New problems

[reaperblitz]

Crap man that\'s not good. Least it\'s finally picked up on the fault. Hope they can rectify it.

All the best

[Pappu1]

get it scanned

what CEL?

[boon]

How many people have monkeyed with this car now? It sounds like it\'s the collaborative shot-in-the-dark work of about 15 different people and at least 1 internet forum.

Find 1 reputable mechanic and keep taking it to him until he fixes it.

[D3ft0n3s]

 boon said:

How many people have monkeyed with this car now? It sounds like it\'s the collaborative shot-in-the-dark work of about 15 different people and at least 1 internet forum.

Find 1 reputable mechanic and keep taking it to him until he fixes it.

wow thanks very helpful.

car is getting scanned tomorrow so I\'ll update

[boon]

 D3ft0n3s']

[quote name='boon said:

How many people have monkeyed with this car now? It sounds like it\'s the collaborative shot-in-the-dark work of about 15 different people and at least 1 internet forum.

Find 1 reputable mechanic and keep taking it to him until he fixes it.

/quote]

wow thanks very helpful.

car is getting scanned tomorrow so I\'ll update

Seriously though. It\'s been to what, like 7 different garages? And apparently had a dyno run and what sounds like a re-tune, all while it apparently was running kinda wrong... I mean nothing wrong with going somewhere else when the guys have no idea but it sounds like you\'re fighting a bit of an uphill battle with it.

[D3ft0n3s]

 boon']

[quote name='boon said:

How many people have monkeyed with this car now? It sounds like it\'s the collaborative shot-in-the-dark work of about 15 different people and at least 1 internet forum.

Find 1 reputable mechanic and keep taking it to him until he fixes it.

/quote]

wow thanks very helpful.

car is getting scanned tomorrow so I\'ll update

Seriously though. It\'s been to what, like 7 different garages? And apparently had a dyno run and what sounds like a re-tune, all while it apparently was running kinda wrong... I mean nothing wrong with going somewhere else when the guys have no idea but it sounds like you\'re fighting a bit of an uphill battle with it.

its been to some dork in ashburton that apparently builds racecars, wouldnt take it back to him, he wouldnt know shit apparently.

Its been to armstrongs, there were equally as useless, $380 to find nothing wrong *bullshit, there\'s something wrong*

Its been to rapid performance in timaru, they replaced maf and re-tuned, and it went fine, for a bit. now has a CEL, perhaps just finally coming through from whatever sensor has failed, its going back to them tomorrow.

The clutch was done by the guy in ashvegas, always felt strange, but didnt slip.

So not quite 7 and it is going back to the garage that does know.

[D3ft0n3s]

mmmmmmmmmmmk so

Scanned for codes, no codes present, light still on, cleared codes, light STILL on.

They started a couple times, light went off. Went for a drive, light stayed off, Driving home, light comes on.. F**K!

Looked at function of O2 sensor, it was flat, no matter what we did with throttle, conclusion, o2 sensor is tripping the ECU.

Really pisses me off, cause i dont want to spend $600 on a new one, and it was replaced with one literally 1 day before i got the car, but it was from the states on ebay, $600ish in NZ, $180 from the US, doesnt that sound chinese?

Anyway, when it goes back in on next thursday for the clutch adjustment there going to check the o2 sensor thoroughly, and if it needs replaced, hopefully get a Bosch equivalent or something for cheaper than the oem.

Anyone know about cheaper ones than the oem that are reliable?

[Guest]

If it was originally an air/fuel not 02 sensor it will do nothing cept fuck with shit. As per pm number would confirm but have you still got the original? Denso or bosch are good. Big price dif betwixt wideband/narrow.

[D3ft0n3s]

 hate-evoz said:

I reakon sell the car. Get a fresh STI with orginal engine as when people start touching and bothering stuff up the car will never be the same...

Mate if only if only~! but no one\'s gonna buy it with a CEL.

[Stoffa]

cant you remove it and use a resistor so the ecu thinks everythings normal?

[reaperblitz]

Lol dodgy! No we don\'t need anymore dodgy Subarus out there. It gives us guys a bad name and also screws with some good guys out there that spend their hard earned money.

I\'d love a new original car but who\'s to say you\'re not inheriting someone else\'s problems

Good they will sort the clutch out. Sucks about the o2 sensor but least its isolated to two things

[Stoffa]

not that dodgy, just giving him another option if he cant afford it. isnt a factory o2 just for lean cruise anyway? narrowbands aren\'t very accurate anyway

[D3ft0n3s]

yeah I won\'t be selling. can\'t do it to anyone else.

light comes on while cruising so I guess it all makes sense

[boon]

Strongs (subaruspeed.co.nz) have new O2 sensors I think for like $190?

[Guest]

If its the front one its not 02...that could be the problem...There are 02 sensors which are narrowband and air/fuel which are wideband. Big price difference but you actually need the right one to do the job or you may as well not have one at all.

[Pappu1]

 evowrx said:

If its the front one its not 02...that could be the problem...There are 02 sensors which are narrowband and air/fuel which are wideband. Big price difference but you actually need the right one to do the job or you may as well not have one at all.

yep as above

there is a front one and a rear one

both are different

which sensor code did it come with?

im gona guess rear lol (its cheaper anyway so hoping its that)

find out what exact code it is bro

if u were in ALK i could have given a hand

but anyway have seen a few cars with o2 sensor issues and different fixes depending on what the issue if

anyway yea start off with what exact code and if is it onoly 1 code or more?

what do the fuel trims look like and any long term knock?

[D3ft0n3s]

ok problem is ecu didn\'t have a code just cel light on. but looked at voltage of front o2 the one off the headers (it\'s the replaced one) and it\'s flat no change no matter what. it\'s the one that is behind the right hand wheel arch.

[reaperblitz]

I thought that was the rear one......and from memory, evening testing that sensor or volts/ continuity could fry them if done incorrectly

[D3ft0n3s]

checked for operations via scanner with diagnostic scroll read out. what is the front one then someone got a manual?

[Stoffa]

Ken-gilbert.com theres loafs of manuals there

[D3ft0n3s]

I would think rapid checked the right one.but why cel but no code? ??

[D3ft0n3s]

also to be very specific the cel comes on at the exact same point in my drive home from work and then stays on. went away when scanned by rapid but they couldn\'t pull a code. but I read that it could be because they were selecting a model to scan and they should try the generic obd2 scan. when it comes on I\'m cruising and haven\'t flogged it at all. if I thrash it I haven\'t had a cel. so this also leads me to o2 purely cause I\'m cruising. agreed?

[reaperblitz]

Front o2 is on the block

[D3ft0n3s]

ok must be rear

[D3ft0n3s]

but why cel but no code?