Lucky me

[SJD]

IF ANYONE HAS READ ANY OF MY POSTS YOU WILL KNOW SINCE BUYING MY IMPREZA A MONTH AGO HAD NOTHING BUT GRIEF. WANTED ONE FOR EVER BUT NOW REALLY WISH I DIDN'T BOTHER . SEEMS HEAD GASKET GONE , BUBBLES IN OVERFLOW ,WATER SPEWING OUT OF RAD OVERFLOW (YELLOW CAP BEHIND PASS HEADLIGHT) WHEN I BOOT IT OR SOMETIMES GOING UP HILL . HAD WATER PUMP OFF SEEMS O K , CHANGED THERMOSTAT WAS THINKING AIRLOCK BUT STUCK MY BIG OLD HOOTER OVER OVERFLOW AND CAN SMELL EXHAUST !!!! AHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!! NOW MEGA P****D OFF ALL I WANT TO DO IS DRIVE ROUND AND LISTEN TO THE OLD AFTERBURNER BOB BOB BOBING ALONG. ANY HOO DO I HAVE TO TAKE ENGINE OUT TO DO HEAD GASKET COS GOT NOWHERE TO DO IT OR PUT ENGINE IF IT COMES OUT . DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD CUT MY LOSSES SELL THE CAR AND JUST SWALLOW THE MONEY I LOSE . I AM SICK SICK SICK GUTTED NEED A SERIOUS

Should have bought an Evo. Mate we have all been there, stick with it & all will be well in the end. There are plenty of good people on here that can help one way or another.

[Mortster]

Stick with it mate, most people that have scoobs, arn't on their first ones, sometimes takes a few to find that 'right one'.

[midlife2]

Sometimes its the 1st one you fall in love with

STI RA 95

[Chunk]

Why do you think i drive 2 mercs?

Serious note. Sorry to hear your run of bad luck. Speak to the brainiacs on here. I'm sure they will be more than willing to help you out.

Stick with it mate. They are worth it when they are running.

If you do sell it. Buy another one. You may just have one of the bad ones

[WRX_Paul]

Hi Mate,

I don't know what to say, It is a great car that is in better condition than most, you are good with cars, i would just get new gaskets and do it yourself or with help from friends and it wont cost you to much, KEEP THE CAR!! I had it for 3 years and it never let me down, i know its not what you want to hear but it is just one of those things, When i bought the Golf after 2 days i had to spend £273 on it because it went wrong, so you never know.

[Greig]

Originally Posted by Nige

Should have bought an Evo. Mate we have all been there, stick with it & all will be well in the end. There are plenty of good people on here that can help one way or another.

Yeah if you like servicing it all the time
only joking!
Mates evo has got to be trailered to Mitsubishi
to redo the ayc they said don't even turn the key
because it could cost up to 4k if we did

[Chunk]

Didn't realise it was WRX Pauls old car.

Keep it. It is a well looked after car. I was tempted to buy it when he put it up for sale.

I think you have just had a bit of bad luck

Stick with it. It will make you smile soon

[SJD]

Not really blaming anyone just had bit of bad luck lately . I have been round cars since 13/14 years old modified and built s**t loads mainly old skool escorts (none of your front wheel drive crap) real escorts. When im not familier with a acr usualy use haynes manual but cant seem to get one for 97 wrx and seeing as i got to take the engine out and do head gasket ?? , has anyone got a good step by step walk through with some tips tricks and so on to make it a bit quicker and easier ?. Would really be gratefull for any help that can be offered seeing as you all seem like a good set of blokes.

[Lucky]

That really is bad luck if it was Pauls one. He did everything as soon as it needed it with that car and it never let him down, even with the miles he does. I guess its just with the age of these cars, like any car, anything can go at any time. At least you know once these bits are done, you will have a good car that has genuinely been well looked after. Good luck with it mate. By the way, the 'scooby' thing to do is use any form of repair as and excuse to make it go faster!

