neilt1978

Hi there, thanks for the reply,,I have had a look and couldn't see out obvious,and the only smoke test any mechanic around here does is when he changes his cigarette brand.

Morning guys just a quick question,,I have a 2.0 06 WRX, the mods are,, full exhaust including decat dp, panel filter, and remap, I've noticed a hissing noise under hard acceleration , now I've had it to two local garages, one couldn't hear anything 👿 and the other said he knew what I meant but explained that because the car has been mapped and had a bigger exhaust etc that everything is a lot more free flowing and that is what the noise is, should I be satisfied with that, the car send to drive ok, not sure about boost etc as I've no gauge, it's just the annoying hissing,I was debating whether to take it to cams or another WRX specialist but thats quite a drive to be told he can't find anything, has anyone had the same experience, I'm also based in West Cumbria should anyone care to have a listen 👂 Cheerd guys.

Sorry to bore you all ,but could someone tell me what size wheels my car takes,offset etc,the car myself it a 2006 but a late blobeye,I have the original 17 inch wheels on at the moment but they don't hold air properly , I'm looking on demon tweeks but unsure on size ,I want 17 's. Thank you

Hi there, does anyone know where I could buy new or refurbed OEM 17 inch alloys to fit a 2005 WRX, mine aren't holding air properly so I don't want to fork out for a Refurb and I do like the standard wheels Cheers Neil

Hi there, just wondering if anyone knows where I could buy new or refurbished OEM 17" alloy wheels for a 2005 WRX, the ones I have on aren't holding air properly so I don't want to spend money on a refurb. Cheers Nell

I've looked as much as I can and can't see anything obvious it has the standard recirculating valve on it also, I'll wait until th lockdown end's and try another garage although I know what they'll all say"can't see out mate" 😔.

Cheers.its definitely not the turbo spooling,that's a lot earlier on,I wish there was a decent knowledgeable mechanic around, maybe after the lock down I'll have to travel a bit,I'm based in Cumbria 😒 !Removed! end of nowhere.

Hi guys just a quick question,I have a Subaru WRX 05 with full stainless exhaust from scoobyworld, including decat down pipe,and a remap from Andy carr, I've noticed that under high revs there's a fairly loud hissing sound, now I've had the car to three local garages (one a modified car enthusiast) now they've all said they can't see anything untoward, the WRX guy said that he's heard it before with Subaru's and it's because I've got a bigger exhaust and a remap and the car is a lot more free flowing and that this is causing the hissing sound ,does this sound like it could make sense to anyone and has anyone had this before,this is a similar sound to what I'm experiencing but I tend to be revving a lot more before it starts.any help would be appreciated. Cheers

Hi all but too sure I'm in the correct forum but here goes.As the title says I'm looking to upgrade my 06 blob to a vf turbo,pink injectors and a decat uppipe, the car has already been mapped but looking to move to the next level and hopefully break the 300 hp level (without breaking anything else!) is there a second hand part section on here and being based in Cumbria had anyone had any dealings with anyone in this part of the woods. Cheers all

Hello there just wondering if anyone could tell me if an alternator wth the part number 23700 AA 430 will fit a 2005 wrx Thanks

Well yeah as you say it seems low but hey ho he's the mechanic,he's replaced the battery with a Bosch battery ,he said the battery was short of a few Amps(he did say the figure but I can't remember),it hasn't cost me anything but no doubt in a week or so I'll be back to a flat battery.

Well here we go again,took the car to the garage who put the alternator on, who turned round and said to me"the alternators fine it's kicking out 13.1v under heavy load"and then proceeded to say the battery is at fault not kicking out the right amps ,,I give in ☹️

Yeah I increased the revs, it increased slightly but not much, I got in touch with the garage they gonna replace it on Friday if it's faulty, God knows where they even got it from so hopefully it'll be sorted.

Checked once more the voltage,,with nothing switched on and car running the battery is reading 13.01v, the alternator when tested directly is reading 13.04v, now when I turn everything on, lights etc the battery is reading 12.36v and the alternator is 12.40 I've also noticed that with the AC on and everything that the fan cuts in every thirty seconds or so for about five seconds then stops, is that normal. Thanks

Thanks a lot ,it's a shame your not nearby you seem more clued up than most around here!

Sounds like the alternator isn't giving it the juice it should be,it's only new around six months ago, I've taken the battery off and gonna check the voltage tomorrow to see if it's dropped ,its currently on 13v, if it's still around that tomorrow I'm gonna connect it to the car and leave it another day then check the voltage again and see if anything is draining it when it's connected to the car if it's still charged then it must be when I'm driving the car around the fact that the alternator isn't 100% then the battery is dropping.

Battery is reading 12.94v when connected to the car with it running and everything on ,and 13v with everything turned off and still running,with engine off battery is reading 12.9v, does that sound about right.

To be fair to him,the alternator was diagnosed knackered by the dealer which it was, I myself replaced the last battery as after a few days it was losing charge,I probably didn't have too as it is probably the same fault that's causing the new battery to go flat,it's on charge now,I noticed when taking the battery off earlier today that there was water on top of the battery and about half inch under the battery so waters obv getting in somewhere, hopefully that's the cause of it going flat and sounding the alarm when started. That's the problem living in a one horse town, if you think this is bad you should have seen how many locals I had to take it to to get a downpipe fitted correctly!

Update; no wiser lol, garage said he thinks it's now the alternator but when I drive the car around knock it off and start it again the car turns over very quickly so it's getting some charge,it's gone from starting no problem last night (Albeit with the loud alarm chirp,) to being completely flat just earlier on when the garage tried to start it, I think your right, something is flattening the battery

Not sure I've no gauges,I've literally just dropped it at the garage to check the battery so we'll see , since the new battery it's been fine but we had a spate of hard frost then this so maybe the "new" battery has given up

Yeah, it seems that nothing is simple with Subaru's, the battery, starter and alternator are all new in the last few months and still the problems continue, I connected my son's battery onto mine via jump lead and there was no chirping at all I even started it three or four times and it was perfect but as soon as I removed the leads and started the car again the loud alarm sound was there as the car started up 😔

Hi,it's not a soft chirp it's a full on alarm sound for a split second,also the car did sound a little slow turning over this morning first thing which would indicate the battery, but it has only been on a couple of months...

Just connected my son's battery via jump leads and no alarm sound at all ,I started it five or six times and no noise..as soon as I disconnected the leads,the alarm was chirping away on start up.

Oh yeah I understand,I will have to try that,as I said I've replaced the battery as the previous one was constantly going flat after the car standing a few days but still I never had the chirping alarm sound when starting even with the obviously knackered battery All the evidence points to the battery which is very annoying as I've just spent over £100 on a new one.

Yeah,we've just had nearly a week of frost,the car was frozen solid