sorry to hear about that mate

By "safe" they probably meant "safe for the diff". But as Mike said, they Type is a very differnt animal to a normal STi.

The rear diff is also very aggressive and it sounds as though it locked when you hit the gas mid corner causing loss of rear traction & then grip.

In slippy conditions I always wind the diff forward a notch of two.

I wish you all the best in getting it sorted.

Best regards

Simon

 

I have a quick but important question - anyone with a Type R should be able to help. I picked up my new (to me) STI Type R ver 3 from the garage on Saturday and had a large crash on Sunday. I was told by the garage that the `safe' position to have the centre diff control was in the `back' position - the bottom light on the dashboard display. Was this correct?

I suspect they told me right and I just made a mistake at the wrong moment - lightly pressing the throttle before I finished a turn and ending up straddling a ditch looking at my new buckled aluminium bonnet. If they told me wrong, however, and I had the setting at 80% power through the rear wheels I'll be even less happy with life. Help!

 

Full rear is the normal working position for the diff lock.

It doesn't alter the amount of drive to the rear, it alters the amount of slippage front to rear between the front axle and the rear axle.

It is unlike a 4 door (non-centre diff) Impreza in the way it drives and is more like a RWD car.

Hope it's fixed soon. Drop me a mail if you need any specialist parts for it (including new bonnett).

Mike.

 

Cheers Mike - it's gonna need a lot more than a new bonnet - like an entire front end! I'm waiting for the insurance company to say whether it's a write off or not. I'll keep you all informed ...