Scooby Advice

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:06 pm

blacky wrote:Sorry Gerry, its been a hard week :!:

Never mind, you can have a good blast on Sunday and forget about work for a few hours. Bit like fishing, on steroids, lots of 'em.

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:10 pm

Yeh looking forward to it :-D

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:25 am

Piston Slap...had it on my 02 WRX wagon.

When cold and been running for 30secs lightly and gently stroke the throttle from inside the car...doors shut, radio off, windows up. Sounds almost like a very lightly knocking cam but you'll know what it is when you hear it. When it's properly hot, do the same again and the noise should have gone. That's the best indicator of pistonslap. If it's still there when hot, definately walk away!!

I wouldn't bother with it if it's got piston slap as eventually it will need a bottom end rebuild. Been bitten once already although it lasted 40K miles before bigend failure, but was getting progressively worse as time went by. I'm sure that contributed to botton end failure which largely was due to oil starvation from a sticky valve in the oil pump.

.....and make sure it's had a new Cambelt and FSH.

If you get a good one it will last forever as to be honest there's not a lot goes wrong with a WRX as none of the engine or drivetrain components are really heavily stressed with 215bhp, and i have to say my suspension was very good when i got mine with 47K miles, and it still is!!

I prefer the way a wagon drives and handles compared to the 4-dr. Doesn't skip around so much on rutted B-Roads and seems to hold the road better.

Good luck with it :thumb:

P.S. An MY02 WRX with 50K miles and FSH should be

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:28 am

Cheers once again, No one worry i havent gone bonkers and decided on a scooby Dads looking at one to replace his current work horse

Blacky/Jerry get your own thread........

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:15 pm

IWANT1 wrote: Blacky/Jerry get your own thread........

Thought this was our thread till I looked at the first post :oops:

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:25 pm

If your dad wants a decent everyday scooby workshorse....get a WRX wagon!!
If you dad wants to scare himself silly....get a 4dr STi!!
If your dad wants a decent everyday workshorse and scare himself silly....stick an STi lump in your wagon!!

Best of both worlds!!

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:29 pm

ScoobieWRX wrote:If your dad wants a decent everyday scooby workshorse....get a WRX wagon!!
If you dad wants to scare himself silly....get a 4dr STi!!
If your dad wants a decent everyday workshorse and scare himself silly....stick an STi lump in your wagon!!

Best of both worlds!!

Or just get an STi wagon and have the brakes etc to go with the extra power.

Mitsubishi wagons are very nice but can't think of the name :roll: Legnum?

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:32 pm

Gerry H wrote:Mitsubishi wagons are very nice but can't think of the name :roll: Legnum?

Isn't that a breed of chicken?? :lol:

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:40 pm

ScoobieWRX wrote:
Gerry H wrote:Mitsubishi wagons are very nice but can't think of the name :roll: Legnum?
Isn't that a breed of chicken?? :lol:

Cluck Off!

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duncan · Post by **duncan** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:59 pm

Gerry H wrote:
IWANT1 wrote: Blacky/Jerry get your own thread........
Thought this was our thread till I looked at the first post :oops:

No thread is sacred Lee

:lol: