Yeah that's it. Yeah I'm gonna ask around.

 

try a boost solenoid as well

 

Hello mate welcome to the club

 

Would a dud boost solenoid have these effects? Altho it wud make sense with the boost gauge goin mental wen boosting. Mmmmm ;-)

 

my guess is the MAF
not good that the garage didn't help you after they did work on it, wouldn't go there again
is it a Jap import (I know your name is WRX!), maybe someone here can say if the MAF is different or not
unplug it, start it and see if the tick over is different

 

Yeah I know, its doin my head in. It's a uk, I've unplugged it and it does Change majorly. I'm gonna book it into my local tuner asap and if its the maf ill be popping bk to the other garage coz I've paid for a new maf BUT deep down I don't think it was NEW?????

 

I wouldnt take it anywhere except to the garage that fitted it and ask them to 'try' another as you dont think its right

apparently if you unplug a good maf with engine running it will stall, if the maf is faulty the car will still run but lower revs, not sure on this myself but worth a go
so on that, if it stalls its not the maf

 

I've unplugged it whilst it was running and it stayed running, I phoned my local tuner they said some do and don't cut out. I've order original plugs which will be ere marra coz iridium plugs are know to cause scoobys probs, also theyve said about fuel pump trouble which wud also make sense?? Grrrrr

 

what year was it again m8?

 

99(v) UK

 

cant you do a cel check on that? which would give you any fault codes?

 

When you say local tuner do you mean the garage that fitted it?

and who has ordered the plugs, you or the garage?

 

Hey snake I've had it on a computer and therse no engine codes.
Hey leemac, na I've spoke to a proper tuning place - Richardbros.com and just by speaking to them there sayin about goin down the standard ngk pfr6b plug and to check fuel pressure. Or 66 quid an hour diagnostic checks??

 

A cel check is a in car ecu check by joining the connectors under the dash and counting the number of flash,s and counting the number of flash,s of the check engine light its free and you can do it yourself if its your maf it will/should show up on the check try and google a guide if you cant ill try and find you 1 tonight

 

snake - do you have an Impreza, if so which one?

 

I've done the cell check by plugin the two black wires in and the check light flashed as 23- two long flashes and three fast, which tells me its the maf????

 

ok if thats what 23 is then i presume when the maf was replaced the ecu was reset? if not it will need to be reset

 

p1 m8

 

WEELLLL, just changed the plugs and took it for about a mile test drive and its like a new one ;-) hopefully that's done it.

 

that is strange as plugs wouldnt cause boost issues you still need to reset yr ecu easyest way is to disconnect the battery for an hr then if you get any further issues the ecu will only have fresh codes

 

Snake - nice motor, one of my faves being a classic fan.

Adam - hope the car stays good, sounds like it needs a good service

 

thanks m8

 

Cracking lookin car snake ;-)
Leemac- yeah me too ;-) its drivin nice now pulling quite well. I need to do all oils now coz plugs leads and filters have been done. Also belts.
I've noticed the boost gauge is still goin mad when boosting but I'm hoping its a naf gauge.
Also thanks for all your comments and ideas they've been a great help ;-)

 

Good luck with it m8 and like you say it could be a crap gauge you could pick up some half descent 1s on ebay hks ect for not to much money think i paid £25 for a hks 1 have defis now though

 

Hi guys new to cornwall and have just got my scoob back on the road after a long lay off!!! currently running in a 2.1 enginetuner built stroker 1000 miles feels more like a million at the moment. can't wait to get her mapped up and ready for a good play.
anyway am interested in any meets as it would be cool to get to know people down here. Also flogging a load of parts at the moment, so would be more happy to do it locally.
ow here are a few pics,





Sam

 

Welcome Sam, Where abouts are you? Have a '51 Bugeye myself, and never know what parts might be interesting

Cheers
Lee

 

Am based just outside falmouth, how about yourself?
how active is the club down here? there doesn't seem to be any official website?

 

I'm in Camborne, I'm quite new to the scoob scene. Went to a JDM meet a few weeks back, wasn't great. Think I must be getting old lol Theres south west scoobies on facebook, but thats about all I know of.
Forgot to say, your car looks great mate!!!
Cheers
Lee

 

yeah saw south west scoobies, all there stuff seems to be in devon. really and truly with the amount of scoobs down here we should at least have our own club?!

 

True mate, theres plenty down here, easily enough to get something together!