Surging Idle and Low Boost
Surging Idle and Low Boost
2003 Subaru with 170,000 miles on it. Don't drive it much these days, just on weekends. Was running great until about a week ago, now the idle, when warm, surges a bit, maybe 100 rpm and the vacuum would jump from 18 inHG to 14 inHG, back and forth. At first the car still drove normally. Now I can only hit 7-8 PSI of boost. There is a hesitation when it revs off idle too it seems.
My guess was a vacuum leak (I think 20 in hg is normal), but i can't find anything, none of the lines look bad. I know i have the 'pill' installed. I did have an aftermarket BPV installed but replaced it with the stock one, no help. I reset the ECU but no help. Also cleaned the MAF, might have helped the issue a bit, but still getting lower than normal boost and a surging idle, but both possibly are better than before
There does seem to be a noise coming from the intake/TMIC area, possibly a leak, but the hoses are in decent enough shape
Idle Air Control Valve maybe? Just drive it more now that i cleaned the MAF?
Thanks!
Edit: Thought car info was in my profile, 2003 WRX, TBE, Catless UP, TXS UTEC w/ Pro tune and Streetlite flywheel
My guess was a vacuum leak (I think 20 in hg is normal), but i can't find anything, none of the lines look bad. I know i have the 'pill' installed. I did have an aftermarket BPV installed but replaced it with the stock one, no help. I reset the ECU but no help. Also cleaned the MAF, might have helped the issue a bit, but still getting lower than normal boost and a surging idle, but both possibly are better than before
There does seem to be a noise coming from the intake/TMIC area, possibly a leak, but the hoses are in decent enough shape
Idle Air Control Valve maybe? Just drive it more now that i cleaned the MAF?
Thanks!
Edit: Thought car info was in my profile, 2003 WRX, TBE, Catless UP, TXS UTEC w/ Pro tune and Streetlite flywheel
Last edited by redtangent; Feb 22, 2013 at 06:11 PM. Reason: Car Info
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