Am I Kidding Myself??

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:45 am

It certainly does but it will also do that if the ecu detects knock and pulls your timing back.

Where does your boost gauge tap in? Is it right at the plenum?

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:45 am

Yeah Dave, it does sound like the Cat is blocked. I'm awaiting a delivery from DHL today but after that I can come up. What time will you be home from work?

Brett has a good point about the timing as well. I'll bring up my OBDII tester and check your ECU system.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:18 pm

Paul you would be my best friend if you helped me diagnose this.

The car has more problems now to do with the axle but thats another story all together. Tomorrow after work i will be swapping the hubs from left to right... don't ask me why.

Im usually home by about 5:30 but my work doesn't exactly finish on time some days. Best would be to send me a SMS if your planing on coming up and i can let u know.

Im starting to lean more towards a timing problem too now. Driving it again tonight i nearly died pulling out infront of traffic when i put my foot down and the thing did not go. It doesn't seam to surge... just takes off slow like a 1981 Datson 200B Auto... actually maybe slower than that. Goes much better at half throttle.

Umm... boost guage is "T" peiced into some hose coming out of the manifold towards the front of the car.

Dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:24 pm

Refer to PM.

Dave

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:09 am

SuBaRiNo wrote:Paul i could possbly come to u on Saturday if that would be better... depends how this hub thing goes.

Dave

Sorry Dave, I had to wait for a delivery today from DHL with didn't end up showing up anyway

then I was coming up your way

As for this weekend, I'm heading south for Yallingup on Saturday morning (about 5am) but tomorrow evening is fine if you wanna come down? say after 6pm? what do you think?

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:19 am

Tomorrow i can't actually drive the car because of this hub problem... i need to swap hubs tomorrow night so i can get parts Saturday morning before subaru closes.

Sorry
Dave

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:55 am

I asked about the boost thing because if it is close to the turbo it can show 10psi but be losing it/leaking before it gets to the pistons. Where you have it will give an accurate reading.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:58 am

oh ok thanks.

Could it be injectors? The Subi book says the MAF sensor is the most likely problem.

Although its not spitting any codes i have not run it in diagnostic mode to see if anything comes up. I should have time to do that on Saturday. I hope it spits a code.

If Paul can't help me do u think this is something Subaru will be able to diagnose with a computer???

Dave

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:17 am

Dave.. I'm sure Subaru would be able to find and sort out the issue but it will cost you. We can check over a bunch of stuff first. I can come up next week with some testing gear and go from there

Sorry that I can't come up this weekend

riksta · Post by **riksta** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:43 pm

I have just read about your overheating prob's, I had the same thing in my Lib, first time it happend was when I towing the camper, on geting home I flushed out and replaced the coolent and was fine after that, then about a mounth later going out west to the inlaw's we have to over a range and it got hot again and that was without the camper, so i got a new radiator and have not had a problem since.

But have been wondering ever since taking out the old one that mybe it was ok, I found a lot of sand and leaves between the condencer and the radiator and I mean a lot of sand it took me a good 30 min to hose it all out.

I dont know if this is your problem but it mite be somthing to look at and wont cost you anything but time.

Dont give up on the Suby just yet my Lib has the 2.5 non turbo engine with an auto, when loaded up it must be about a ton and thats with the wife and three kids.

Rik.

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:22 am

maybe look into cleaning the MAF with some contact cleaner! could help the issue. could be a dud lead or mabye spark plug maybe!!??

when you pull out intp traffic is it breaking down like you have wet leads? could even be the coil pack/ignitor...

bryan

p.s rikstas car is the perfect example of why yours should be up to the task coz trst me ive seen how much stuff they load up and it doesnt even bother it!!

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:43 am

Captain Obvious wrote:maybe look into cleaning the MAF with some contact cleaner!

Make sure you get the contact cleaner that doesnt have silicon lubricant in it.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:07 pm

So self evaporating contact cleaner?? Stuff that says on the pack that it leaves no residue. I think i have some here. I will try that and see what happens.

Tried to pull codes last night but got nothing. It doesn't faulter like i wet lead does or miss fires... it just doensn't go when heavy loaded. Even with no load it seams not right off the line. Sometimes i feel i can feel a slight surge when i have my foot down.

Fuel filter has been replaced. Could it be injectors or should i still be playing with sensors... i got Paul coming next week hopfully with a computer gadget.

Dave

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:58 pm

Yeah Dave.. all packed and ready to come next week. Lets hope we can find something a miss

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:53 pm

I have done some ground work... basically ruling out things.

I have found a vacume hose not conected. I have yet to find where it is meant to go to but the other end goes to a funny black unit bolted to the manifold. It is located on the passanger side. It seams to have one hose coming out of it but it may be tapped into the manifold too. The hose did lead under the manifold but i can't find where its meant to go.

There are 2 wires coming out of it... I unplugged it and started the car... It now has the engine light on even though i have plugged it back in. I can't find the Read Code Connector to check the codes only the Test Mode Connector.

No idea what this thing is but it must be important... it could be the problem.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:22 pm

Definitely not a Polariser then, it hooks up to something! Pic?

Disconnect battery for 30mins or so and see if that clears light

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:38 pm

Here is a link to it... sorry for the bad quality.... i had to take it with the camera pressed up against the fire wall (facing forward) and holding hoses out of the way.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/22 ... good-times

You can just see where the clamp is and hose coming out of the top... this currently goes no where... It did disapear under the manifold where i spoted it... it has no vacume or pressure to it. The un-conected end shows no evidence of ever having a clamp on it.

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:16 am

Yours doesn't have variable cam timing does it? I thought it was after 01 that it came in. Hard to tell from the pic but it looks like some thing to do with variable cam timing. The pic isn't working for me now but I had a quick look late last night. I wouldn't mind having another look at the pic.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:22 am

To me it looks like the purge solenoid valve but hard to say for sure

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:59 am

I did think purge control but thought it was on the drivers side.