Jay762

Wotcha and welcome - any chance you could post the model number - it should be on the plate under the bonnet on top of the strut mounting, that would help with the searching and some photos would be great ;)

I have had a 3 way valve motor fail on me in the past that stopped the system working. Boilers are portrayed to be some sort of magical unit that a chosen few must touch - mine was getting noisier earlier this year, funds being tight I did a bit of research and discovered they are just like a smaller heat exchanger unit I had worked on before in the mob - the noise was coming from the exhaust fan which suffer from dry bearing shafts which stops the fan - no fan, no flow, no flow no fire up. One whistle around with the vaccuum cleaner a blast of BG Products penetrating oil and all is peachy :P

Wotcha and welcome - Answered succinctly, let us know how you get on

very generous - hopefully someone can make use of them

have you thought of using a grease gun to get the pistons out - high pressure but no sudden expansion when they go, unlike air pressure avoids flying metal?

they do look well shot - amazing how bad some of these calipers are left to get

yup thats it, the spray is for the areas you cannot get a panel on to

I was looking at this stuff, moulds to panels a bit better than dyno mat http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/silent-coat-mat-bulk-pack.html check out this site for a range of options http://www.deadening.co.uk/?gclid=CJ_Vh4XQ0LoCFU7KtAodfyQAVw or a spray option http://www.dynamat.com/products_car_audio_dynaspray.html

air getting in somewhere, defective injectors - although they are normally symptomatic of something sending an inaccurate signal to the controllers

Hi Martin we have been having some challenges with the parts section unfortunately so including details in this thread or creating an indivdual thread in the subaru cars for sale is fine - I hope someone can the spares off your hands

true - heard non gen maf's false economy

very surprised it has not gone yet

But it is worth the wait :)

a car that you know is good will always be worth more to yourself, if you really like the car do some research and understand all your options before chopping it in at a loss

If it comes to a dead end and it wont work on SOC I can host it on my side project domain - unlimited space etc just havent got to a point of my own nsite yet but all the functionality / space is there unused so give me a shout and we can sort something out - as you said not good to let it all go to waste

Great thread - that wagon looks proper menacing

I found this and book marked it whilst researching something else a couple of weeks back - a great tool

that splitter finishes it off nicely - and obviously adds a bit of protection as well

Wotcha and welcome Chris - I would say it depends on how good with a spanner you are as there are some good engines to be had for reasonable prices and aslo how much you like the car as you know its history / shortcomings etc If you go with what you know you end up with a reliable motor and peace of mind or you can offload the motor for a potential unknown which can be a double edged sword. We do have some members in your end of the world and there are also some reputable garages and RA developments not too far away so you could go for some second opinions before making your final decision

persistance is the key then...?!

sounds like a bad earth but a result all the same wrt the boiler does it do the house hot water as well?

Mine comes with these thrown in :D I came across this one when doing some market research the other day looks tidy although a bit pricey but there may be room for negotiation http://www.parkwaymotorgroup.co.uk/used-car-sales/SUBARU/IMPREZA/details/2557/ good luck and keep us posted!! :)

yup that can work equally well on occasion :P

Wotcha and welcome Rich - echo gambit would be great to see some shots

Wotcha and welcome - as Iain pointed to, this is a forum shaped by the members so feel free to jump right in :)