Whats the most common problems with the ver 3,and what heart break am I about to get myself into in buying one of these???

 

Forgot to say its got 59K on the clock and is 100% standard.

 

Piston slap is the most common issue with the MY97/98 cars.

Banny

 

Points on your licence.
Piston slap on the STi 3 is not a big problem, not as prevalent as on UK cars.
Take it easy until the oil is warmed up, off boost, gentle on the throttle and avoid going over 3 k rpm for the first five minutes from cold and remember the oil can take 10-15 mins to reach full working temp.
If you do have piston slap when cold, turn the radio up It should have gone away when warm.

 

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Except for the first sentence, Harvey is dead right in my opinion.
As stock they are a really nice fast sports saloon.
Tweeked a little they are better still.

Buy it.
Graham.
And if you mod them, so much fun:
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Does the Ver 3 4 door have DCCD?

 

if its an STi3 it won't have DCCD as standard

Only the STi3Type R & RA had DCCD fitted and no ABS

Cheers
Rob

 

I guess you have no radio in yours Graham.

 

Yes, the original Jap one!
Meant to be a road going class...but not anymore!
As stock, no dccd, but i have a Type R system in mine.

 

How easy was it to retro fit the dccd? ...im thinking about doing it as a summer project. Ive got the dash/ dccd controller/ loom, just waiting to source a box (cant decide on Type R or Type RA ratio's) ...& did you fit the Type R plated diff too?