issues whilst accelerating

[maddogsx]

Right the cars developed either a series of problems or a cnut of single one!

Started to notice it being a bit harder to start, a few more cranks of the engine than normal.

Car has been religiously and faithfully serviced and maintained, on recent rear pad change i noted the breather on the fuel filler neck had quite badly corroded. I repaired it and inevitably there was the crap falling into the tank, filter replaced after two days (time to allow it to catch any shit passing the pump)

during the course of a few weeks the starting problem has slowly gotten worse and developed a stutter or mis on boost with fairly low boost pressure, a quick check of hoses vac pipes etc revealed nothing, fuel filter changed beginning of week and fuel in it was a total mess, almost black in colour, with globules of water in it, I cut it open and found it to be full of debris, new fuel filter didn't ease the problem, then swapped the pump with another one I had the gauze bag on end of pump was also minging, car ran pukka afterwards now the tank is clean no shit in it, and filter showed as clean even on cutting in half. This morning it failed to start, a check showed it had flooded, cleaned and dried the plugs it fired right (new plugs will be fitted today as soon as halfrauds opens)away but now it stutters and hesitates worse than before, could it be the pump at fault?

Car has had no modifications since start of the problems, no fault codes show up, restrictor pill is in as should be, and no changes to fuel or ignition system have been made. again since fault or recently prior to fault occuring.

It is an MY97 UK turbo2000 Catalunya, mods are de-cat, pipercross air filter, with PFR7B plugs and magnecor leads fitted.

The loom from the gearbox speed pick up(?) recently shorted on the exhaust but was repaired pretty much there and then, the o2 sensor hasn't been checked but diagnostic check via green plug connectors shows no fault.

[neill54]

I had same sort of problems on my early wrx car not starting first time flooded a few times etc before finally car wouldn't start no fault codes etc either so it was eventually traced to the fuel pump new walbro fitted all been fine since!!

Hope this helps

Neil

[maddogsx]

It was the fuel pump at fault, didn't help I had a bit of a boost leak on the IC where the Y pipe bolts to the actual cooler the side nearest the tubby had a bit

of a leak, all good to go a

gain tho