy at all... i think turbo might have gone.. heeeelllpppp :(

it was spluttering like a bas**rd too...

split intercooler hose can drop power off to vertually nothing.