SubaruOrbmw?

I recitently bought a 1999 subaru wrx sti and after washing it with the bonnet DOWN, the car after about 15mins driving starts spluttering and jumping and won't rev past 5,000rpm and the turbo only boosts to 1bar not 1.4bar and i think i've hit something important with the hose!!!, i've booked it into subaru for tomorrow morning but don't want a HUGE bill and was wondering if any one knows if i've hit a senser or something and if so what one? Just so i can give them abit of info while dropping it off and they can get it sorted before checking 100 things and giving me a bill for 10 hours when its a 1 hour job... Any info would be great, cheers Owen!...

paulcass

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is the check engine light on? do u have enough fuel in there?
could be a intercooler hose come lose worth a check

Anger

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What airfilter is on it

Rob Day

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Limp mode?

SubaruOrbmw?

thanks for a quick reply! nope no lights are on, half a tank of fuel and i'll check the hose in the morning but i did check them all yesterday and none were split or detatched, any other ideas anyone?

r1c

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Gotta be worth pulling the fault codes mate, you could probley sort it yourself rather than taking it to a dealer. Water in a plug is most likely, coil or MAF is my guess!

SubaruOrbmw?

have not got a clue what air filter it is all i know is its in a sealed plastic case and there is no way water can get in as i did check the filter and bottom of case and its all dry, doesn't anyone think it could be a MAF or speed sensor?

the hamster

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I'd go with MAF, my 2000 ran like a pig after I cleaned the maf and got moisture in there.

SubaruOrbmw?

okay this may be abit silly but i've not got a clue what MAF is or what it stands for lol... but i've been told by a few people its MAF, so i'm guessing the subaru dealer would only want a hour to sort the problem out as it just needs a dry/clean off? I want to make him think i'm not a dumb 18 year old who'll pay 100s to get it fixed...

the hamster

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MAF is the air flow meter, on your car its located on the left hand side of the engine bay in a tube next to the air box where the air filter goes in. Chances are, if it is that then they'll want £250ish, because you've made the fatal mistake of taking a 12 year old car to a main dealer and they want to pull your pants down.

r1c

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http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...eadingECUCodes


Open this scroll down the page abit it tells you how to read the fault codes. It takes 2 mins. Then come back and tell us what you find.

TonyBurns

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Have the plates under the vents been removed?

Tony

colebags

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if i wash mine with the pressure washer it does this as well but after a quick drive its fine again water goes through the bonnet scoop and must sit somewhere

justin_watson

Have you left the car on idle for a fair bit? The engine temp alone can dry out any pools of water

pslewis

I'm sure that a 1999 car has the cheaper 'MAF Module' option - which is much cheaper than £250, as you don't need to buy any tubing.

But, I would have allowed it to idle for a good 30 minutes to dry itself out before resorting to a dealer.

the hamster

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The MAF on an MY99/00 is the green stripe maf. You dont have to buy the tubing, just the maf unit, BUT, if you're going to take it to a dealer to get them to replace it then you've got parts+labour.

I know its a 10 minute job, but dealers dont work like that.

-shane-

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Dude do some checking things 1st before Subura pull your pants down would never go to a dealer

SubaruOrbmw?

well its got nothing to do with me washing the car aparently, was just strange it started playing up but subaru have it atm and they said its a COIL but you can't buy one as all four of mine are together in this car or something like that lol I managed to get them down to 388 pounds with my bosses help thats including vat and labour...

Rob Day

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Raped!

the hamster

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you mean the sort of coil thats sold for £40 on here, the one that has 4xM6 bolts holding it on that takes all of 5 minutes to change?

You've been unbelievably raped i'd say!

53

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Holy ****, raped and then some !

FWIW when I wash the classics I put a sheet over the engine and then close the bonnet

cross

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**** Asault,read,nreadnreadnask, b4 ya do owt that daft again, they are expensive enough as it is.

-shane-

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O dear