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When you say damage do you mean to the engine casings (block) or internal damage as its holding its fluids and idling all be it abit rough but cranking and firing ?, if im to have a rebuild I would do all the bottom end, crank if need be so as long as the short engine is ok then its fairly straight forward? ecu wise im under the impression a z4 will be mapped for a 2.1 for correct mix where as a later engine will need a stand alone? Appreciate the wisdom tidgy

totally agree with everything you just said, Scooby clinic are now in the midlands no? motor is still running I recovered it home as soon as it happened hasnt dropped all its oil just burning off. I do need to do some homework and find the comparison costs between 2.1 and 2.5 as that is what I really want, I understood that a forged 2.0 / 1 would handle 400hp? it will depend on how deep my pockets get or how long I can stand staring at it sat idle. Question: A later 2.5 would need a complete new loom ecu?

Ha! secrets safe umongst us men! yeah I used to live in west kingsdown, sre is prob nearer to me (watford) people have told me to bow out of it like its cursed but I keep telling them I will win lol engine out hopefully in the week and start from there. Not a daily driver so can be off the road this isn't a bottomless pit build ive took on a second job so 14hr days for me! as they say ' a faint heart never won the fair lady' :D

well the good news I found out the issue with over boost fuel cut! running suberp! bad new was it decided it didn't like being enclosed in the bay and wanted to come out, diagnosed as piston ring failure plooms of smoke and no boost! Have now took it off the road and will start from scratch! engine suspension gearbox diff will be rebuilt, I like this car more than my misses. I believe it is worth it on a near mint v2. ive started a new thread ' pop goes the scooby' and will document everything I do as I enjoy reading build threads. time of completion I would want this side of xmas. Enjoy!

I was hitting fuel cut on boost but was there all the time regardless of switching on and off mine had stored fault codes without the check engine light on turned out to be in correctly wired inlet (phase 1) clip the green ones and go for a drive

2nd thread not a lot of dealings with this so wanted to know peoples thoughts boxing day 2015 showing off to a family member huge plooms of smoke out the back and no boost!! first thought turbo seals gone which is a pain in the !Removed! car recovered home and found oil spitting out the breather pipes! Piston rings shot? drawing oil in on the stroke?? Either way im not confident in this engine, I almost gave up on it BUT seeing as I like it more than my misses I will be doing a complete rebuild including suspension running gear and engine! time scale I reckon will be most of this year, I enjoy reading build threads so thought as im at it I might as well document. 1995 jdm wrx saloon v2 with phase 1 inlet apexi induction direct earth kit td05 turbo back de cat engine will be coming out sometime over the next week or so as im working two jobs to finance living and getting my sube the way I want it. im aiming for 400bhp mark, forged rods and heads, injectors, oil / fuel pumps, turbo (obviously) and possibly ecu swaps Any advise - criticism general ha look what you did will be welcomed! I wont be rebuilding the engine so does anyone have kind words about anyone in London herts area? have had good dealings with neil foley and slowboy racing. Cheers

Took it to turner performance this morning They have a 4wd rolling road and had good reviews just going to surrender to it and pay them to sort it out had nothing but stress with the 'money pit' Appreciate the time took mate

Top man! Will have a poke around tomorrow and update mine is a '95 making it a v2 no?

it does sound somewhat like blowing through grass yeah but not throught the whole rev range but that has only developed today? I still had fuel cut and hesitation / mostly through 3/4/5th before it. yes it has turbo back de cat and z4 ecu which I think is standard ecu? I haven't took it apart to see if there is a daughter board inside. My boost gauge is apexi and directly on the top nipple of the intake fed through the bulkhead. I have no idea if its been mapped I bought it with this issue but really am getting to end of my teather mate. would a smoke test be the best option for finding a leak or should I drive it in test mode and see what gets stored?

ive been round the houses with this one! would anyone be kind enough to offer some advice / opinions / general knowledge? 1995 jdm wrx saloon with standard internals fmic and td05 im experiencing fuel cut and boost issues - turbo spools up kicks then boost goes crazy sometimes up to 1.8bar!! then fuel cut Things I have checked so far: bcs (3 port) cleaned with carb cleaner maf cleaned actuator arm adjusted to 3mm of preload direct vac line on turbo (boosts to 0.5 bar and holds) check fittings on intercooler and vac lines read fault codes under the dash ( did return maf sensor code 23 but put a power probe on it and it raised with revs also dies when unplugged) I semi mechanically minded but begrudge going to a fitter for diagnosis that's even if you can find someone who would want to touch an impreza!! im really losing my patience a jap specialists did tell me that the intercooler is very poorly fitted prob a cheap £150 ebay job Next job is a smoke test may help to add that today it developed a schreech at mid boost which reading up may be the up pipe shagged? is only done it since I re fitted the air intake silicone pipe on the turbo.