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decat it, problem solved 😄

Afraid im not really up on garages down your way, i use scooblyclinic up at chesterfield for all my work. imo its worth traveling for decent work rather than local genric if that makes sence

Dodgy idle control valve?

Decat then remap is a good upgrade and done right gives a nice safe boost in power and responce, tbh going from stock to decat and remapped gives the most noticable difference too how they drive imo. Beware where you go and who you get to map it (avoid dungkhan greaham aka racedungnamics), also advised to go somewhere that does the mechanical work and remap to prevent any sort of blame issues if somethings not right. Beware of people promising 300+ mega power increase etc, the stock turbo will run out of puff about 260-280bhp ish. Results vary from car to car so you could find you end up at 270bhp or 260bhp, the biggest difference you will notice though is the responce which cahnges the driving experiance totaly. Also it will take a few hours to map it as they need to be custom to your car, not just a flashed on generic map. If its mapped on a dyno, it needs to be road tested after as dyno conditions and road conditions, while simmilar, are not exactly the same. You'll prob find you need a fuel pump as well and prob worth doing the airfilter while at it as they arn't big money and give a little (very little, 1-2bhp if that despite whats claimed) and they do help with airflow. I'd expect a full exhaust, map, fuel pump to be £1500-2000 for example https://scoobyclinic.com/performance-tuning/

used to be a guy on facebook called 'subaru replacement keys' or summit like that, alot cheaper so worth a look. Make sure its def the right account as it will have lots of positive comments on its feed.

welcome, not really sure of anywhere up manchester way im afraid.

wrx's are never as desirable as sti's unfortunatly. I'd either drive it an enjoy it or sell it on

Looks like a standard wrx

So is the plan for this to be a generic map or will it be a software for custom mapping for an experianced mapper to use?

nope lol, seen his working methods, his bad tech advice and seen him rip people off, one of the guys on here found out the hard way. He doesnt road test after dyno maps He claims he can map round sensor faults He block books 10 cars in a day If something goes wrong he just goes awol Every tuner/mapper has an issue now and again so if they stand up and put it right then no issue, but he's be told several times by some of the best tuners in the country his methods are bad, but he doesnt listen, Andy forrest labelled him Dung khan by the way.

1L per 1000 is the amount that tends to be considered something to worry about so does sound high. unfortuantly the 2.5 is known for not being the most reliable engine, one sign of issues is high oil consumption.

define fair amount? how much per 1000 miles?

makes sence.

How about an XV, sort of cross between the two? but that said personaly i think id go for the forrester, but its def a very personal decision and more based on driving the older versions lol

Try a breakers like MB developments, will have loads in i bet

Hi, the stock ecu can be mapped using software, ecutek is recomended. Custom or tek3 maps as they used to be know as are done specificly to your car either on a rolling road (dyno) or on road, which personaly id stay away from. Decent specialist will be able to do it for you. I use scoobyclinic up atchesterfield for all my work and highly recomend them, but its a bit more a of a trek for you i expect. One word of warning is to stay away from anyone who uses a guy called Duncan Graham, aka racedynamix, proper cowboy.

replaced at proper time intervals its very rare the standard ones fail. I've always used standard belts on all my scoobs, tuned or stock. one thing to be aware of is you'll need to replace the tensioner and guides, full kit is around £150 ish + fitting cost of course

I'm interested to know what they mean by live mapping? Stock ecu cant be changed without power cycling, aka turning ignition on and off to update the rom. So it's not possible to 'live' map it.

Welcome, if deer can't get them then ebay is prob your best bet

tbh not sure whos out that way other than clinic hahahah. who ever you use make sure you avoid duncan graham aka racedungnamix.

So as above, disks came back after modification and good news for once. Went straight in, no binding etc. One issue that is well known with the KL pads is they are noise, squeaky etc. The mechanic who fitted them had some liqui moly anti squeal paste to use qnd have to say it's night and day, since the new disks were fitted had very little squeal at all, so would highly recommend the stuff. iirc this was the stuff, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liqui-Moly-3077-Anti-Squeak-Brake/dp/B00295ERQ2/ref=asc_df_B00295ERQ2/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310737079185&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15298736932339091944&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046376&hvtargid=pla-357169835656&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 Ignoring the saga of fitment, even not bedded in I'm really impressed. Bites well even from cold. Yet to use them in anger as havnt done the run in milage yet, but all in all pretty pleased.

Using some oil isnt umcommon, although depends on amount. Loosing water is a bigger concern. Add the two together and as said above doesnt sound good. Best bet get a specialist to check it out including the above mentioned sniff test.

P1-001 does exisit, where it is no idea, prob in a collectors secret garage somewhere. iirc there were actualy 2 000's, one given to grist, one to mcrae

Noice, cracking day for it

Running costs wise i doubt it will be much more than any other compartive car (assuming its not a lemon of course). Reputation of subarus being expensive to run tends to be based on the high power turbo models being tuned to the point of going bang, only real excpetion is the 2.5 turbo which tends to let go if you look at it the wrong way. Typicly they are very reliable without the turbo. Very good in all weather conditions and being AWD are great for winter. Only issue i see you might find is the MPG, which subarus tend to be pretty pants on even in none turbo form.