cyberfew63 Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 hi i just bought a 91 subaru legacy 2.2 no turbo seems to run good but pings pretty bad under a little load put premium gas injector cleaner new spark plugs doesnt seem to help cant chang timing not sure where to start any ideas please let me know thanks jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 I would be surprised to hear of 87 octane gas causing pinging in a EJ22, but if that's what your using, I suggest trying 89 octane. I've tried all kinds of gasoline in my car, and allow me to say that it runs better on 89 octane by a wide margin.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applegump Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Mabe an oil change, can't hurt. When was it last done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfew63 Posted August 24, 2003 Author Share Posted August 24, 2003 last month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfew63 Posted August 24, 2003 Author Share Posted August 24, 2003 i have put 91 octane in it ,what sensor would control timing that might be going bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 The knock sensor. Screwn into the engine block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 check to see if there are any codes, (you can get the procedure from my site) If there are any, make note of them. Reset the ECU. Pull fuse 16 for 10 minutes. Drive around and see if that changes anything. You may want to check codes again in a few days to see if anything is there. If you still are having problems. I'd suggest pulling the plugs and looking at them. other possibility is there is an excessive amount of carbon built up in the combustion chambers which is causing pre-ignition and the pinging. in which case you should have the engine cleaned using one of those motor-vac things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROSSTBOLT Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Josh, what in the world is a "motor vac" device? I never heard of such and need some education. What fuse on the legacy/baja do you pull to reset the ecu? Sound easier than disconnecting the battery. Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 I have never had a motor vac, but it's just the name of an engine cleaning system. I think marc or someone else on the board had it done on their legacy and it helped get the carbon out and get rid of the hesitation. On the new subarus I'm not sure if you can pull just a specific fuse to get rid of power to the ECU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 there's this stuf called Sea-Foam. You can put it in your fuel and it help rid your motor of carbon build-up. My friend's 87 Ford truck was pinging really badly at high rpms so we put a can of it in his gas tank. The pinging stopped and it had a lot more power. I know NAPA sells it. Its in a little can I think about the size of a pop can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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