hi all newbie here from swansea
just bought my first subaru classic turbo and the check engine light has just come on
any one local know how to read the codes ?
i know about connecting black wires and counting flashes
just dont like playing with electrics on cars .

cheers steve

 

Welcome along
Get some pics of the car up always nice to see a new car on the forum.

Don't be scared of plugging in the diagnostics for classic code reading,that's all that a garage would do to read the fault codes,and it will cost you.

 

cheers mate
will have a go now , dont mind spanners and engines ,just not to sure with electrics

 

You'll be ok
It's good to have the self diagnostics,easy and free to do.

Let us know how you get on.

 

code 22 knock sensor , hope its just a faulty sensor
going to reset ecu and see what happens

 

It's worth taking off the sensor and inspecting for cracks.(Doesn't mean it's not faulty tho if you can't see cracks)
If it looks ok try cleaning both mating surfaces.

Personally for the sake of £60 I would fit a new one.
Remember to buy genuine when it comes to sensors,and use the correct torque settings.

 

best place to order one from

 

I always find import car parts very good for genuine parts.
Alyn at AS Performance may also stock them? You would have to ring him as his website is useless lol. But he is old school and always good to have a chat with

 

thanks for the help
being a uk turbo 1998 would it be a EJ20?
just looked on website
sorry for all the questions
steve

 

Yes EJ20
No worries,questions are what the forum is for mate.

 

parts coming tomorrow
what a swine to get at ,
also changing plugs same time and there a nightmare to get to as well

 

Hiya butty,

Welcome and hope you enjoy the car, keep it real and sensible and try not to be a sheep.

The easiest way to get at the plugs is to remove the battery and the air box, not a difficult job. It will free up a load of space and will make life easier. Get a good deep plug socket that as the rubber retaining insert inside, don't over tighten or cross thread - nightmare! Make sure you refit the leads properly, do the plugs one at a time - if not mark them with a pen of label first

Don't go nuts over the plugs either, you won't need the higher temperature plugs until you get to higher levels of tune.