no it has been that for as long as i have had a private plate (10 years) £80 to remove the plate and £25 for the years retention, to put the plate on another car whilst on retention there is no charge, except of course maybe your insurance.

 

Ar that sounds about right.

 

Well I just finished and was excited to see my boost go up to over 0.5bar.
When I got to 0.6bar and changed gear I had like a slight whistle, kind of like when you blow a raspberry on a baloon
Now when I fully opened it up it was all okay....then it suddenly lost all boost and sounds like its leaking air. I checked all pipes and hoses etc around the turbo and the ones I took off but they seem okay. I have a feeling the noise is coming around the intercooler area but I cant find it?

 

Haha, Im used to that now... At least once a day i get asked if my name is Bill. Or as an example... filling up at the petrol station and i notice a guy keep looking over to me. We make eye contact and he says "nice car Bill". I just go along with it now

 

maybe a split that opens under pressure, check really carefully

 

Check the intercooler pipework. Its a common failure on old classics. Best thing to do is actually remove the intercooler then you can check the pipe properly.

Hope this helps,

BILL

 

can i rev it up with out the intercooler on? if it is a split that opens with pressure i would need to to find it wouldn't i?

 

Why would you want to rev it with the intercooler off? If you want to eliminate the intercooler just remove it, examine and then refit. 20 mins max. Then you need to examine every boost hose very carefully and replace if neccesary.

 

Yeah, sounds like I/C pipe. It should be a solid black pipe with a flexi in it, but it could of been replaced with a silicon item, which if not very well secured will pop off. As Bill says, best off removing the I/C to get a good look. 3 bolts and a jubilee clip.
Do not run it with the I/C removed.

Does the BCS click as it should??

 

Looks like ive started something here haha

 

Hahaha cheers 'Bill'

I will pull the IC off in the morning and have a butchers. The BCS works perfectly. It also worth mentioning that it idles slightly eratic after the whoosh noise.
I hope it is just that pipe, will be nice and easy then

 

Definatly an air leak somewhere mate. Let us know how it goes.

 

My Mrs popped the I/C hose last week (heavy footed bint). They run like a bag of spanners due to the intake of un-metered and un-filtered air being sucked directly in to the engine, not healthy.

 

Just a thought, is the DV secured properly and fitted the right way round, with the arrow pointing toward the front ish of the car?

 

Hey all just letting you know I found the problem...it was the pipe under the IC, the seal had gone. I've fixed it now and cant believe the difference. I got 1.1bar at peak boost so I'm over the moon.
Your right too...it is now a different car!!
Cheers all

 

Well done fella!

1.1bar, now you've got it!

Edit: 1.1bar is above standard, it may be worth checking the ECU for a chip or ESL board.

 

What is standard boost set at?

 

It varies slightly depending on which ECU you have fitted, there are a few that are directly interchangeable. Which is why you should check which you have and what is inside it as none are 1.1bar standard.

All these will fit your MY:

U8, 2C - 1993/1994 WRX – TDO5-11.47PSI (0.8BAR) TO REDLINE -FUELCUT 14.5PSI (1BAR) - 240PS (237BHP)

W6 - 1993 WRX RA – TDO5- 11.47PSI (0.8BAR) -FUELCUT 14.5PSI (1BAR) - 240PS (237BHP)

W9 - 1994 WRX RA - 11.47PSI (0.8BAR) -FUELCUT 14.5PSI (1BAR) - 240PS (237BHP)

SA (STI CHIPPED) - VER1 STI (SEDAN AND WAGON)- 14.94PSI

SB (STI CHIPPED) - VER1 STI-RA - 13.64PSI

SC (STI CHIPPED) – SAME AS Z4 - VER2 STI WAGON - -12.7PSI (0.9BAR), DROPPING TO 11.7PSI (0.8BAR) @ 6600RPM
FUEL CUT 15.65PSI (1.08BAR)-260PS (256BHP) - 7250RPM

Z4 - 1995/1996 WRX – SAME AS SC- 12.7PSI (0.9BAR), DROPPING TO 11.7PSI (0.8BAR) @ 6600RPM
- FUEL CUT 15.65PSI (1.08BAR) - 260PS (256 BHP) – 7250RPM

Z5 - 1995/1996 WRX-RA - SAME AS Z4- 12.7PSI- (0.9BAR)-260PS- (256 BHP)- 7500 RPM

6K - VER2 STI SEDAN – SAME AS PRODRIVE-TDO5- 13.33PSI (0.92BAR) BUT PEAKS TO 13.6PSI (0.94BAR) @ 5600RPM, THEN DROPS TO 12.71PSI (0.87BAR) @ 6600RPM- FUEL CUT 15.65PSI (1.07BAR)-7500RPM-380CC

7K - VER2 STI-RA - 13.17PSI(0.9BAR) BUT PEAKS TO 13.64PSI (0.94BAR) @ 5800RPM- FUEL CUT 15.96PSI (1.1BAR)-


V7, 7D, 6D - 1993 TO 1996 UK/EURO - 11.4PSI (0.8BAR), DROPPING TO 9.4PSI (0.65BAR) @ 6600RPM – BOOST CUT 14.87PSI (1BAR)-

 

So all those ecu's Will just plug in and play on my car?

 

Oh yesh! MY92 to MY96 with the yellow 4 plug socket.

But as i said, yours has something 'extra' as it is hitting 1.1bar. As you can see the highest OE boost cut is 1.1bar. You need to ID it, and then if necessary have the fueling and other variables checked to ensure that there is no knock/det occurring.

 

which pipe was it then under the IC? did you replace the pipe or repair.

 

Just out of interest does anyone know the standard boost pressure of the 08 sti hatch?
Cheers Eddie