May 24, 201510 yr Hi all, just joined the group, I have recently got rid of my remapped seat Leon Cupra To finally get a scooby, been waiting a very long time to get one! I have brought a W reg turbo 2000, it has a full stainless, induction kit and dump valve with a boost gauge also. My question is as I don't have any experience with scoobys so far I can hear a tapping sound when I am lifting off or on part throttle, can't hear the sound when boosting as the exhaust is loud! I also hear a knocking sound when car is idling when I'm cooling down after a run. Any suggestions as to what this might be? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Wotcha and welcome - Im sure on of the classic owners will be along shortly to help
May 24, 201510 yr Author Thanks jay762 and thank you for the welcome Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Welcome. Difficult to tell from your description. You got any decent tuners nearyou? Give it the once over for you?
May 24, 201510 yr Author Thanks tidgy, I don't know of any near me, kind of why I asked on here lol, I'm based on the far west coast of Wales but I do travel to Cardiff and surrounding area quite regularly, do you or anyone know of any good tuners around my area? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Hi Scoobylouie, Welcome to the club. Is the tapping come from the car or the engine area? Has is been standing for a while ? Has it had a recent oil change? Sometimes with them being a Flat Four the run dry of oil.
May 24, 201510 yr Author Hi bigd, thank you, the tapping noise seems to be coming from the engine, more prominent when at half throttle, it seems to knock on idle but I don't know whether that is just the way it sounds and its age. Also not sure if the stainless exhaust is amplifying it lol. From what I'm aware it was a daily driver for the previous owner, the oil was full/slightly over full when I first checked, I'm wondering whether to do an oil change to start with and see what happens.. I will get a video up when I can, do I have to have a minimum amount of posts before I do? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr No minimum post required, does it sound worse when cold ? The tapping could be the injectors you can here the do make a loud clicking sound
May 24, 201510 yr Author Hi stants, no if anything tapping seems worse when warm, it's hard to tell, I will get a video up later today to try and describe a little better, it's not very easy to describe by message :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Is it a tapping or a knocking as this is different? Like they have said before its hard to tell without hearing it. I would start with an engine flush and the replace with a high grade oil see what happens. A knocking could be a problem as its could be the bottom end but do the oil first then we will see? How many miles has it done ?
May 24, 201510 yr Mine slaps like crazy when cold and will disappear after a couple of miles, they are quite noisy engines as a rule, have a look for subaru rod knock on you tube for a reference to big end failure, If you let her warm up and open the bonnet rev to 3k and if it sounds like a bag of spanners then it's probably not good [emoji22]
May 24, 201510 yr Author It seems to be a tapping noise when running at part throttle, I will get a video up tonight to try and explain, may be easier to diagnose then, I think I will do the oil asap and see what happens, car has 125000 on the clock, how often is service interval? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Author I have searched on YouTube for big end failure and it doesn't seem to sound like those videos thankfully! Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Author Ok, thanks stants, taking kids home to their mum in the car now so I will try and get a vid up soon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr https://youtu.be/gFewVlBfNtI This is mine sounds worse than it is but gives you an idea
May 24, 201510 yr Tapping noice is a better noice than knocking lol Drop the oil and see how you go. If you treat a subaru engine with repect, love and maintenance it deserves then it should run sweet for 200k
May 24, 201510 yr Author How do I post a video guys? I recorded on way home and can't seem to work out how to post, I intend on changing oil but I want to know what I'm up against! Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Author It is saying video sharing disabled on options... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr You on you tube ? You'll need to go to the padlock and make it viewable to the general public or for anyone with the link and just paste it in
May 24, 201510 yr Try posting it to YouTube as a private video and then share the link here. That's how I post my vids.
May 24, 201510 yr Author Ok guys, will post an update when I have... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Author I will be unable to post until tomorrow sorry guys as it won't give me an option to create a channel unless I'm on desktop, I'm hoping I can get it done in work on Tuesday, can't get access to a computer until then! Aargh! Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 201510 yr Author Long and short, I only have wifi at home, which is playing up! No phone signal at all, I will get the video up in the next few days and you can all tell me what you think. Stants I don't think it sounds like that video but I may be wrong, will have to wait and see what people think, will post again as soon as I can get this flaming you tube sorted lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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