ericem Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 lol when i heard shorted ecu i said i think not. I think maf sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 That sucks. How much did you spend for the ECU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpkin Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 not a damn thing, it's under warranty, I dare them to tell me I have to pay for it when they are the ones who told me that is what's wrong. So I spoke to the mechanic face to face to make sure he wasn't bullshitting me, and here it is. There is a short somewhere in the wiring of the car causing a data only cord that goes to the ECU to pick up a current and wipe out the data. Causing the car to think it is getting stolen and it shuts the car off. One question, how in the hell would a dealer service shop NOT have the wiring schematics for a car? Seriously. I will never be going to hanson subaru again after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I'm sure they have the wiring schematics, it was bad troubleshooting skills that missed the real problem. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 i'm sure they have the wiring schematics, it was bad troubleshooting skills that messed the real problem. +1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpkin Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 The mechanic told me he didn't have the full schematics. That combined with sucking at troubleshooting is what did it I think lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBone Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 man I have the same problem and the repair shop cant find the issue :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpkin Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Well I am in hawaii for the next 9 days then driving the other car back from colorado. Hopefully it's fixed by then. Not gonna worry on vacation. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Well I am in hawaii for the next 9 days then driving the other car back from colorado. Hopefully it's fixed by then. Not gonna worry on vacation. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2 Enjoy the surf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpkin Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 oh I did, and will continue to do so, but with lots of sunscreen from now on. I did not want to go "sun burning" but apparently I am more hardcore than I though. I guess that's what happens when you go body boarding for 3 hours straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 oh I did, and will continue to do so, but with lots of sunscreen from now on. I did not want to go "sun burning" but apparently I am more hardcore than I though. I guess that's what happens when you go body boarding for 3 hours straight. Where did you go bodyboarding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eb50 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 i had a problem last year where i would be driving on the highway and suddenly lose everything (except brakes thankfully). turned out to be a bad 02 sensor. now i have a new problem (im at 85k on my 05) where my car still have trouble starting the first time. when i try a second time, it starts no problem. also the speedo will randomally drop to 0 (but no lose of throttle). that is very intermittent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpkin Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Where did you go bodyboarding? I went a couple of places, mainly a place called baby beach. Had more fun snorkeling/ free diving for shells and the likes to be honest, did that all around the Lana'i. So they found out the actual issue. The Body Control Module was shorting and throwing the electricity to a data only wire in the ECU, causing the car to thing it was being stolen and shutting down. Unfortunately the part was not covered by my warranty, so 1200 bucks later, I should be picking my baby up on monday when I roll back into town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 once again sounds soo extremely unlikely that is crazy tell them to provide the old part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpkin Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 they will, they had another 08 on the lot and switched out the part to make sure that was it before they ordered the part. It fixed the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBone Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 My issue was a sensor at the gas pedal. open circuit at 3/4 to full throttle. replaced sensor and all is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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