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Old 02 April 2009, 07:10 PM
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hi all.just brought a52plate wrx.after 2 days and 200 miles ive got management light.had comp plugged in tellin me p00546 bank1 sensor 1.had fault cleared twice now.will only comes back on on a good run with a bit more turbo use.the car was only used for small town journies for the last 9 months.could the exhaust sensor be coated with waste.?
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if you are in the midlands I would suggest taking it to a specialist. here are a few in the midlands that I know of.

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Old 02 April 2009, 07:38 PM
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nice one james.im in derby.have you tried jw preformance on notts rd.thats where ive been told good.
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sounds like a dodgy lambda sensor mate imo .
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Sounds exactly like mine m8, is it idling funny after a run before settling below 1,000 revs. Mine was also holding back when accelerating hard. If so it is probably the Cam Sensor. £140 from Scoobaru and a 5 minute fit. Mine gave me something like bank 1 sensor on EOBD.
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nice one james.im in derby.have you tried jw preformance on notts rd.thats where ive been told good.
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no never heard of them mate sorry. im only in belper myself.
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deff lambda sensor.been told because decat up pipe changed sensors burnt out.the bloke that mapped car has suggested getting rid of sensor.[replace with resistor]any ideas?




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