Troubling Sounds

[thebigfelly]

hey folks , new member here, not very mechanicaly inclinded but i know a lil bit of some basics

just got my first scooby , an 03 WRX STI TYPE UK,

when i got it from dealership down in rotheram they said it only had some scratches to the paint work which i said was aceptable, and they said they deliver it all the way up to edinburgh , i thot way... great less traveling for me , but what i didnt realise was that some guy actualy drove it 186 miles up the motorways to my door and it wasnt on the back of a transporter like i thot they wld have done. me being me thinking the guys clealy hammered the gas a few times i mean who wldnt want too....neway to get back on topic ,

when it arrived here i took for a test drive and noticed the ECU light was lit up on the dash , so returning from the test drive i asked the guy he said it was because it had ran out of petrol at the dealership forecourt and the light wld reset itself, (which i thot was a load of bull) but he said if theres any issues take it to the closest delearship up here, which i did the next morning they said they bring it in and do a diagnostic check on it which is scheduled for next fri 30th, hoping i they find a problem they pay to get it fixed as vehicle wasnt as stated when i paid for it.

but the probolem im more concerened , and being new to scoobys and a car with a turbo ,

1- when the turbo kicks in about 3000 rev range theres a loudish whining sound as the boost comes,

2 - noticed when on a disused stretch of private road i tested the speed through the gears when i got up 105mph - 110mph there was a loudish whining sound coming from the front drivers right hand side almost like it was right below the windsheild under the bonnet.( only way to describe it is a sound like air is blowing through a hole or sumthin)

3- not to sure if this was a peice of debris or sumthing with the car but twice i got a loud banging sound from the left hand side like either sumthing had hit the inside of the wheel arches or like the car was backfiring , but this was only when i was up near or in the 100mph range .

any help would be much apreciated or any gueses as to what might have caused the problems would be very much apreciated , as i say im not mechanicly inclined too much but usual if a cars making a certain soud or doing sumthing my gueses are usualy close or spot on to what mite be causeing them , as for doing any work on cars ive not attempted much but always try to learn ,

Edited April 24, 2010 by thebigfelly

[marko72]

hey folks , new member here, not very mechanicaly inclinded but i know a lil bit of some basics

just got my first scooby , an 03 WRX STI TYPE UK,

when i got it from dealership down in rotheram they said it only had some scratches to the paint work which i said was aceptable, and they said they deliver it all the way up to edinburgh , i thot way... great less traveling for me , but what i didnt realise was that some guy actualy drove it 186 miles up the motorways to my door and it wasnt on the back of a transporter like i thot they wld have done. me being me thinking the guys clealy hammered the gas a few times i mean who wldnt want too....neway to get back on topic ,

when it arrived here i took for a test drive and noticed the ECU light was lit up on the dash , so returning from the test drive i asked the guy he said it was because it had ran out of petrol at the dealership forecourt and the light wld reset itself, (which i thot was a load of bull) but he said if theres any issues take it to the closest delearship up here, which i did the next morning they said they bring it in and do a diagnostic check on it which is scheduled for next fri 30th, hoping i they find a problem they pay to get it fixed as vehicle wasnt as stated when i paid for it.

but the probolem im more concerened , and being new to scoobys and a car with a turbo ,

1- when the turbo kicks in about 3000 rev range theres a loudish whining sound as the boost comes,

2 - noticed when on a disused stretch of private road i tested the speed through the gears when i got up 105mph - 110mph there was a loudish whining sound coming from the front drivers right hand side almost like it was right below the windsheild under the bonnet.( only way to describe it is a sound like air is blowing through a hole or sumthin)

3- not to sure if this was a peice of debris or sumthing with the car but twice i got a loud banging sound from the left hand side like either sumthing had hit the inside of the wheel arches or like the car was backfiring , but this was only when i was up near or in the 100mph range .

any help would be much apreciated or any gueses as to what might have caused the problems would be very much apreciated , as i say im not mechanicly inclined too much but usual if a cars making a certain soud or doing sumthing my gueses are usualy close or spot on to what mite be causeing them , as for doing any work on cars ive not attempted much but always try to learn ,

Hello.

Im not mechanically minded myself and others will have more knowledge but...

1 - when the turbo kicks in it usually does 'whine' as it spools up. I have the resonator box removed from my wing and yes you very much can hear the turbo spool up, maybe its just the turbo.

2 and 3 - dont know about these, but if your car is going in on the 30th then get these issues checked out then. They can take it for a road test, see what the car does. Hopefully they turn out to be not much to worry about.

