Problems w/ the STI

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01-30-2004, 08:25 PM

midnightwrx

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Problems w/ the STI

What would cause an STI to misfire in cylinders 2 &4, spit oil out the BOV and smoke come out of the exhaust.

01-31-2004, 01:17 AM

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that does not sound good at all.. u taking it in soon i hope..

(for oil to be coming out the bov it sounds like you have a blown turbo seal or worse, but that would be causeing you to misfire on more then just 2 and 4..)

01-31-2004, 01:45 AM

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taking it in Monday

01-31-2004, 08:05 PM

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a bad. bad. bad turbo seal.

Dont drive it if you can avoid it, the turbos going to seize, you're going to foul the cylinders, and the rings are going to flood.

02-05-2004, 11:16 AM

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damn...that sucks man...good luck.

Let us know what happens

02-05-2004, 05:56 PM

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No problem I let you guys know what happens.

02-06-2004, 09:39 AM

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Any other mods besides the BOV?

02-06-2004, 06:33 PM

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invidia downpipe, injen intake, JIC coilovers, lineage grounding kit

02-06-2004, 07:03 PM

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I have seen misfires happen when the intake air temp sensor reads that your car is too hot and begins to dump fuel.

If the oil problem goes away you have nothing to worry about. It could be the seals of your turbo. A small amount of oil is ok, a larger amount is not.

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03-10-2004, 01:19 PM

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questions w bov

now i've read havin a bov isn't really that good for the car untill you've done some serious improvments on the engine like headers and stuff...some people say they get less power ..
because truelly it doesn't need a bov ..esp if you dont change your ecu to be compatible...can you tell me what you think
andrea

03-10-2004, 01:35 PM

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I took my car to the dealership they told me it was because my timing belt jumped a 1 1/2 teeth. They are waiting for the parts to come in. After they work on my car I will inform everyone.