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Hi all just joined up. Basically I'm in the process of selling my own car and want to buy a impreza type ra next but have been chating to a few lads and they tell me to stay clear of them as there engines are prone to blowing up, how true is this? and is there any way to prevent this from happening like a remap or something? Any other known problems with these? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
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The Type-RA engine is no more or less prone than the WRX engine: its the same, after all. The STI and STI Type-RA is/are a little different, but its fate is usually sealed by its owners, rather than being an intrinsically weak design.
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Different year cars suffered different problems, but it doesnt make them unreliable, as GC8 has stated, its the owners in most cases that seal the cars fate.
As long as these cars are run on the right fuel, have the correct servicing and are well pampered (warmed up and cooled down, not ragged from cold) they will quite happily do 150-200k miles.
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As long as these cars are run on the right fuel, have the correct servicing and are well pampered (warmed up and cooled down, not ragged from cold) they will quite happily do 150-200k miles.
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Bad mods, so dont do them, bad fuel, so dont use it. as above in my previous post, run them correctly and service them and presto, they run fine
For peace of mind, fit a knock link and some nice gauges to monitor the engine/oil/egt etc, not always necessary but it is just for peace of mind
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For peace of mind, fit a knock link and some nice gauges to monitor the engine/oil/egt etc, not always necessary but it is just for peace of mind
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IMHO, few can be re-mapped, but there are "chips" out there to alter fueling and ignition, (boost ?). PowerFC is often added to allow mapping.
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Check the DCCD works, no knocking on cv joints etc, just mainly the usual stuff when looking at a car, gearbox should be good though and check the clutch isnt riding high, they are about 800 quid to replace!
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Travelling to Bedford a week on Monday to "hopefully" pick up and drive home back to Manchester with my 1st STI. I've been reading through your posts above and there are a few questions I have.....
1) How do you check the DCCD is working - what do you look for?
2) What is a knock link?
3) What else should I look for when buying?
Thanks in advance lads
Andy
1) How do you check the DCCD is working - what do you look for?
2) What is a knock link?
3) What else should I look for when buying?
Thanks in advance lads
Andy
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Travelling to Bedford a week on Monday to "hopefully" pick up and drive home back to Manchester with my 1st STI. I've been reading through your posts above and there are a few questions I have.....
1) How do you check the DCCD is working - what do you look for?
2) What is a knock link?
3) What else should I look for when buying?
Thanks in advance lads
Andy
1) How do you check the DCCD is working - what do you look for?
2) What is a knock link?
3) What else should I look for when buying?
Thanks in advance lads
Andy
the names on here that many use - and there are other good ones too are
Andy Forrest - Scotland
Bob Rawle - Berkshire M4 Corridor
JGM - Kent Maidstone
Knocklink - gismo that detects det
DCCD - https://www.scoobynet.com/technical-...anslation.html
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Hi all just joined up. Basically I'm in the process of selling my own car and want to buy a impreza type ra next but have been chating to a few lads and they tell me to stay clear of them as there engines are prone to blowing up, how true is this? and is there any way to prevent this from happening like a remap or something? Any other known problems with these? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
A good rolling road session will check fuelling, thus reducing the chances of det!! Also will check boost etc.
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The block may be stronger, that doesnt mean the engine internals are! the chances of an early cdb engine blowing are higher than that of a later engine as earlier engines were more prone to oil pump failures
Tony
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