David Wilkinson

I’d offer 1k just don’t scrap it!

Can you pm me some pictures ?

Hi Jim and welcome. The outback is definitely a good option for Norway. Is it a petrol or a diesel? I would say there would be some potential issues if it’s a diesel with the dpf filter, but others will be able to give more detailed advice.

Welcome to the forum mate. Nice blobeye

Hi mate sorry to hear you are having problems. It’s good advice to do a sniff test. I have had a similar experience with a Mazda 6 where the gearbox has gone 2 months after buying it second hand… and it doesn’t drive as well as my Impreza 🙈

You can ask Opie oils for advice as they can give you the best option for your car and how you drive it/ any mods.

Nice car mate, are you following torque GT’s YouTube videos one the P1? It might give you some good ideas. oh and welcome to the forum 😊

No worries mate, I had a similar issue with mine and it took a lot of cleaning to get it working.

Triton will definitely be able to sort it out, they have some great experience.

Hi Chris Sorry to hear you are having a bit of trouble. On my legacy I tried the throttle position sensor just to rule it out, but it sounds like your IACV isn’t closing. Was it brand new or second hand? It might benefit from a good clean with brake cleaner and some pipe cleaners if it’s a used part. I hope that’s of help.

The plugs are awkward compared to other engines but they are possible to change relatively straightforward. There are some handy videos on YouTube about it. If it’s running well at the moment I would wait until you get the remap and ask the tuner their advice, then it saves you some money and time. Have you had it long?

Good question mate. Most will normally go for the black ‘JDM’ Subaru filter which you can find in various places except Opie oils. Import car parts stock the filters at a fair price and they also will stock the higher quality spark plugs too which are the NGK Platinum plugs. If you are running stock power you should just need the standard heat range. Failing that, I would suggest a Mahle oil filter from Opie oils with ngk spark plugs depending on your budget. hope that helps.

Hi mate it’s a good plan to have. Opie oils is a good place to get all the fluids you need plus good advice on oil grade. I used to put 5w40 in my 2001 stock wrx. It takes a little over 4L. Diff oil is 1L and gearbox oil is 3.5 L if my memory serves me right. 75w90 for both. I use the red coolant purely because it lasts longer. I can’t remember the capacity but I just got a 5L concentrate and added deionised water. I think it takes about 5L. Dot 4.1 brake fluid is what you can normally use but I know some upgrade to dot 5.1 however it will need replacing sooner as it’s more hydroscopic. I hope that helps.

Hi I’m looking for a rear light wiring loom for an Sti rear light on a classic Impreza. Thanks

Great job mate, thanks for the pictures too. You’ve done a good job. Thats a shame about the brake fluid leak. Is it coming from the brake hose?

Nice. Hope that sorts it out for you 👍

Hi mate I had a similar problem. There is an O ring between the pump reservoir and the pump itself that can be the usual culprit. Hope you manage to get it sorted ok.

Hi mate Can you pm me some more details?

Great story mate. Very jealous

I realised that mine is a 2.0. Sorry for the misdirection. Although I think mine may also be more of it needs a bottom end rebuild. Worth it though.

I’m sorry to hear about that mate. I have to get my head gaskets done which is a pain. One way you can check is to get a kit to test the coolant. I got one from drheadgasket and it revealed exhaust gasses are leaking into the coolant. ive been quoted £1700 by a specialist in Scotland to do mine but it includes a new timing belt kit as well

I’m not quite sure what you mean by arch rub. Ideally you need to degrease the area you are waxoyling, at least pressure wash away the grime. allow it to dry and then apply the waxoyl. It does drive out moisture but the less added moisture it needs to drive out the better. hope that helps

Hi mate I have both front seats but I’m away until Tuesday. They’re from a 96 wrx. I can send you some pictures if you’re interested?

Sorry to hear all the trouble your having mate. My 96 WRX has had similar issues. Faulty wiring was a lot of my woes. A wire to the maf sensor was split, my coil pack was shorting in the colder weather and the last time I unplugged and replugged my maf sensor and it worked. So from my own experience I would recommend checking the condition of all your wires to the sensors. I hope that’s some help and I’m sure you will get some more advice 👍

Also try PCA dynamics for decent coil springs.