Wow, I was a sckeptic at first of the pinging problems people have been having. After 3 weeks of owning my Sti, the infamous sound rears its ugly head. I've never heard the sound of detonation but I have listened to it on the turboxs website. The sound is easily identifiable, even for someone who has never heard it. I went WOT at the onramp to the highway and at about 3700rpms I heard the sound of a distant BB gun going off from under the hood. It was a cool 78 degrees outside and I had 93 octane gas in her. I don't understand how Subaru could let something like this happen in a production car. I am not too stressed about it....yet. I will call Subaru's customer service line and see what they have to say about it. My advice to anyone that encounters this problem is to make sure you report it to Subaru. The more people who speak up about this, the faster they will take action. The engineers better come up with a recall for this one. A reprogrammed ECU or something before it turns into having to replace engines.
All I know is they better take action soon because if word gets out to the public, their sales will plummet. One thing you have to remember: When your right, you're right - when you're wrong, no one forgets.
All I know is they better take action soon because if word gets out to the public, their sales will plummet. One thing you have to remember: When your right, you're right - when you're wrong, no one forgets.
