so i have bought a 93 Jap GC8 import WRX from a complete halfwit. with a so called slight clutch slip after having a new clutch fitted that turned out to be the n/s/r half shaft slipping in and out of the diff.
letting the car cool came the next 2 problems.
problem 1
coolant temp sensor replaced sensor, same issue!!!!! Traced wires back to ecu and wow this guy likes scotch locks every wire on 2 of the 4 connectors were scotched together, so 2 hours later and a few burns from my soldering iron sorted problem 1 fixed.
problem 2
driving car around on day one it started chugging and popping and farting for around 5 minutes then it goes.... no engine management light or errors on the ecu. changed plugs coils and cam shaft sensor no change.... back to this shortly.
So the clutch that was fitted was 6 paddle ceramic clutch with no springs on the spinner plate. not a good idea on a standard box for road use.... bye bye second gear on day 4 stuck in traffic. replaced clutch and a second hand gearbox.. all back to normal although still misfiring every now and again....
about the car
the car has a W6 Ecu with an ESL Chip inside its running roughly 298bhp
td05 turbo seeping oil ( new one to be ordered)
front mount intercooler badly piped up no issues just could be neater (to be sorted)
defi boost guage (looks like it could make cups of tea if i can figure all the buttons)
no turbo timer (ordered a new alarm which incorporates this and remote start)
kosei racing 18in 8.5j wheels on 215/40/18s landsair (ordering new decent tyres through a mate in tyres)
standard brakes that need upgrading and a non working abs pump...
abs and engine check lights were removed prior to me buying the car....
their is no cat and just one box at the back stainless
so the intermittent misfire happens without notice. seems to be more if i drive casually it happens more than if i keep the revs high through the gears (30mph in first gear is abit noisy and very uneconomical lol) changed plugs, coils and camshaft sensor... any ideas????
thanks for reading!!!!!! now get your thinking caps on as its P****** me of haha