Pommy

Well that's a lot better than the mileage that I get. But today I have filled up with £35 of Shell's finest, changed the oil (yesterday), and changed the spark plugs today, seems to have fixed all my problems for a lot less that I thought it might.

Well I have finally got to the bottom of this, finally got the plugs out today (some hassle involved) and two of them were gone, the pointy bit opposite the ground electrode was completely flat on two of them, so not good. All is working on the test drive which was a nice change. Also the first time I have driven without music or a passenger and a working car and the subtle sound of the turbo is lovely. Thanks for all the help as ever:)

Went and got a more conventional tool and got them all out, the first one was a pain but the rest were ok. Tighter that I wanted but got em all changed.

Tried using an extension and 17mm deep socket which fitted on the new spark plug but seemed to be too big to get into the hole for the new one. Would it make much different in taking out the plug though?

Went to change the spark plugs on my UK Turbo 2000, bought one of these to get in the tight space http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_232463_langId_-1_categoryId_255216#tab3 Took off the washer bottle, feel as if I have got the spark plug sitting nicely in the socket but couldn't unscrew it for the life of me, decided to stop before I damaged anything. Should I just keep applying force until lose? and are NGK PFR6B the right sized plugs to replace with? May seem silly but didn't want to do any damage to the car...

Don't worry everyone here is friendly. And I look like a geek as well so you're not alone

Well we all have that urge from time to time, and it puts a smile on your face for sure

Glad you are settling in, took me a while too. Still catches me sometimes. And always better to be the nice guy with th Subaru, get rid of the image of that some people have of them. As for meets go to http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/forum/41-regional-meets/ and look up your area. I am organizing one for West Yorkshire, never been to one before but like you wanted to meet some people with similar interests really. If nothing is happening in your area try and find some members near you by making a post of interest in the region's forum and see what happens. Takes time and the first meets are always quiet because people want to make sure its good before they go.

Warming up and down are the most important in day to day driving, keep the turbo healthy. Obviously regular servicing keeps the engine healthy, twice a year I do mine. Takes some time getting used to turbo'd cars, coming from lightweight NA cars myself it is a big difference, the revs came much quicker in the NA cars for me. But getting off the line quickly is the same technique, rev it higher before releasing clutch and more power and acceleration, depends how much stress you want to put through the clutch though. And keeping it in the rev range with boost available takes some time but worth it when you learn it. Just keep driving it and you will naturally learn. Very enjoyable down a back road on boost the whole way.... Nothing frowned on really, just be sensible, no need to speed through towns or near schools, just general common sense. Oh and be sure to bait some Beemers

I would be wary of what he is saying, knocking of any type is bad and is probably causing unseen damage. I would personally stay away from that unless you know exactly what it is. But if you are willing to take the risk it is your choice. There are plenty of cheap cars around with well looked after engines.

Pretty happy with my first attempt at it, will be doing more in the future.

As above I bought my Impreza Turbo 2000 about 6 months ago. Haven't done all that much with it yet, just been finding out about the car and what I like and don't like. The first issue was the leaking fuel filler pipe, not a good feeling when you fill the tank and half gone without any driving!! After that was fixed I replaced the Nardi steering wheel with a standard Momo and fitted a clock spring so that I could use the horn and self cancelling indicators. The next thing I did was remove the 4.5" exhaust as I found it too loud for Daily Driving especially leaving for work at 0545 from time to time, replaced it with a twin exit as below. I have had the leaky rocker covers replaced, again by Richard Henry due to the lack of time. Then I had a stuck caliper so changed that for a new one, then the next week another piston stuck on the other side so replaced that (did discs and pads too), I like the silver think it looks nice. Then the next week it developed a power delivery problem, will therefore be doing a oil and plugs service tomorrow in the hope that a plug is the cause. Then today I did my first carbon wrap on the centre armrest/storage container. I like it so will be doing more with time assuming this stiff hold up. Will only be doing it to small parts of trim, so it is more of a accent that an overwhelming theme. and fitted The plan for the car is to get it cleaned underneath and then undersealed (once the weather is better) and figure out anything else I want to change about the time. Also planning on getting some coilovers on over the summer, when I'm not so busy with university and work on weekends. And then get the power up to 320hp and 320ft lb. And continue driving it and let it keep me smiling, oh and going to meets I'm sure there will be more surprises down the road, will try and take more photo's from now on and keep this updated for anyone interested.

They do keep you smiling, even when stuff goes wrong

I agree, nice wheels and a good price, now got me searching for more things to buy.

I'm looking at eventually getting just over 300hp out of my car as well. Manageable and less stress through components hopefully meaning better reliability.

That's a nice little amount of power coming, and I would think 300hp is a good amount for a daily driver.

I think it looks pretty good.

They are a nice looking car, although I admit I did have to google it to confirm which car it was. Haven't seen one for a long while...

Don't have a boost guage at the moment so not sure about that. Would any of them kick up an error code? Was planning on doing a service next Sunday because I have it off work but might try and get it done on Tuesday. Don't have leads as they look newish but will get new ones if the service doesn't fix it.

Well it is coming soon....

Replaced a clip on a hose to stop it leaking, hopefully a very cheap and cheerful fix to stop my power delivery problems

The picture is sideways, but it is the hose going from just by the yellow cap to the turbo. I have put a new clip on it and revved and it hasn't loosened but I haven't been for a drive. Could that be the cause? Thanks

Can always get it wrapped afterwards as well. And keep the blue Underneath for better re sale value if you decide to sell at any point.

Re spray and dent. Not respect and debt. Autocorrect

Wrapped with dents underneath looks bad as far as I know. Has to bee decent paintwork. And £1000 for a respect abd debt fixing seems like a very very good price.