aaaaaaaalex
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Story lads, Im the proud new owner of an old '07 Impreza 1.5r - pretty tame as goes Subarus but no harm there hahah
Main reason for joining is for maintenance advice - I'm intent on treating this car to some TLC and want to do the majority of repairs myself, but Im no specialist so I'll be frequenting the threads here for sure
First order of business for me is finding a proper service manual for this model - there's no shortage of manuals for WRX/STI Impreza's but there seems to be sweet-f$%*-all for the 1.5R. Pretty much all I know is that the engine is either an EJ15 or an EL... if anyone knows where to find that manual I'd appreciate the tip!
Car itself is in decent condition apart from some of the body work which, while not rusted, got absolutely mangled by one of the previous owners who tried installing a new radio (he didnt know how and mangled all the plastic around the sides), side skirts which have missing/mismatched bolts and rivets holding them on, and a WRX-style spoiler. The dope botched it to say the least
the silicon sealing on the spoiler doesn't keep water out, so I've since resealed it to prevent the whole boot molding/rusting, and removed the sideskirts so that I can actually fit a jack under the car.
Engine has 130,000KM on it, and has a few issues that don't seem too major:
If yee have any wisdom for diagnosing the above, toss it below. I'd appreciate it! Just dont tell me I might have a cracked head-gasket or totally spent piston rings because I might cry otherwise i'll just follow the air and fuel lines until I find an issue - starting with the air filter and airflow sensor.
Enjoy the photo although its nothing yee haven't seen before I'd say haha
Main reason for joining is for maintenance advice - I'm intent on treating this car to some TLC and want to do the majority of repairs myself, but Im no specialist so I'll be frequenting the threads here for sure
First order of business for me is finding a proper service manual for this model - there's no shortage of manuals for WRX/STI Impreza's but there seems to be sweet-f$%*-all for the 1.5R. Pretty much all I know is that the engine is either an EJ15 or an EL... if anyone knows where to find that manual I'd appreciate the tip!
Car itself is in decent condition apart from some of the body work which, while not rusted, got absolutely mangled by one of the previous owners who tried installing a new radio (he didnt know how and mangled all the plastic around the sides), side skirts which have missing/mismatched bolts and rivets holding them on, and a WRX-style spoiler. The dope botched it to say the least
the silicon sealing on the spoiler doesn't keep water out, so I've since resealed it to prevent the whole boot molding/rusting, and removed the sideskirts so that I can actually fit a jack under the car.Engine has 130,000KM on it, and has a few issues that don't seem too major:
- Idles a little low after it's warmed up - around the 700RPM mark if the tachometer is trust-worthy, she also shudders very very slightly when idling like this which I assume is down to misfires at low engine speed? This might also be related to the next issue...
- Seems like it runs a little rich as goes air-fuel. There's a slight petrolish whiff off the exhaust anyway, so somethings not burning quite right, but I've been waiting for a dry day to diagnose this... Cork weather like.
If yee have any wisdom for diagnosing the above, toss it below. I'd appreciate it! Just dont tell me I might have a cracked head-gasket or totally spent piston rings because I might cry
otherwise i'll just follow the air and fuel lines until I find an issue - starting with the air filter and airflow sensor.Enjoy the photo although its nothing yee haven't seen before I'd say haha
. Nothing wrong with 1.5 or 1.6 imprezas we all started off somewhere . . Regards the idle issues start with the basics check the air filter and plugs first and than fo from there if there all good . Rule out the simple things first 
