the wrx is dead

TheNailman

TheNailman

Warcock
that's right. d-e-d. dead.

cam position sensor code

intake air sensor code

mass airflow sensor code

misfire cyl 2 code

misfire cyl 3 code

wont start, wont run.

d- e -d.

i had my car detailed, thinking it might be nice to show up looking shiny for my favorite parts guru when i came up to maine this week. so, on the way home, after doing so, and 2 hours at the gym, and 8 hours at work all night, i saw, hey! $4.17 for 93oct! SWEEEEEET!

so i pull in, grab 4 gallons to top off my tank, and drive off. . ..2 miles or so later. BUCKING..... bucking like .... well you get the picture. . . .it was bucking.

then total loss of power, then stalled. every 8th try or so it will run, but only with the throttle feathered quickly, and even then you CAN TELL ITS ONLY RUNNING ON 1&4.... sounds like a harley. ..

whoa.... is no goods. ..

bad gas?? perhaps, but why so many codes? why misfires on only 2 cyls?

thanks to joel for putting up with 7 phone calls and dumb questions. and thanks for ferrari for his input.

me? i quit.

HALP!

 
I know this is a stupid suggestion, but with all of the rain we've had, it's worth a shot.

Speaking from experience on this matter....

Pull the plugs and wires on your driver side (2 & 3) and check them. Replace all four plugs, just to be sure. Replace (or borrow a set you know is good) the plug wires as well. Also, consider your coil pack.

Could be a fuel thing, but could also be an ignition thing.

Happened to me the other week on the way to ECS... was running on 2.5 cyls (yes, 2.5 cyls) due to a dead plug and a misfire. Bucking like a Bronco.

 
5 cans of dry gas might get you up and running.

where did you fill up?

where are you stranded?

 
check all of your connections for water. I can't come up with anything off the top of my head that would make the cam position sensor or MAF go wacky from gas.

 
sitting at my house. mr AAA towed me from my resting spot on the side of rt28 in medford ma.

tried octane booster. . . .

maybe timing?

 
I'm going home from Logan tomorrow afternoon, I get back from a trip at 4. LMK if you need any help. Beer always does do that :headbang:

 
I'll be at/near MGH all weekend with my wagon. If you wanna pull anything to test on yours, consider my rig a temporary parts car.

 
Sounds like you shorted/grounded out something on the engine harness to me with all the different codes that are seemingly not related.

The firing order is 1 3 2 4. The passenger side cylinders are 1 (front), 3 (rear). You're not even on the same side, or even front/back of the engine if you're getting misfires in 2 and 3.

front

2 - 1

4 - 3

rear

 
Take a peek under the intercooler and check the status on your pitch mount. and then give the engine a kick or poke a head or hand under to check the drivers side engine mount.

you can stretch the harness if either of those break and you don't know. I think this is similar to the problems that Brighton had when he bought his STi with a borked liquid motor mount and the pitch mount followed.

 
i was gonna guess a wire harness unplugged too, and yeah, its conceivable bad bucking from bad gas could have done that.

 
I'll be at/near MGH all weekend with my wagon. If you wanna pull anything to test on yours, consider my rig a temporary parts car.
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I must say, That is an awesome offer right there.

 
Also, try siphoning off the gas tank and putting in gas..

I've heard storys of cars accidently getting filled with water instead of Gas (happened in Manchester, ME once).

But yeah 4 gallons of water mixing in in that amount of time, I guess that could be possible....

maybe you just need to tune for the super water injection :sad5:

I can let a hand also if needed. All good things to look at and such...

 
I'll be headed from Gorham, ME to West Roxbury tomorrow PM, leaving at 4:30. Dropping the wife there, and can leave my wagon with you for the night if you want (and if you can get me close to a T stop.) IDK what sort of chauffeur duties I'll have on Saturday, but any time I'm not required to drive, I can park mine at your place. Call my cell: two zero seven - three two nine - 0ne 4our e1ght zer0

 
thanks for the offers guys. i can really feel the love... ..or at least i think that's what it is
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update!

car is at evergreen! turns out she threw timing. ..somehow. ...and the pistons played a little chin music for the valves.. .

dont know how bad, dont know how many. .. .. looks like im gonna be carless for a bit.

im a sad panda

 
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