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05-13-2007, 11:14 PM | #1 |
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What Is Wrong With This Car??
My buddy has a 02 WRX Impreza w/Manual Transmission. He has the typhoon intake, the ebay ssautochrome bigger topmount, stock turbo, turbo back exhaust, NO EM, stock injectors, RFL BOV and he just put on a STI Manifold. It seems like as soon as he put on the STI Manifold ON his car is running like crap. It's idling at 1500 rpms, as soon as the car is warming up it's blowing huge puffs of blue smoke clouds out of the exhaust and when he goes to accelerate the car shakes hella bad like it's stalling while he tries to excell. Did he miss something huge that he was suppose to do when he got the STI manifold to fit because it seems like as soon as he installed that the car went FUBAR..!!
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05-13-2007, 11:18 PM | #2 |
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sounds like he didnt hook something up right.........
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05-13-2007, 11:24 PM | #3 |
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that's what we thought too, so went over everything, we even thought it was his turbo, so we tried 2 other newer, but stock turbos and the problem still exsists. I really think it has something to do with that STI manifold but he just wont believe thats why.....
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05-14-2007, 12:15 AM | #4 |
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Not sure what the problem might be, but I know EM needs to come sooooon.
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05-14-2007, 12:21 AM | #5 |
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^ +1 on that....thats a pretty decent amount of stuff not to be tuned for.
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05-14-2007, 12:57 AM | #6 |
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STI manifold = WRX manifold
except the red wrinkle paint You installed something wrong. Blue smoke usually means oil, I think. And EM is very necessary with cars run by this much technology. |
05-14-2007, 01:18 AM | #7 |
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make sure all your vacuum lines are right
make sure you dont have a leak between the manifold and tgvs (you cant reuse those gaskets) make sure you have the pcv in the right spot Otherwise bacttrack every step you did installing the manifold and voila |
05-14-2007, 02:16 AM | #8 |
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05-14-2007, 02:20 AM | #9 |
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Pinched a gasket on the runners. Replace em and you should be okay.
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05-14-2007, 03:50 AM | #10 |
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Em....
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05-14-2007, 07:13 AM | #11 | |
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05-14-2007, 04:58 PM | #12 |
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it sounds like there might be a unicorn running around poking holes in the exhaust and ****ting in the filters
those shiny white little bastards... i actually have no idea, but good luck |
05-14-2007, 05:24 PM | #13 |
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Wrong place to post this to start (Try 2.0 Powertrain next time) and 2nd of all, engine management is a MUST.
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05-14-2007, 05:46 PM | #14 |
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Maybe you should be helping your friend get rid of the car instead of fixing it with the list of mods that you gave although surprisingly I didn't see BOV listed.
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05-14-2007, 09:39 PM | #15 |
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05-14-2007, 09:48 PM | #16 |
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Make sure you check for vaccum leaks as well. Get some brake cleaner and spray around the manifold. If the RPM's go up, voila, vaccum leak. Sounds like your problem isn't vaccum related, however.
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05-15-2007, 01:28 AM | #17 |
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blue smoke = oil... gotta figure out where the leak is...
as others said EM is def needed for the mods listed, well if the friend cares about his car... |
05-15-2007, 11:08 AM | #18 |
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Thanks for all the help guys! I forgot to mention he has a RFL BOV. DoH!
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05-15-2007, 11:49 AM | #19 |
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Take Off That Blow Off Valve And Sell It!!! Why Dont You Just Throw Your Money In The Trash?
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05-15-2007, 12:24 PM | #20 |
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Apparently your friend likes to waste money on useless crap. Are there any CEL's? Have you guys tried removing the sti manifold and putting the original back on....try that, see what the results are. Personally I think a line isn't hooked up correct.
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05-15-2007, 02:57 PM | #21 |
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I dont see how any of the previous 5 responses were of any help to this guy (yay for people posting to help thier rating, he didnt ask about BOV if he wants it let him have it... he didnt ask about EM)... It really does sound like a vauum leak though, cause the RPM are hovering around 1500, even after its warmed up. Just confuses me how a vacuum can cause you to burn oil (blue smoke). so next step would be the gaskets.
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05-15-2007, 03:08 PM | #22 |
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ok I have heard a few things about this before as well. Make sure the gaskets are on the car correctly. Also make sure there is no leaks at the intake.
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05-15-2007, 04:29 PM | #23 | |
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Now, why it's blowing blue smoke? I don't know, that's probably something wrong with his install.. not the car itself. |
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05-15-2007, 04:34 PM | #24 |
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This is what happens when you bolt on all sorts of stuff and don't mess with the EM.
Let this be a lesson to all of you who are thinking of doing the same. In short, he needs to have the car professionally tuned. |
05-15-2007, 05:22 PM | #25 | |
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