Paul888

Appreciate it thanks 😊

Actually it’s an 8s ecu listed online as an wrx/sti classic. Not a s8 as i said 🙄

Nice one, we moved to a flat so not even a garden these days 😕 According to what i’ve read my ecu is an Sti Ej20k ecu (yellow 3 plug),so presume if i buy yellows to match all will be fine. And get it rolling roaded to check all is ok. Ill check out your threads on swaps . Cheers mate

Thanks for such a concise reply much appreciated Savage 👊 I’ll have to come to a decision sooner or later problem being i don’t a garage anymore so what ever i do will be outside on the road, hence why i just wanted to more or less do a straight swap as easy as poss, perhaps a sti v3-4 might be the way to go. I have Grey’s on the engine at the moment so i’d have to upgrade to yellows if i went sti.

Hi all got suspicion head gasket has gone . Did test and fluid hasn’t gone yellow as stated but dark green so i’m presuming it’s a small combustion leak. I might do it again to double check. Anyway my question is,what engines can i fit that won’t require changing looms etc . I want to upgrade maybe an sti lump or ej207 but not sure if i can still use my ecu to run these, or i’ll need ecu as well. The ecu i have is an S8,which is a sti ecu anyway,according to what i’ve read. I just wanted to take one engine out and drop another in without any rebuild etc

Thanks Savage 👊

Hi hope everyone is good. 1998/99 Uk 2000 Abs light suddenly came on a few weeks back, i noticed the pump was silent ( it had been sounding a bit ropey lately) so i changed the abs pump. Changed brake fluid for fresh bled the calipers cleaned the sensors. Pump sounds good now so assuming it’s working fine My ABS light is still on, is there a set way to turn it off) ? i have googled it but can’t find a definitive answer) tried pulling battery & pulling fuse to no avail Id be grateful if anyone could help on how to reset the abs light. Thanks

Will do cheers :)

Cheers Savage appreciate the info !

Good to know thanks man . 👊

Cheers tidgy , i was originally thinking brand new ej207 block and re using ej20g heads i have already . But as you mention a classic sti engine would be good enough just finding a good one , and if a rebuild is advised i’d rather go new block etc ..

Hi all wanted to pick your brains for the best swaps engine wise, my engine is a 1998 , 96k (ej20g) pulls well not had any major issues with it,but instead of whipping the heads off (after suspected head gasket leak) which i’ve yet to trace and confirm, i’m considering future engine swaps in the coming months/year. I don’t want massive power 280-300 would do i’ve read about ej207 blocks and mating the ej20g heads to it, but am unsure of the full facts of the conversion like looms, can i use existing ej20g inlet manifold etc ? headgasket thickness, will everything i remove from the ej20g bolt back up to the 207 block using ej20g heads ? Or is a complete ej205 swap easier ? i’m not monied, so funds are not unlimited tbh . Sorry to bore those who frequently read these type of questions but my knowledge isn’t great engine wise, and google seems to throw up loads of usdm answers that aren’t relevant,cheers in advance . Paul .

Cheers Mr B haven’t any issues with knocking etc so hopefully at worst headgasket i’ll inspect and test if i find anything either way i’ll post up . 😊

Yes thank you, i don’t have any oil and water mixed which is one good thing, i’m going to check water pump today it is possible it could be this . The car does not over heat at all. I will check all hoses etc . 😊

To be honest i’ve not checked the bubbles in the tank situation will do tomorrow thanks . When you say refresh the whole hole bottom end what do you mean ? split the casing and do complete rebuild ?