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Wrar posted:Too bad you couldn't find a stock WRX hood. They're aluminum and super light.  It is aluminum 
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Dagen H posted:Body yes, chassis no (other than the rear brushguard). Purchased with a rod knock, engine now seized. Oh, hey, new thread title. I wondered why I had this thread bookmarked.
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Subaru update: injector #4 is stuck* WFO, flooding the crankcase and hydrolocking the engine. *Either that, or it's picking up a continuous signal from somewhere whenever the key is on.
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Dagen H posted:Subaru update: injector #4 is stuck* WFO, flooding the crankcase and hydrolocking the engine. I haven't had a subaru but I've heard it can be a nightmare to get to things like that. Can you pull it out? And if not can you take the wires off and put a multimeter on it and compare it to the other injectors to see if that's the case?
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I don't know if you're still concerned about it, but the easiest way I've found to change the thermostat on the Chevy V6 is to pull the throttle body. EDIT: and the crossover heat shield.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:I haven't had a subaru but I've heard it can be a nightmare to get to things like that. Can you pull it out? And if not can you take the wires off and put a multimeter on it and compare it to the other injectors to see if that's the case? Haven't investigated yet. Trust me, you'll hear about it. Left Ventricle posted:I don't know if you're still concerned about it, but the easiest way I've found to change the thermostat on the Chevy V6 is to pull the throttle body. EDIT: and the crossover heat shield. I'll take that under advisement, but I'll probably end up pulling the intake to access the rear spark plugs and VCG.
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Dagen H posted:I'll take that under advisement, but I'll probably end up pulling the intake to access the rear spark plugs and VCG. Ugh, I forgot about the Aztek being on the minivan platform so half the engine is buried under the cowl.
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Dagen H posted:it's picking up a continuous signal from somewhere whenever the key is on. 12VDC on both 3 & 4. Now what? E: I should note that the "Air Assist Control Valve" also cycles rapidly with the key on. E2: plugged it back in to see if it's still cycling (it's not), and...injector voltage went away. Hrm. Dagen H fucked around with this message at 22:20 on Jan 1, 2020 |
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Dagen H posted:12VDC on both 3 & 4. Now what? There's a wiring harness bundle that runs partially through one of the fenders, but I thought it was the driver's side. I don't remember what signals are on it, but I'd be surprised if the injector harness was - that should all be laced inside the intake manifold. Did it get pinched in the hit?
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The only wiring near the hit is the RF lighting and the ABS, and neither harness appears damaged. I checked for connections that may have been left loose after engine removal, didn't find anything.
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Hey, remember this?Dagen H posted:
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Look for a hole - those kinds of fet blow out on Nissans sometimes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqLEjbK4FY Little bit of isopropyl alcohol will probably clean up the worst of that. ECUs are fun! Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Jan 3, 2020 |
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Any manufacturer that puts the ECU on or very near the floor needs a brick to the forehead. This is why. Mazda put the ECU in the passenger footwell of the RX-7 FB and FC, but at least it's on the sloping part, and stood off from the floor 10mm or so.
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Subaru put it in the same location, but hid it under carpeting with excellent wicking properties. Or the cowl is leaking. Or both.
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Honda did the same on the 2nd gen Integra, which was very prone to cowl leaks. At least the ECU was water resistant, and on the sloped part of the floorboard. Mine took a bath so many times from water pouring out from under the dash every time it rained, but the ECU never flinched. Probably because it was never submerged..
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Consider adding a conformal coating if you think it will happen again.
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Ah, yes, didn’t think about the carpet holding the water and just making it nice and swampy.
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That's what killed the tcu in my stupid B5. It's on the passenger side floor, flat, and the drain in the cowl under the battery clogs really easy. I will die hating that car
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Dry ECU, car runs. Go figure. I guess I didn't tell the full story; Friday evening I changed the oil & filter and put in new spark plugs, thinking the problem had gone away. Crank, no start. No spark. Crank some more, and it hydrolocked again. Dagen H fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Jan 7, 2020 |
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6-week update: after a cascading series of annoyances (including a steady misfire on cyl. 1 and the reappearance of water on the rear floorboards), Middle Son dumped the Subie. He's replacing it with an '02 Jetta TDI. I'm not sure how I feel. VVV It's a big step sideways, isn't it Dagen H fucked around with this message at 17:54 on Feb 21, 2020 |
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I'd feel about the same 
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It'll sound about the same because a diesel and gasoline engine tend to have a lot of similarities at 0 rpm.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It'll sound about the same because a diesel and gasoline engine tend to have a lot of similarities at 0 rpm. Ah, so it really is a VW.
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I no longer believe this is a lateral move.
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EZ Fix.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I no longer believe this is a lateral move. 165K-mile GLI with leather, 100% rust-free, 50+ mpg, $1400. Dad approves. Came with OEM replacement fender and bumper cover, as well as a pile of Mann filter cartridges & some TDI-specific tools.
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STR approves too. And it sounds like the PO took care of it, given the box of quality filters and tools.
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#1 Son texting his Duramax-brodozer-driving redneck cousin:: Hey [Middle Son] just bought a turbodiesel : Sweet, what he get: Jetta: That don't count
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VW electrical gremlins? Don't know what you mean there, Chief. *DRLs remain lit despite the key and headlamp switch being removed*
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Dagen H posted:VW electrical gremlins? Don't know what you mean there, Chief. Try removing the power window switch.
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Or draining the coolant.
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bolind posted:Or draining the coolant.
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No, that's where you bleed the cooling system. You have to drain it from the taillights.Seat Safety Switch posted:Try removing the power window switch. I thought that was a Mopar thing. disconnect the ignition switch and report back...
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STR posted:disconnect the ignition switch and report back... Problem already solved, I pulled the fuse out of the big weird terminal box atop the battery (pic later).
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Dagen H posted:Problem already solved, I pulled the fuse out of the big weird terminal box atop the battery (pic later). One or two of the flat metal fuses in that box are for the cooling fans. The connections sometimes get corroded and melt the box when the resistance goes up so might just want to check them to prevent that. A lot of people would toss the cover and that might be what causes it so if yours is still there it might be ok but easy thing to check
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Hey man,
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Dagen H posted:Problem already solved, I pulled the fuse out of the big weird terminal box atop the battery (pic later). No pic because the Jetta has been mothballed in favor of the Miata. Sounds like Pipkin knows what's up.
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So, so glad I live where it (usually) doesn't rust.
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DFW started using calcium chloride ages ago. ..... not that it actually snows often though. And when it does, they dump calcium chloride on the road. Which melts it juuuuuust enough to turn it into pothole city once it refreezes.  You remember this shitshow, right? I was out doing delivery for 14+ hour days during that shitshow..
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