Sirspidey

Put original pipe back on last night, will test it later. Hopefully that’s sorted the problem 🤞

Think I know what I’ve done. I changed the vacuum line to brake booster and didn’t realise there is a check valve inside the old pipe that I haven’t replaced, but would not having one in place cause the air whooshing noise on full boost?

Hi all been a while since I had to post, but I have a little problem I need help with please. I have a blob wrx, I recently changed the radiator and a silicone pipe kit. All went well and everything seems fine, until yesterday when at full boost with foot down there is quite a loud sounds of air rushing. Take foot of and apply brakes and the brake pedal feels hard to start then as revs drip goes back to normal. So I assume an air/vacuum leak somewhere. I happened to be passing my mechanic and we had a very quick look, all my pipe work seems good and the only think we could see was the y hose had a bit of a bulge at the end after the hose clip. My question is, could a leaky ic hose cause the break pedal to stiffen up or should I be looking elsewhere? Must admit I have heard a very slight air noise from centre of car before, but thought nothing of it. Many thanks

It does seem a bit cheap to me too. If you look at them have a listen for any noises from the gearbox. They are the weak point of the wrx. Also look for rust on the sub frames and rear inner wings. Engine is pretty much bulletproof, but if they have been played with I’d ask for info on it all. On stock parts the most power you would get is around 280 hp ish. Anything above and it’s been messed with and the gearbox ‘should’ be safe to around 340 or so hp. Good service history and regular oil changes is what you should be looking for. I change mine every 4-5k, but I don’t race around everywhere. If you or previous owner has a heavy right foot I would say change oil every 3k. Good luck in you search.

What made you change you mind, out of interest?

It worked for me last year, she bought me a load of parts [emoji1]

Good idea, but they all ready have a cross in them, but that's mashed up to. I picked up a set of new ones yesterday. If I had a dremel I would just cut the damn thing out, but don't have one yet. I keep mentioning that a dremel would be a handy thing to have, I guess Christmas is coming lol. Gonna try and beat an old imperial socket onto it to try and get it out. When I do I think I'll add some antiseize to them to hopefully prevent this happening again. [emoji1]

Check coolant after changing radiator yesterday, quick top up to correct levels. Went for a drive, ended up. Ring nearly 70 miles, never missed a beat and coolant appears all fine. Also topped up with some v power as a treat. TBH I don't live near any v power and normally use Tesco, but I intend to make a special trip as often as poss to get vpower in the future [emoji1] Also ordered the bolts that hold the under tray as one of the has rounded off, and is still there as couldn't remove it. Had to go to Subaru to get them, but price wasn't too bad. But has anyone got any tips on how to remove the offending bolt? It's rounded off and the cross head has also stripped. Tried to get a special socket for this job, but couldn't get one the correct size in local shops. Will order online if needed, just thought I'd ask if there are any other ways to remove it. Cheers

Oil change last week, spark plugs and radiator done today. All seems good, will check for leaks and top up if necessary tomorrow [emoji1]

I like the sound of that [emoji1]. What age Audi A6?

Think that's the way I'll go. Think I'll have a look at my bay and decide what I want it to look like. More is less or something like that lol

Thanks. I'm unsure if I should do them all or just top and bottom hose. Think there are about 11 or so of them.

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Just a quick one, I've got myself a new radiator as mine is bowing on one side. I've no water leakage or overheating problems, but for piece of mind I've got a new one. It's only a oem one, but I'm not running high power. Now when I come to fit it I feel its the best time to add a bit of colour to the engine bay and change the hoses, with so many on the market ranging from £40-£200+, which ones do I go for? Many thanks

No worries. Happy to help. I got into it in a big way. Watch the glass catfish. I had a few thinking the same only to find they hide a lot and a very fragile. But a very nice looking fish [emoji1]

Love the tank. Used to have load of tanks myself then progressed to a marine tank. Now my scooby took over so no tanks. Happy to help with any advice you might need. One thing I will say is don't let angel fish take you eye, if you do you might find your new tetras become lunch for them. I made that mistake

Damn, wish I had the money spare. Why are you selling? Out of interest

Could be boot seal (as saiid before) could also be the seals around the rear lights. And i believe there is an area in the jack compartment that can have an issue that can cause water to come through, but I'm unsure how or what to look for there. I had same issue, I was lucky and sealing the boot seal better fix it for me. Hope you find where yours is coming from.

These are mine on same colour car And they are the same colour on both sides, even though they look different.

Thanks. Think I'll stick to what I've got [emoji106][emoji106]

Sorry my car is a 2005 wrx at 285bhp

Hi all, now I'm back to talking and searching for tyres again and I'm starting to think that I've got the wrong load rating and speed rating on my car. When I got the car it had Pirelli pzero neros on, which I'm happy with and I've change two for an exact match and now the rear two are getting close to being needed, but I'm having a search around and the tyres ive got are load/speed rating of 91Y. Now I think this is over kill, what should I be getting? Many thanks

Nothing wrong with caravans, just depends how you drive with one. I seem to always get held up by cars. Then I blast passed with a 24' caravan. Would love to see there faces [emoji1]

I know what you mean. I'm on the border of Devon/Dorset, but I must say in 2nd and 3rd in the twistys they are great fun cars [emoji1]

Hey bud my rad is starting to bulge on the left edge, how much to post yours to me? And how are the fins? Cheers