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Old 24 February 2007 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
The 04 v-ltds are not spec c's, they are standard STi's with the roof vent

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About 55% of the way down this list is a JDM STi V-Ltd, nice pics of it, got a good look at 2 of these when they came into the country biggest givaway is that pic of a spoiler, there is no engine oil cooler and it has a rear wash wipe which no spec c (even special editions) come with and there aint no ariel on the drivers side pillar
Still, its a rare car, only 3-4 in the country

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Thats the one. Identical to that.

I am no the owner of an STI V-Limited thanks to Immy at PCM. I will be doing a write up of the service from PCM in the near future (which is exellent by the way). Just got to wait 6-8 weeks now for the car.

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Old 24 February 2007 | 12:44 PM
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Well done Phil! The service from PCM will be excellent, the wait however seems to take a lifetime No reflection on PCM it's just that Japan is a long way from the UK

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Old 24 February 2007 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Terminator X
Well done Phil! The service from PCM will be excellent, the wait however seems to take a lifetime No reflection on PCM it's just that Japan is a long way from the UK

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Cheers TX. I'm chomping at the bit now. So looking forward to getting the car. I've sold my classic UK turbo and have gone down to running around in a 1.1 Fiesta. Have to be careful at the juctions now .
Can't fault Immy at PCM, top bloke we haven't even met yet, done all the deal through email and phone calls. Going to have a trip down one weekend.

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Old 24 February 2007 | 07:19 PM
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Smoking again today when i pulled over it seemed to be coming from the radiator and when i checked the coolent it was down a bit and bubbling any ideas
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Old 24 February 2007 | 07:32 PM
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The radiator side tanks and the header tank (plastic) are prone to splitting. I had this on mine also. It was a hair line split that only let water out when the car was fully up to temperature, as the pressure inside the coolant system would be high at this point.
Old 24 February 2007 | 07:34 PM
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You need to give it a very good inspection. Top the water up and run it till it starts steaming/ smoking then get a torch out and see where the leak is coming from. Check under the car to see if there is water dripping.

It could be the radiator, a hose, the header tank and also on the back of the engine block there is a metal water pipe which can also leak.
Old 25 February 2007 | 03:58 PM
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OK just took it for a run and it started to smoke. It had green fluid dripping and spray marks, it is coming from the left side. To inspect properly will i need to take the bumper off.
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