Has the car been modded? Prob important to check this out.

Good luck

[thebigfelly]

hey thanks , yeah i thot the first one might just be the turbo winding up, but never having a car with a turbo or being in a car with one i wasnt to sure ,

duno about any mods the only think i can think of as a mod that it has on it is a digital turbo gauge , which is in the midle of the dash next to the cup holder, its about the size of a pager , duno what it all does as there is nothing in the books or paper work when i got the car telling me what it does or how to work it, all i know is i switch the engine of and it has a 30second timer that counts down to zero before the engine cuts out , and thats with the key removed, also if i fidle with the buttons on it lol the display changes to a rev counter,0-60 timer, lap timer, what i think is a volt reader, and another time, yet again never owning a scooby before duno if this is a standard added thing on them all or if its because its a type uk standard thing,

as for induction kits and so on from looking under the bonnet it looks prety standard , no induction kit standard air box, standard sti exhaust , but then again not too mechanicly minded so cant say " ohh thats not standard"

[Richie Cross]

Hello and welcome mate

As Mark says, the first sound might be the turbo spooling up. If it is, that's a sound you'll grow to love

Not sure about number 2 but number 3 (hopefully not) might be a shock absorber.

Someone will come along and tell you different!

Don't know anything about the codes so don't know if one comes on for the petrol. The diagnostic check

will sort that out.

Enjoy your car and check out the Events section for local meets

[sparky_sj04]

I think he's spun you a yarn regarding the CEL due to the car running out of petrol on the dealership forecourt - However it could be down to him using the wrong petrol on the way up the road (because it's cheaper). You should be running it on super (97 RON +) so if he's put 95 in then it might be down to that. That's not for sure though as in the past I've had to put in 95 a couple of times and haven't had a light on. In theory it could be the cause though.

From what you say about the whining and whoosing it sounds like your resonator box in the offside inner wing has been removed. It's a common modification and does make things a bit louder and enable you to hear the standard dump valve opening. You say it's still the standard airbox and not an induction kit so could be resonator removal.

The other whining noise COULD be from the pillar-less door seals. To be honest that's usually more of a buzzing noise but it does happen at high speed.

If I was you mate I'd be very careful with the car until it's been checked out. It may have been modified and not remapped, or something along those lines - either way it could be a disaster if not checked out quickly.

Good luck!!

[colin_ross]

First off welcome to the club.

Now, the running out of petrol is absolute bs. The check engine lisght means the cu us seeing something it is not happy with. The dealer or a friendly local with a code reader could tell you why. There's quite a few things it could be but do NOT rag the car until it's been looked at.

Mist turbo cars make woosh noise but some can be good and some can be bad. Get a ride in someone elses and compare.

I take it you got the dealer to note the faults on your receipt so your covered if it comes blows if it's needing money spent on it?

[thebigfelly]

thanks for the help lads,

already looking at the events richie was hoping to meet a few of you up at crail today but had to work on a backshift just finished at 8 , gota check my shift next thursday but if i can get away earlier mite see if i can still get in on the south quensferry meet , if not that then the next one will either be knockhill or royal highland centre , also trying to get a paid membership sorted out but havin a cpl problems there with registering so emailed karyn and awaiting reply ,

neway back to "my baby" as ive come to call her lol, dont have anything in writing from the dealer ship (evans halshaw) suzki garage in rotheram , but i was meant to get the car at 4pm he didnt turn up until 18:30pm i mentioned the light he said itl go out , went to portobello dealership the next morning , mentioned to the lass behind the service desk about the light being on and what the guy said , she said bring it in next fri and they will run a diagnostic , told the lass that the guy who sold me it from down south said if i had any problems to phone them up or take it to my local evans halshaw, she said shel email them to get confrimation that they will foot the bill and are prepared to pay , also mentioned to the lass that the passengers window button doesnt work , but the drivers side one does, so i think that mite just be the solenoid maybe....,

the way i see it , the guy on the phone when i done the deal said only scratches , and that there wasnt anything else to declare , and if the car was in any other condition than he stated he was breaching the contract , just like i had to state any damages scratche sor problems with mine ,

the other funny thing is i took out a 2 year extended warranty on it , thinking that it being 7 years its a little security , the guy said it basicly covered everything other than the usual wear and tear stuff in that you get in a service, but after reading through the documents on the excluded items part of teh warrenty , theres not much left of a car once you take away the excluded items , i think all thats left is the mirrors

Edited April 26, 2010 by thebigfelly