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So, problem fixed now? Car runs?

On 9/22/2023 at 9:01 PM, SubOperator said:

Good question! I do not know if it is in fact different. The JDM donor was 09 and my car is USDM 05. I have read somewhere that the USDM hood front part does not align with JDM grille and bumper but I have not verified that actually.

Would be interesting to cross verify part ## for both.

I installed a post face lift JDM front end on my 05 OBXT and kept my USDM hood. Fit was just fine.

I am pretty sure the legacyoddsnends site is owned by the forum member from Hawaii.

I still have BtSsm running fine on my N7 since 2016-2017 . Timur ROM as well. I'll post a couple of screenshots soon.

Very nice! Great job.

oh automatic.. I keep thinking everyone drives sticks

At least, you'll know in the back of your head that your starter may act up one day.

EDM BL/BP just have better everything , except the engine (no 2.5 turbo option IIRC).

Technically, mileage does not really correlate with starter brushes wear. It'd be more related to the number of times you start the car. But it is almost impossible to figure that out throughout the life of the car.

In my case, I fixed that problem on the 06 and literally a month or two later, the 05 did the same thing!

Same for me. It happened out of nowhere. Went to the store to run some errands. Came out, no start nothing! Did the normal troubleshooting like you and could not figure out what was wrong. Had to push start the car to get home. Did more troubleshooting at home thinking it was relays, bla bla bla... It was none of these. Now, you still have to confirm that is the case for you, but I think that would be it if you know the battery is good, terminal connections are good, relays are good.

Good job on being persistent. It will pay off. The vendor is a great guy.

My bet is worn out starter brushes.

This happened to both of my cars. You could try hitting the back of the starter with a long socket extension or something. It may help. In any case, it is a cheap fix if that is your problem. You do not need to replace the whole starter. $$$.

I am also getting some weird turbo noise at full boost only  (19-20 psi) withe vf52. Almost sounds like tire screeching. Been doing that for a long time. Weird. 

9 hours ago, Lone_wolf_subie said:

Continued to clean and conditioner the leather seats  this is going to be a long process I think

What are you using? I have cracks and damages on some of my seats. I may try products from furnitureclinic.com to fix them. 

Yeah, it is a custom VF52 JMP, but is at least 4 years old. Not sure if he upgraded his design since.

I have a spare VF40 in good working condition. Might consider sending it to him..

On 9/10/2023 at 10:57 PM, DoctorDaveLGT said:

Dang, there's a lot of good activity going on in here lately. Love to see it!

It's really a love/hate relationship with the auctions. I picked up a mint S402 shift knob from there about a week ago. Still amazes me that even with $24 shipping it got delivered within 3 days. Probably won't even put this on the car unless I take it to a show. There's also an S402 CF front lip listed currently and I'm really struggling not bidding to have a spare one for a rainy day.

Still in the tuning process and taking logs every other day with the wagon and it's starting to get really fun. JMP's 18g pulls like an absolute freight train compared to the VF40. Installed a dp on the BMW recently so I'm also in the tuning process for it as well. It's interesting doing logs back-to-back between the two. BMW reminds me of the Subaru with the VF40 as the oem turbo runs out of gas toward redline, but it spools super quick. The ZF8 transmission is wicked for what it is (also tuned). 

Other than that I gave the Legacy a really deep clean & quick wax then decided to line up 3 of the 4 ladies. S2000 is still in storage and even though the Jeep is in one pic I don't consider it a lady, more of a moose. I do wish I paid better attention & remembered more from my HS photography class cuz I frickin suck at taking good photos.

I did not see that pic. Your wagons all good. Man, I want these rims on my 06.

How is the 18g turbo lag? Does it annoy you compared to a VF40? My 06 has a standard VF40 and 05 has a JMP VF52. The former responds so quickly, but sure, the VF52 produces more torque once it kicks in. I just wish it would respond as quickly as the VF40...

lol.

Yesterday, I saw on Reddit a guy posting a picture of his dash mileage: 430000 miles!!! Toyota Rav4 XSE. Guess the year: 2020!

Yeah that's the correct way to connect that kit. So yeah, sounds like you may have had air trapped in the system. You should be good now. 

Regarding the AC, I have to check but I thought the fans would kick in regardless of coolant temp if the AC was on.

6 hours ago, RumblyXT said:

Maybe that HVAC coolant bypass/cylinder 4 cooling mod is restricting the flow there?? Remember I have no heater on the car.. not that I needed in Miami anyways.

I also have the cylinder 4 mod. I don't think this should cause problem regarding overheating.

I did forget that you are bypassing the heater core. I am not sure how this would affect overall cooling performance.

And I don't think you should worry about your timing belt. If you know your timing belt guides are spaced correctly, as per the FSM, then you should be fine. That part is important. Ask me how I know (previous owner put them too close to the belt. Slowly messed the belt up and jumped a few teeth later on ).

re coolant temp

I am idling right now with an intake temp of 150F. My coolant temp is 190F. AC on.

The LV screenshot was not there when I checked your post. Now it is.

Well, your learned values are pegged to 15%. B is not, most likely because you have not spent much time in that specific range of rpm/engine load. You may still have a vacuum leak somewhere. did you try this simple test described in the first post of this thread?

Regarding your coolant temp, were both fans spinning when you took that LV? At idle, the coolant temp should not climb that high. Although I can see that your intake temp was quite high (143F). Should be around 203-208 I would say. Fans should have been spinning quite fast at the time.

Also, I do reach 217F when I push the car on a long uphill grade, going like 60-80 mph with intake temp above 95F. I have even reached 230F! Again, that's driving on long steep grade, 5 people in the car, intake temp of 105-115F, 3000F+ altitude, 200 lbs tongue weight, rooftop box, and lots of crap in the trunk, trying to maintain 80 mph..

where's the LV

What are your long term fuel trims?

But right now, your problem is cv axle right? Not wheel bearing.

Might be a failed relay for the fan problem.

And yeah, a clogged cabin air filter will definitely affect AC performance. I just changed mine and it made a big diff.