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Gasket was not available individually for quite a few days and I needed the car running the following day. Don't worry about my gasket Ericem, it's made of very good material and I've installed with sealant both sides. Then I tested it for leaks, so all's good in that department.

Plugs, leads, oxy sensor all replaced. BAC valve removed, cleaned with brakeclean, resistance checked ok and reinstalled prior to taking to mechanic. The mechanic claims he found an air leak between the throttle body and inlet manifold which he fixed with a thin homemade gasket that led to this prob...

HA! If there was one, it has been rubbed off by the monkey's who moved it. It has also been turned more than 1 whole rotation.

Hi, so I took my car to a local mechanic yesterday because I am having fuel overuse and popping at idle problems. Now I am a electrically and mechanically trained but unfortunately do not have an engine/ECU analyser so I thought after months of chasing this problem I might as well take it to someone...

Thanks for the reply Josh. I just reread my post which wasn't worded very well, what I meant to say is this is the temperature the engine runs at (the engine is in a kombi which has a much more efficient cooling setup than the Suby) and as a result it never gets to 91. My fans kick in at 95. The gen...

Hi all, not sure if this is correct area for my post, please feel free to move it, but I wondered if anyone out there in Suby-land knew at what temperature the 'warm up cycle' ceased on an EJ22. My engine only gets to 80-82 degrees C max and I am wondering if the fuel mix is too rich by virtue of th...