[SJD]

SORRY CHAPS COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS IS IT BEST TO GET SNIFF TEST DONE OR LEAK DOWN ,AND IF IT IS HEAD GASKET SHOULD I DO BOTH WHILE ENGINE IS OUT ? WHAT HEAD GASKET SHOULD I USE AND DOES ANYONE HAVE ALL THE TORQUE SETTINGS I WILL NEED. I KNOW ITS A LOT BUT WANT TO DO THIS QUICK RIGHT AND GOOD . GOT TO GET BACK OUT THERE A.S.A.P PLUS SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING SANTA POD FOR DRIFTING DEMO ON SUNDAY (IM SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THE BLOODY PIT CREW )

[WRX_Paul]

Hi mate,

Definately change both gaskets and get the heads skimmed, don't get the cheap gaskets get the original Subaru ones from the dealer (same as uk impreza) should be about £30 for each head skimmed and about £100 for the 2 head gaskets.

Paul

[AndyWRX]

Hey mate im on my 3rd scoob now, 1st one was a WRX import and that was riddled with problems, 2nd was a uk turbo 2000 that was perfect but i stupidly sold it biggest mistake ever, 3rd is my sti RA and i love every minuet of it. Its got some problems but their getting sorted but im not gonna let this one go lol

Pauls car was well looked after mate so its well worth sticking with it, get the engine out and get a good set of gaskets, that way you wont have to worry about doing them again, also gives you the chance to clean up all the hard to reach places too

[bigemp]

feel for you m8 head gasket has gone on mine as well,but dont have the patience or the ability to do the job

[Chunk]

You could use this as a chance to put some stronger bits into the engine

[Cath]

Didn't realise it was Paul's car!
Thats a real shame matey, it just one of those things and it has been well looked after, get it fixed

[SJD]

EASY TO SAY FIX IT BUT DONT HAVE TIME COS OF WORK,CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE IT DONE AND EVEN IF I HAD TIME GOT NOWHERE TO DO IT.

OPTIONS:
1. SCRAP IT (LOSE LOADS)
2. LET IT ROTT
3. BREAK IT (LOSE MONEY)
4.SELL IT (LOSE MONEY)

GOT TO BE EITHER 3 OR 4 ANYONE ???

OR LAST CHANCE SELL MY 328 BMW WHICH NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT .

ll the info you need here mate
http://www.southeastscoobies.co.uk/v...splay.php?f=66

[SJD]

TODAY IS A NEW DAY .
FORGET ALL MY MOANING PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE NOW GOT SOMEWHERE TO DO WORK AND A FRIEND CAN DO SNIFF TEST ON FRIDAY FOR A DRINK.
SO WILL BE GETTING ON WITH IT NEXT FEW DAYS ,JUST WANT TO DRIVE IT ABOUT GOT BIG SMILE ON MY FACE WHEVER IM IN IT,(MISSUS RECONS JUST BIG SHOW AND SHOULD GROW UP!!!) .

DONT WANT TO GROW UP THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT ONE .
COULD STILL DO WITH TORQUE SETTINGS IF ANYONE GOT THEM PLEASE .
SHALL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES .
THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT EVERYONE .

[AndyWRX]

Glad your keeping it mate, its too good a car to let go of, sell the beamer and put the money into the engine while its apart

Quick question mate is your caps button stuck on

[Chunk]

Glad you are looking at keeping it

Its worth the trouble

I sold mine christmas, missing it quite a bit

[SJD]

The caps lock button is a bad habbit !!
sorry to go on but still need info on what else i NEED to buy and torque settings .
Seen some data on net only thing is getting all sorts of different versions !

[Cath]

Originally Posted by SJD

(MISSUS RECONS JUST BIG SHOW AND SHOULD GROW UP!!!) .

DONT WANT TO GROW UP THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT ONE .

Please... tell me what man has ever grown up

Originally Posted by Cath

Please... tell me what man has ever grown up

OI! I'll have you know that I have grown up........ and slightly to the left

Glad you are keeping the car matey, as said by many people on here, Paul really looked after that car, you have been seriously unlucky to have a problem with it.

When it's all done and dusted, you will love it!

[SJD]

Could do without hassle and expense , but love it from second i drove it .

[SJD]

Is the thread on the gear selector all the same cos i want to buy a new gear knob OH ER MISSUS