@lex Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hi everyone, new to forum and owner of a 2007 impreza hawkeye wrx wagon. I have owned a Mitsubishi FTO for the last 3 years and was a member of the owners club. With my wife due with our first child in 2 months it was time for an upgrade to something a bit bigger but still wanted power and came across this beauty. Bodywork and underneath is in great nick and a little bit of work has been done to the engine bay with a remap by a previous owner-I'm sure it wont be long until I will be working to increase performance and put some bling into the engine bay. Couple of problems though that would appreciate some advice. When accelerating in 2nd gear and up I notice that I cant out foot down all the way,sounds as if the forge dump valve I have fitted is opening as I can hear a release of air. When accelerating moderately it only operates when I change gear however under hard acceleration I can hear it in between a gear change. A mate at work reckons I need to change the spring inside? Thoughts on this? I'm new to turbos so not that clued up Second problem is my immobilizer/alarm keeps sounding when I press the lock button on key, not sure how to stop it from going off-currently have to just lock manually in the door. I've checked to ensure all door/windows are fully shut so unsure as to what is causing it to keep going off. Looking forward to becoming an active member and meeting some of you guys at some meets soon. Some Photos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hello & welcome, Is it the factory sigma alarm ? There's a guide here somewhere I'll did it out you can follow a sequence and it will self diagnose and report back with a series of flashes from the LED to tell you what may be up with the alarm. It's probably a faulty pin switch on the bonnet or something easy [emoji3] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Nice wagon ! Yeah they new ages don't seem to like dump valves , try changing the spring and gasket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@lex Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hello & welcome, Is it the factory sigma alarm ? There's a guide here somewhere I'll did it out you can follow a sequence and it will self diagnose and report back with a series of flashes from the led to tell you what may be up with the alarm. It's probably a faulty pin switch on the bonnet or something easy [emoji3] I imagine it's the factory sigma judging by the key Will have a hunt for the guide thanks Nice wagon ! Yeah they new ages don't seem to like dump valves , try changing the spring and gasket What spring would you recommend, I'm thinking blue? http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/Uprated_Dump_Valve_Spring_Single--product--825.html Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 http://scoobypedia.co.uk/index.php/Knowledge/SigmaM30AlarmHiddenFeatures It's in there somewhere [emoji51] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 i would take it off, revert back to the standard one for now to see if it cures the problem, could be a boost leak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 yeah if your gonna remap go for the blue one (thats about 1.5 bar i think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@lex Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 i would take it off, revert back to the standard one for now to see if it cures the problem, could be a boost leak I have bought a blue one and will see if that improves things-cheers for the dvice! http://scoobypedia.co.uk/index.php/Knowledge/SigmaM30AlarmHiddenFeatures It's in there somewhere [emoji51] Followed the instructions on here but it is still going off, shame I haven't got the original pin number! Might have to take it to a specialist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Contact your local dealer they should be able to supply the pin for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@lex Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Contact your local dealer they should be able to supply the pin for you Did a bit of a Google and managed to find out how to change the pin. Still can't get the alarm to stop sounding though, tried loads of combinations now on this keypad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I'm afraid I'm of no use as i have an aftermarket alarm [emoji50] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@lex Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 So I managed to sort the boost problem. Whilst fitting a new spring to the dump valve I noticed the silicone pipe from the intercooler was loose-it appears it wasn't cut long enough and the jubillee clip wasnt even tight! All sorted now and wow this car has some serious power-fitted boost gauge today and getting 20 psi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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