neilt1978 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Hi guys just wondering if anyone could help me in the Cumbria vicinity, the mechanics in my neck of the woods are f####g useless, I've had a starter motor fitted, they didn't tighten up the boost pipes,ended up with a terrible boost leak, recently had a downpipe fitted by a so called WRX specialist, only put two nuts on the turbo flange side leaving one missing,didn't tighten up the mid pipe end sufficient so it was rattling around,and leaking terriblydidn't put the donut gasket and spring bolts on , so got in touch with Scooby world who sent me a new donut gasket, took the car to two garages today and was told to come back when I have the right gasket for it, not realising the donut gasket fits inside the pipe and not just on the flange,so I'm left wth a donut gasket,a downpipe attached to the midpipe with rigid bolts and a crappy flat gasket,it rattles, I'm sure it leaks and now sounds like a boost or exhaust leak when I floor the car, so back to my original question, does anyone know of any garages in the west Cumbria area who can fit a donut gasket , Spring bolts and fathom where the boost leaks Coming from (probably exhaust) Cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSam Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Sorry to hear this... sadly don’t know the area very well but I’m sure we have club members around you that can point yourself in the right direction. Sounds more like an exhaust leak, a boost leak you’d feel while driving. Did they put a new gasket on the turbo end when they fitted the new down pipe? If you have no luck on here with finding anyone, it could be worth having a look on Facebook (if you’re on there) to see if there’s any local clubs that can help you out with recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSSCOSM Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Mate theres a subaru dealership in carlise they probably won't be the cheapest but at least they will know what they are doing.. Surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilt1978 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 54 minutes ago, WideSam said: Sorry to hear this... sadly don’t know the area very well but I’m sure we have club members around you that can point yourself in the right direction. Sounds more like an exhaust leak, a boost leak you’d feel while driving. Did they put a new gasket on the turbo end when they fitted the new down pipe? If you have no luck on here with finding anyone, it could be worth having a look on Facebook (if you’re on there) to see if there’s any local clubs that can help you out with recommendations. I hear the leaking sound when giving it some revs when driving hard, doesn't sound nice, yeah I'll have a look on Facebook,didn't think it would be so hard to do what I thought would be simple jobs, the joys of living at the back of beyond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilt1978 Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 17 hours ago, ROSSCOSM said: Mate theres a subaru dealership in carlise they probably won't be the cheapest but at least they will know what they are doing.. Surely Yeah, I tried them but gonna be week's before they have time,I didn't think fitting a decat downpipe to a car would be such a head ache , nevermind I'll try again with someone else surely someone will get it right soon 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSSCOSM Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I dont think its incredibly hard mate if you had a spare pair of hands and a tutorial you could probably do it yourself. Saying that i wouldn't be able to do it myself lol Good luck getting it sorted anyway 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickr Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 There is a good Subaru specialist near Garstang Preston. Steve at Cotcomp. Used him before very good. Not to far away from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilt1978 Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 Yeah I've heard good things about him, got in touched with a mechanic near me on my mates recommendation,he seems to know what he's talking about, so fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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