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The button is dodgy on my key and I was wondering where I could get a new one coded. Is there anyone locally to Edinburgh/Livingston etc? Not sure if I can buy a blank on ebay and get ot coded by some company or do I just need to take the hit at Subaru! It's not even a turbo so I grudge paying silly money lol. It's an MY03 newage wagon.

Ta for any help

Cheers Arch. Apparently Subaru had so many probs with the original bearings they approved a new modified version and the mechanic said something about some tapering and pre-load and the settings we found for the car in Autodata was 186 which seemed way too tight. He has put it to 126 for now and the drag feels the same as the other wheel. He doesn't want to tighten anymore tho until we get a definite number...

Thanks for the quick answer tho m8!

Hi guys,

I have a newage GX (AWD) now ( I used to own Irish Al's old newage WRX) and not been posting for a while but I need help.

I am supposed to be leaving with the family for a holiday in the Lake District tomorrow and my mechanic has left everything till the VERY last minute but he has finally done the rear wheel bearing that will allow us to pass the re-test for the MOT (runs out while we are away...). He has just left but asked me to find out what torque settings to use on the rear wheel bearing as he says it needs to be the correct amount or it could seize.

Any info would be great as I am literally ready to phone and hire a car in the morning in case we don't get it done in time for the re-test.

Ta!

Same guy owns the one at Howden, opposite St John's. They have just finished that one too. I think they were putting in more diesel pumps and newer pumps too. Changing times!

Godspeed discs are great for the money and the Kevlar pads were fine too but if you can stretch a bit further you can't go wrong with Ferrodo DS2500 pads - had them on my FTO and then my scoob and love them.

Hope you get it sorted mate.

My light is on also, 03 blob wrx. Fault showing as lambda sensor 1. Anyone know how expensive these are to replace? Is it a tricky job?

Apologies for hijacking your thread. lol

There are two sensors - one is v. expensive and the other is not too bad! I got mine from Japparts and it was a genuine Subaru part of a car for breaking. Worth a look if you want to save a bit of cash. The ones from the main dealer can be expensive!

iirc error codes will reset after 3 starts of the engine (not in quick succession tho) - mine does it when coolant is low (got a wee leak) and it goes off after a few drives then comes back on again until I top it up.

Maybe the police can request the IP address the guy is posting from on YouTube? Or any site he posted on recently may link him to a specific IP range and ISP/region of Spain?

Monstrous car (again!) and great job detailing it but nothing less than I'd expect going by your previous work

I would buy a standard set of alloys and try again - even tho you and I know it's not too much to change the wheel colour or just get new alloys, people just want to buy the car and not have to mess about afterwards. I had a black and white FTO and only after I toned it down did people start asking about it and it sold. PH is a good place for fellow enthusiasts, Ebay is full of numpties, Autotrader is expensive and never once got me a phone call (Scotland is too far away for a lot of buyers) and my mate uses Guntree for all his cars - not cheap ones either - Mercs, Touaregs, 911s etc. Good exposure and as said above - it's local buyers as it's split up by city.

Good luck JW!

How much they going for now Al? I am hoping to get a job in a good company soon - friend of mine is trying to get me in there and it's a good position supporting the IT and Infrastructure manager so I'd be looking to get a new turbo estate of some kind - I loved your old one but even in non-pimped guise these cars look awesome

i love the ears.

do you know if you can give a dog milk or honey?

My wife is a vet nurse - she says no to milk as they are essentially lactose intolerant (like cats) and can't digest milk properly - as for honey, it will just rot their teeth!

Good to meet you too, and to pick your brains about the wheels .

I know, it's funny that???

There won't be a next time with this car. Gearbox being the limitinf factor, be as well going down the STi route again if wanting more, or a 6-spd classic .

If it was a wagon I'd buy it back Glad to hear it's all sorted now - be interesting to see what that extra power feels like - I must have been down in power and I thought it was just the old "you get used to the power" syndrome as I had a feeling it was a bit sluggish and had I not sold it Duncan would have had his hands back on it to get it checked out anyway.

What sort of price mark are you talking about Paul? The Skoda VRs TDi estate would perhaps be ideal for you with the family and pets? Chipped up would be over 200bhp and lots of torques?

Funnily enough I was gonna swap my FTO for one of them a fair few years ago...went for the scoob instead! Might look at these again.

Sorry for O/T chat Stephen!

I've not been in a petrol station for nearly 2 weeks. It's worrying.

And the car I put a deposit on last night should nearly get me through 3-4 weeks average motoring without a fillup!

Prius?

I need a daddy wagon - high MPG but still a largish estate if you can recommend anything. The Blobeye Sport I have is just not doing it for me!

holy crap - pull out of the sale and say they took too long and buy a much newer car for that money from a member with a well looked after one! 03 WRX's are going for about 5-6 and STI's a bit more but 9k seems a lot IMHO.

Daily Record would jump on a story like this - or the Scottish Sun - they love a drama - complete with stills from the vids posted.

Bah I wanted that Fozzy If you ever consider selling gies a shout

Ah - sorry to hear Phil!! Enjoy that pint....

Jealous

We are selling the GX and getting a WRX Wagon I think Phil - I miss a turbo too much and I am cycling to work a bit more and also sold Lesley's Scenic so we'll only have one car.

What have you changed on it? Does it need re-mapped? I only changed from the Magnex to the Prodrive exhaust and was told no re-mapping would be done since the last time Andy did it. Steve Whitson said the headers on it were very nice but could do with a re-wrap if you are getting work done anyway

Agree! Steve will sort you.

glad the springs arrived ok - boy did I miscalculate postage lol - good to see them going to good use The car should be fun after all that stuff goes on!

Brilliant m8 - a pretty good place to start too! WTTC

V power is available in the station next to PC World in Edinburgh according to the guy who just picked up the brakes I had on Ebay. It is a UK shortage apparently. No problem for me now with my non-modified, non-exciting, non turbo Sport now lol

Holy cr@p! Not gonna be easy to shift a 22B is it? Even the parts...good luck finding them. Certainly not amateurs by the sound of things.