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Just be careful this happened on my last wrx and I wasted money buying lamda sensors and all sorts. A Normal garage can replace it no bother but it’s finding out the real issue in the first place to save you a head ache. If it’s P0420 there’s threads all over the internet telling you what to do man. You will probably still be fine to drive it man 

If it is a the cat I’d say it is more than likely to be the one in the up pipe so if I were you I’d replace with used Sti up pipe which is cat less and get it mapped that is if you are wanting to mod at all

I wouldn’t panic about it mate if the car is running fine. You will be able to read codes clear codes and probably see live data on your wee scanner I can on mine and It’s a Amazon special too lol. Out of interest what was the driving conditions when the code came up?

I’m sure if it’s flashing that means misfire. Euro mate if you want it now I’m sure you can get them cheaper on Amazon

I’d first buy a cheap scan tool you can get them for about £10-15 so you can find out what the code is. I’d guess it’s P0420 if it’s not flashing. 

I think our cars have different paint codes or I would consider making a deal to swap you cause I want the low level wing for mine

Aye man same stuff for gearbox n diff 

Make sure to change the sump washer aswell mate 

Love the wagons mate all that extra space with virtually no difference in performance if any. In hind sight I should have bought one but oh well maybe next time lol

Nice one have been able to stop driving it yet? 😂

Savage scoobies? 😂

Googled wrx jacking points 

4 hours ago, Daryl said:

Only thing I'm wary of is jacking points 

You Jack the back of your car using rear diff mate

54 minutes ago, Daryl said:

Anything I can spray on their to preserve it?

You could clean it up with a wire brush then wax oil or something. But it’s very common again so don’t worry. So much so that subaru make a replacement panel. Mines is the exact same if not worse man

Nice one mate glad your enjoying it that’s probably just the transmission whining it is a bit louder than most cars. Enjoy it mate 👍

I know a few ex mechanics who chucked down the tools for the same reason. They loved cars became a mechanic and now hate cars lol 

I use 10w40 mate but used to used Shell helix 5w40 from euro car parts with no issues was like £20 with there online discount lol

Aw yeah if I had read your post properly I’d have seen that 🤣 duh subaru drivers eh hahaha

You can get the alternator bolt and the wee bit it screws into from import car parts fairly cheap mate easy to replace anaw 

That’s brilliant mate I bet your gonna love it 

Awesome mate that’s a good start then 

Hi mate looks a cracker you’ve got there I feel your pain I had a bugeye which was a bit of a nightmare, still loved it anyway but lol 

It’s your decision really mate if you decide your serious about owning one then who cares what others say there’s always gonna be naysayers. Not sure what it would cost to get a mechanic to go see it with you best bet is to call Some and ask. There are a lot of Subaru’s out there man you don’t have to buy the first one you see 👍

That’s mental mate lol I’d guess that axa will be losing a customer soon 🤣, on another note I think you are the first person in history to tell your insurance company what tyres you have

Yes mate let it heat up then drive normally for a bit so the oil temp and gearbox and diff oils get up to temp before booting it. Depends on what for mate I’d be happy getting like brakes etc at a normal but good mechanic. But anything like timing or more in-depth stuff I’d want a specialist. A lot of subaru owners do basic servicing theirselves there’s so many how to guides for these motors. With the cat it depends on what has went wrong could be 02 sensor on my last wrx I had a leak at down pipe which caused the code. Don’t worry about it too much any engine in any car can blow up if it’s not looked after. Just wait til you drive one though not a lot like them for the price out there. Buy with your head cause you will most likely fall in love with the driving experience lol