Jared

I'm experiencing something similar in my ej208. I heard Grahame's wrx making a similar noise, but quieter last week at the meet, and someone said it was piston slap, since it goes away when it's warm. I was thinking that it was the tensioner not working properly when it's cold at lower revs-mine is most noticeable below 1750 rpm, and it sounds similar to what my toyota motor did when the tensioner and chain guides had gone. I figured mine couldn't be piston slap since I drove from wellington to Taupo and the noise was there when we pulled into Taupo, but left after we did some sight seeing at the huka falls. It's makes a slapping, thunking noise in mine, and I youtube'd "subaru timing chain noise" and it sounded quite like that. Maybe try the same and see if the same noise comes up? I'll also add that I've lifted the bonnet and it seems that it's coming from the passenger side too

I was fine after my fish of the day! Hot chocolate perhaps? Should of gotten the gelato!

Wasn't today, but yesterday, I washed it after work in the car park, as there was a tap readily available there, but not at home since I live in the city and I park on the street around the corner. Went home, got takeaway, the internet is disconnected at the flat I live in, and my girlfriend's away, so I drove back to the work car park and waxed the car too.