Sandals

Welcome to the club! I've heard the car culture over in NZ is pretty top!

I'm sure is flapping gash senses are tingling... along with some other parts....

I'm still waiting for my call back from Keith Michaels... my insurance was due back in May :D

I hate it when my gash just flaps about....

Go to profile then click the orange symbol... if you're on mobile, no idea :D

Eagerly anticipating the last weekend of the month... that's the next time i have free time to replace the rocker cover gasket. In the mean time, rocking about in my wife's Yaris... all 80hp of it!

Yeh the resistor mod worked because it was a different error code that came up before, can't remember the code but it was for a "temperature sensor". I'll need to double check it all once I've replaced the rocker cover gasket, just annoying I'm working a lot the next few weeks so just gonna have to use the wife's car :/

No problem mate... if you buy a genuine part, it's almost guaranteed to fit!

I looked at them as well when i was looking for an STI scoop, decided against it as there are mixed feelings for fibreglass parts online. I ended up buying one from a breaker in blue then had it painted black, only cost 80 quid to get it painted.

Yeh i think they are slightly different... Thanks anyway mate, I can get the full kit from ICP for 50 quid delivered so not too bad. Only thing now tho is I got a CEL after I did the resistor fix since i removed the temp sensor. Comes up as a P0031 which comes up as "Front oxygen (A/F) sensor heater circuit low input"... is this the one in the headers just before the up-pipe... if so, that's right where the oil is leaking so that may have damaged it. Or, read online that it's sometimes referred to as the AFR sensor, could my new fuel pump cause that?

Mines a 2004 Bob WRX... will need to find out if that's for newage, if so I'll def be interested. Thanks for the info on the Turbo, i'll check and make sure it's not that that's leaking

So Genuine Subaru gaskets and nothing else? Would a little grease be better to hold it in place like Scoobyghost suggested? I take it that grease poses significantly less risk?

Yeh I get that as well when travelling into Edinburgh for my night shifts, which is mainly why i generally get over 300 miles to a tank

Yeh new spark plugs are on my "to-do" list so will be doing them at the same time!

Yeh, the up-pipe was a massive ball ache!

I've taken off my airbox several times now for doing my up-pipe... i'm a pro at it now :D

Cheers mate, would much rather try it myself than get my garage to do it!

Yeh I can get the full gasket set from import car parts... found a guide that says to use a gasket sealant as well, that should hold the gasket in place?

Hey guys, As some of you know, recently fitted a decat up-pipe second time around with one from good ol' @savage bulldogs. Exhaust leak is all sorted and works perfectly fine, altho now the rocker cover gasket just above where the up-pipe sits has started leaking. Not sure whether something has shifted slightly when trying to man-handle the old up-pipe out or when I jacked up the engine slightly as there is no evidence of it leaking before. So now there is a small amount of oil that seeps out and goes onto the up-pipe and obviously burns away, thankfully it's only a very small amount so it doesn't smoke very much, more the smell gets in the cabin when stationary! Is replacing the gasket an overly difficult task? Potentially something me and my mate can do on my driveway in an afternoon? Cheers!

It's all a balancing act... drive sensibly when it's busy, drive like you stole it when you feel like it... swings and roundabouts!!

8 miles of downhill driving? :D

EJ25 is the 2.5l lump, the blob originally comes with the 2l (EJ20) lump. Why are you wanting to put a 2.5 in?

I'm amazed a mod hasn't just commented on this then locked it XD

Very nice! What mods are you thinking of doing?

Welcome to the club! Pics are mandatory btw....