New member saying hi
 

Today i finally become the proud owner of a very nice Impreza 2000 turbo wagon.
Something i have wanted to do for a long time but never got around to it.

My name is John and i live in Doncaster South Yorks. I am a mechanic and specialise in Rover 75's and Mg Zt's mostly but will turn my hand to anything.

i finally got my car today after a 4 hours trip on a bus and a train to Lancashire but was well worth the trip. The car i have bought is a Mint 1998 subaru impreza 2000 turbo wagon. She has 118000 miles on her, a full impressive service history, good tax and test all for £1200 which i though was a good buy.

Couple of little niggles but i am sure i will pick someones brains on here

John :)

Hello and welcome. Stick some pics up ASAP :D

welcome, pics?

welcome :D

Only got a couple of pictures at the moment but here she is :D

http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/x...FsEpg60_12.jpg

http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/x...PByT560_14.jpg

nice colour :thumb:

Looks tidy enough, welcome along:thumb:

welcome mate so whats the niggles with it?...

Thanks Guys :)

Hi Mate

Picked up the car earlier and was running spot on, ticking over as it should. Drove about an hour and came to a round about and i noticed it was struggling to tick over, was fluctuating between 350 and 700 rpms, then the check engine light came on as i was driving again. Just thought it was a bit strange.

Was thinking maybe idle control valve but i am not an expert on these cars at all. Also brakes seem very spongy, might just have a go at bleeding them first.

first mod to do though is it definatly needs a dump valve, sounds awesome though :D

if the check engine lights on its a sensor picked somethin up..would need to connect the 2 black connectors under steerin wheel and itll give u a reading as to what sensors actin up..it flashes the ce light to give a number of the sensor

Hi john and welcome matey, im from your area and we have local meets if you intrested in things like that,. check out this
http://www.ypco.co.uk/index.php
and this
http://www.doncastermodified.com/v3/
for local meets,.
steve

It came on for about 10 seconds and then went off and "touch wood" not come back on

hi Steve

I am a big part of the Rover 75 and Mg zt forum and organise similar meets so yes i would love to pop along and say hi

john

Nice mate deffeintly loving the gold alloys!
treat urself to a Hks bov sqv 3 mate :)
drive safe and enjoy the flat four burble :)

we have been having meets at the custom car center in doncaster (audio place) they have models walking round half clad ect, its a good day out,. it will be advertised on doncaster modified very soon:thumb:

Wont be letting the wife come along to these meets then :D. would be nice if someone local could have a scan over my car and just make sure if everything is as it should be

where are you in doncaster,

Armthorpe mate. what about you?

im on the outskirts mate just past conisbrough,. im sure im working that way out one day next week, ill check and let you know and then ill check it over for you,.

That would be much appreciated mate. I will pm you my mobile number

thanks John :)

interesting colour (for the year!) - that looks like sonic blue - only available in this country on the P1 and 22B !!!

Fluctuating idle sounds like maf to me. Take it off and give it a clean (be gentle though) please don't bother with a dta bov keep the recirc one as they work better with them.

i picked this one because of the colour and the good service history with the car, looks nice with the alloys i think

i will give the Maf a clean and see what happens, thanks for the tip!!

i am not clued up on the blow up/dump valves apart from i know i want one. Are they easy to fit?

thanks john

Looks nice mate, but as for the dump valve, IMO, no, don't do it.