|
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
04-25-2013, 11:20 PM | #1 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 354527
Join Date: Apr 2013
|
good mechanic needed
hey guys im nathan. i need a good subaru mechanic on vancouver island. well to be honest i need the best subaru mechanic on the island. my 98 Impreza OBS has been one night mare for over a year now. im to the point where it needs to go into a shop and just be fixed or at least properly diagnosed.
|
04-25-2013, 11:22 PM | #2 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 353523
Join Date: Apr 2013
Chapter/Region:
VIC
Vehicle:1998 STi RA V-Ltd Super Mica Blue |
Quote:
I don't know particularly of any excellent shops on the island. |
|
04-26-2013, 12:56 PM | #3 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 274252
Join Date: Feb 2011
Chapter/Region:
W. Canada
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Vehicle:2002 WRX Sedan PSM EJ207 & 6 speed |
Where do you live on the island? Do you want to take it to a subaru dealership or a general mechanic?
I have had some good experiences with Three Point Motors Nanaimo. And have heard horror stories from Saunders in Victoria. |
04-26-2013, 04:55 PM | #4 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 354527
Join Date: Apr 2013
|
weather its a dealer or a general mechanic dosent matter. im in parksville. ive been to 3 point once for 3 hours and got no where. but from what i know 3 point is first and foremost a Mercedes dealer. i wasnt actually all that impressed with them. and one of my friends who does car detailing told me saunders seems to be good. and when ever i need info on parts and where things are hiddenly located on the car three point never gets back to me and saunders is always on the ball. even if there busy and say the'll call me back in a certain time they always call on time. but if its going to go to a general mechanic i need one who is fantastic with subarus.
|
04-26-2013, 05:26 PM | #5 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 354527
Join Date: Apr 2013
|
the issue with the car was that about 2 years ago it started to develop a hesitation. it would idle fine and once you got the rpms above 2500 it was fine but between that it would try to bog and have no power at all. the only way i could at that time get it up to 2500rpm was to tap on the throttle really lightly and quickly and it would slowly pick up rpms. it threw a miss fire code on cyl 4. i got that cleared and when it went in to three point the miss fire code showed up on cyl's 1 & 2. now from what ive researched if its going to miss on more than one cyl its supposed to miss on 1&3 or 2&4. so the miss is kind of randomating it self. since then its sat and id get it fired up every month or so just to keep things some what lubricated and every now and then see if i could make any head way on the problem. the hesitation got to the point where it was too dangerous to drive. since parking it ive replaced the fuel filter, fuel pressure regulator, plugs & wires cleaned the TPS & IAC. run seafoam through most of the vacuum lines. done a fuel pressure test (tester was put on the hose from the fuel filter going to the hardline that runs under the intake. pressures were * vacuum hose attached to regulator 35-38 * vacuum hose detached from regulator 39. those were the numbers i got on the gauge we used. at that point it would still at least fire up and idle. then i replaced the vacuum line and T fitting that goes from the intake to the fuel pressure regulator and some other kinda redish brown piece on the passenger side shock tower. but in dooing so i deleted this little round thing that looks like its white plastic with foam in the line that goes to the piece in the shock tower. the next day i tried to fire it up and i couldnt get it to run. so i put the original vacuum hose with all the proper pieces back in and it still wouldnt fire up. on cranking every now and then it tries but it dosent quite fire enough to get it running at idle, it just stumbles momentarily to make me think its gunna fire up. .
heres word for word the list of things three point motors managed to check when i had it in to them. *scanned car - came up miss fire on 1&2 checked plugs, wires, and coil they were ok. pulled out o2 sensor to check if exause was plugged, it wasnt. checked throttle plate checked EGR operation checked MAF sensor checked Oxygen sensor. will contact coustmer after talking to subaru expert. (in other words... they had to call subaru teck support back east) so now im stuck with it not running at all. but when i could get it fired up it would idle fine, it would rev fine once above 2500 rpm but between idle and 2500rpm it wouldnt wana go, and if you dropped below that 2500 rpm then your back to square one. any ideas? |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|