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It doesn\'t run out of oil it was out then but hasn\'t done it again yet this latest oil change. It ticks at idle goes away over 1500rpm. Will get it tomorrow it\'s just parked up for now, PS you\'re right about 95 as 98 hard to come by here

Lol as soon as possible now. Was scared of what would find but yep will get it checked out very soon

Taken to d-tech you mean or have the check engine fault checked?

Lol yeah I might have to take it to d-tech. Lil bit of info though I have been driving still as its my only wheels at the moment... So I\'m not too car savvy, what\'s beb? And nope no smoke. Apart from the ticking the car runs sweet as still

In a small town in the eastern bay of plenty

Sorry. Yeah sti. I would but where I live the nearest one is about an hour and a half drive

hi i tried a search and couldnt find anything so am trying this. my ver 8 has been making a funny knocking or ticking noise in the engine once it has warmed up, no noise when it is cold after start up but once warm you can hear it. the check engine light is on and also the oil pressure drops to below 200kPa. i will take it to get the check engine code checked but am wondering if anyone on here has any ideas as well? i read to try giving it an oil and filter change and to put it back on 98oct gas, which i have since done but although this makes the noise less prominent it is still there sometimes and the light stays on. have also seen that it could be the oil pump so will look at that too. could it also be the seals or hydraulic lifters? i went to start it one day and it wouldnt start like it was getting no compression, got a mobile mechanic to have a look and he was saying the lifters can sometimes go funny and that makes the oil drop out the bottom, he checked the oil and saw it was empty(which was only like 2000kms after i had given it an oil change) so we put more in then he towed me to kickstart it which it did but since then have had the ticking/knocking noise coming from the engine. any ideas would be greatly appreciated cheers guys

cheers for that

Hi there am replacing the cambelt but as i have just recently returned from a Aussie holiday am a lil strapped for cash, would just replacing the cambelt be ok for now and then maybe look at doing the whole kit say in a years time? or should i suck it up and get all the kit now? it was changed at 20k but i have now done another 100 since then cheers

cheers

how much was your sensor? i think i might need one too, my sti is doing the same thing...doh!

does this apply to adjustables too? sorry bit of a newbie lol

cheers guys lol maybe i wont use it then

cheers might give it a whirl then

yep that's the stuff, i had heard that but was wondering if it was just an old wives tale lol, we have gulls here but while its got the cheapest fuel it only has 91 n that 98 blend

tried a search but the search function on here wasnt working properly so thought i will just try my luck does anyone use this gas? just wanted to know if i can use it in my ver8 or is it not good for it?

finally got my beast back on the road, got a family friend mechanic to do all the things suggested by you guys on here and pleased to say that it was one of the things you's said to look out for. the damn cat converter had a whole heap of filings in there that must've come from the old turbo, he cleared all that out of there and the thing is going great guns now, totally stoked about that. cheers for all your guys help on getting my car back on the road, really appreciate it.

Cheers guys will do that then. N then do you think it will be ok to change turbos?

just had a mate come back from oz whos a bit of a subie whizkid and he took off the turbo for me to have a look, turns out the bearings and seals are all munted there was oil in it...hard to say whether it was cause the turbo i bought was a dud or the garage didnt put it back on without seeing what killed the last one so im in a bit of a quandry now, dont wanna go my local if it was the turbo but the dude who sold it to me swears it was in good nick before it was put on my car...grrrr...spare vf22 out there anyone?

will do that today and upload it as soon as i get home

thanks heaps funky will get the new mechanic to check those out asap

cheers for all the info guys, will tell the next mechanic to check out all these things...think my usual garage was a bit lax with it and could of ended up stuffing my replacement turbo too. would it be too late for it? making that funny noise (rattling or grinding) on start up

@Stoffa nah just that it looked like something was sucked thru into the old turbo, im going to take it to another mechanic and will get him to check what you said, if the new one is stuffed too i might go my local for another one as im positive it was just put on without any checks to see what caused the 1st one to crap out

Would my replacement turbo be ok tho?

the original turbo was making that strange whiplike noise like a wooosh sound on boost and then all of a sudden it just wasnt boosting at all, i rang a family friend to come look at it and he took it off and informed me the turbo was stuffed, looked like something had been sucked thru it and wrecking the wheels inside it. took it to the local garage and they told me it was stuffed and they could try to get it recon'ed but was then informed that it would cost too much, in the mean time i had come across a turbo for sale that was 2nd hand but in mint condition. took that to them and have had trouble with it ever since and havent been able to drive it at all now that i have it home again. the rattling i guess could be more like a metal on metal sound...doesnt sound good at all though. i took the car back the 1st time as the turbo wasnt making that rattling sound but was making like a whistling sound and wouldnt boost up past .2 bar and still would make that wooosh noise as the turbo would start to boost up hope that answers what you's asked?