Forum: Mechanicals
24-05-2012, 09:18 AM
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Forum: Mechanicals
28-02-2012, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Mechanicals
27-02-2012, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Mechanicals
27-02-2012, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,255
Front axle play
Morning.
Got a rattle over bumps from the front at low speed whilst steering straight. No crunching whilst turning so ruling out CVs for now. Not the sway bar linkages either. No play in the...
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Forum: Mechanicals
02-12-2011, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Mechanicals
02-12-2011, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,908
Exhaust Proximity to CV Boot
Got hold of an exhaust that takes a very direct line from diff to tail. The 3" pipe routes under the inner CV and I'm concerned that perhaps the heat might affect the boot.
Reckon some exhaust...
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Forum: Mechanicals
29-11-2011, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Mechanicals
29-11-2011, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 6
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Was the baffle trashed once it came out?
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Was the baffle trashed once it came out?
Maybe a set of reverse plier thingos is the go, like an external-circlip set of pliers....
I gather you lads had the exhaust off the car?
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Forum: Mechanicals
29-11-2011, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 6
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Tips on removing a stubborn exhaust baffle?
G'day.
Have an exhaust with an allegedly removable baffle. One small bolt to remove from the tip and the baffle should pull out.
This poor thing's seemingly being held in by rust. Obviously I...
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Forum: Mechanicals
22-11-2011, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,031
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Forum: Mechanicals
22-11-2011, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,031
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Forum: Mechanicals
22-11-2011, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,031
98 exhaust into 94 WRX
Sorry lads, couldn't find it in a search.
Think they're the same but looking to confirm that I can swap a rear exhaust pipe (cat to diff) from a 98 into a 94.
Thanks in advance.
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Forum: Wanted
21-11-2011, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Mechanicals
08-11-2011, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,087
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Forum: Mechanicals
08-11-2011, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,087
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Forum: Mechanicals
04-08-2011, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,062
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Forum: Mechanicals
07-06-2011, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,995
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Forum: Mechanicals
06-06-2011, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,995
Here you go:...
Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNsq3GOrdfY
Not sure if it works, can't see PooTube from work.
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Forum: Mechanicals
06-06-2011, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,995
Bent compressor blades?
Check your intake...
Bent compressor blades?
Check your intake piping for cracks and damage. My old 94 WRX had a split in the one of the pipes between the airbox and the turbo. It sucked through a piece of rubber and...
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Forum: Mechanicals
03-05-2011, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,473
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Forum: Mechanicals
06-03-2011, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,191
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Forum: Mechanicals
05-03-2011, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,191
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Forum: Mechanicals
18-02-2011, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,713
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Forum: Mechanicals
18-02-2011, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,713
Yeah, the cat is in the end of the dump. The...
Yeah, the cat is in the end of the dump. The resonator sits at about the end of the gearbox.
What made me think it (the second one - ie the resonator) blew out? Well, first it was the farty note...
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Forum: Mechanicals
18-02-2011, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Mechanicals
18-02-2011, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,713
Query re 1994 GC8 cat
I thought these cars had 2 cats - one on the dump pipe and another between there and the muffler.
Blew a hole in the second 'cat' the other day, called the local exhaust place for a chat about...
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Forum: Mechanicals
23-12-2010, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,009
Well that depends on what you want to do. If...
Well that depends on what you want to do. If you're keen to clean up the mating surfaces and not have to f*ck around with bolts and spanners in a 3/4 inch space then you might find it worthwhile.
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Forum: Mechanicals
22-12-2010, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,009
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Forum: Perth-WRX Only Special Offers
14-12-2010, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 13,362
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Forum: Perth-WRX Only Special Offers
14-12-2010, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 103
Views: 13,362
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Forum: Mechanicals
17-11-2010, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,675
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Forum: Mechanicals
25-10-2010, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,415
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Forum: Mechanicals
28-09-2010, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,433
I have a choice of 4 ratchets and a ratchet...
I have a choice of 4 ratchets and a ratchet spanner and it was still easier to drop the manifold than dick around with the bottom 3 rocker cover bolts. Made for a very tidy re-installation too. You...
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Forum: Mechanicals
27-09-2010, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,433
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Forum: Mechanicals
27-09-2010, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,433
It's not that it's stuck, it's that there isn't...
It's not that it's stuck, it's that there isn't room to manoeuvre it. The bend in the line prevents it being pulled away from the reservoir. Difficult to explain, but it's jammed in there. Probably...
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Forum: Mechanicals
21-09-2010, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,708
Yeah, with wind chill it would have been -20....
Yeah, with wind chill it would have been -20. Look at the blown ice on the tyre. Getting my gear off and the snowboard onto the rook that arvo was hell. Nothing better though, than the 900km...
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Forum: Mechanicals
20-09-2010, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,708
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Forum: Mechanicals
20-09-2010, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,433
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Forum: Mechanicals
18-09-2010, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,433
Power steering flush
Right, so the rubber hose from the return pipe to the reservoir isn't coming off without me forcing the issue and busting something.
Can I drain it from the return or sender pipe at the rack or is...
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Forum: Mechanicals
15-09-2010, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,556
Left field possibility:
Are your thermal...
Left field possibility:
Are your thermal fans coming on when cold? I had a weird issue where the ecu thought it was hot, so the fans would come on, then the ecu would hunt up and down for idle. ...
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Forum: Mechanicals
07-09-2010, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,708
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Forum: Mechanicals
07-09-2010, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,708
For the record and the folks at home......
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For the record and the folks at home......
Finally got a chance to get under it tonight. Still can't work out where the spray rearward of the crossmember might have originated but in any case it...
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Forum: Mechanicals
23-08-2010, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Mechanicals
17-08-2010, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,422
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Forum: Mechanicals
13-08-2010, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,708
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Forum: Mechanicals
13-08-2010, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,708
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Forum: Mechanicals
13-08-2010, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,708
Oil leak - accumulation on jack plate
Hey all.
Under the car last night and noticed a bit of oil spray behind the crossmember, on the underside of the gearbox and undercarriage. Found a little pool on top of the jack plate. Car's...
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Forum: Mechanicals
28-07-2010, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,928
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Forum: Mechanicals
21-07-2010, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,715
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Forum: Mechanicals
21-07-2010, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,715
Thanks for the responses. Was in a hurry to get...
Thanks for the responses. Was in a hurry to get that sorted as I was on my way out the door for a drive to the snow (1000km round trip). Ended up getting a stethoscope thingo onto it and identified...
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