# So i went to the dealership and came back with......(A now running WRX) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 6, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648 "2008-06-06T14:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/61 "2008-06-08T14:51:26Z")
still a good deal. Anything damaged by the claim above can easily be fixed for a cost that would still put you ahead. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![AngryHero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/angryhero/32/7495_2.png) [@AngryHero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AngryHero)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/62 "2008-06-08T15:33:49Z")
Just did a compression test. 150 150 148 145 So looks like the compression is good. Talked to the original owner and he still has the original intercooler.He said he had to call Don to see if he still had the turbo. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/63 "2008-06-08T16:16:08Z")
> [@94Blackls](#): > > That car sat at my work for a LONG LONG time and then we sent it to the suby dealer, the deal with that car is, when it first got traded in a kid that worked at my work wanted it and he couldnt get financed for it soooo, he dumped just about evey chemical we had in the gas tank and sugar and what ever else he could put in there and then just beat it to to hell around our parking lot here and there, it ran so fucked up that they sent it to the auction and it eventually came back again a few months later, then it ended up sitting in the back of our parking lot all winter and just about everything that could be stolen off of it was takin, so they wanted it just fixed enough that they could send it back to the auction again but non of the tech’s wanted or were able to fix it so we just ened up sending it down to the suby dealer to get it out of our hair, THE END, i just cant believe you bought it but i hope it works out for you again why poor people suck ---
**Author:** ![cdvma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@cdvma](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cdvma)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/64 "2008-06-08T16:20:41Z")
> [@87conquestTSi](#): > > Just did a compression test. > 150 > 150 > 148 > 145 > > So looks like the compression is good. > > Talked to the original owner and he still has the original intercooler.He said he had to call Don to see if he still had the turbo. Yea those numbers are fine. With it a bit warm you could see 160+ ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/65 "2008-06-08T16:40:05Z")
yea, totaly sounds like a turd, lol. a whole 5 pounds difference between cylinders. sugar sure does destroy a car ! edit: [http://www.howstuffworks.com/sugar-in-gas-tank.htm](http://www.howstuffworks.com/sugar-in-gas-tank.htm) ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/66 "2008-06-08T16:51:20Z")
> So what do you do if you really do want to disable someone’s car? Pour in some water. Gasoline floats on top of water, so if you pour in several cups of water, the fuel pump will fill the fuel lines with water instead of gasoline and the car would have some major problems. thanks for telling everyone how to disable each others cars !:mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/67 "2008-06-08T17:21:08Z")
Good find! You can pick up a VF39 (sti turbo) used for $350. You can get an STI top mount intercooler for 200 ish. Look around the classifieds in iwst and nasioc. There’s stuff popping up all the time. It sounds like that may be enough to get you going. [www.nasioc.com](http://www.nasioc.com) [www.iwsti.com](http://www.iwsti.com) [www.buffaloscooby.com](http://www.buffaloscooby.com) STi up pipes also don’t have a cat, so they are almost as good as an after market one. You can get used after market downpipes all day, but I recommend the Turbo XS belmouth pipe. If it helps, my stock downpipe is sitting in the garage. You are welcome to borrow it to assess the damage if it helps. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/68 "2008-06-08T17:21:53Z")
anyone that couldnt already figure out that water will disable a car probably cant figure out where to pour it anyways ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/69 "2008-06-08T17:40:39Z")
If someone would have told me they were putting SRT-4 rims on a WRX I’d have said it was stupid. Seeing them on the car though I really like it. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/70 "2008-06-08T17:53:30Z")
After hearing that story, i would probably drain the tank and flush it out, as a precaution. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/71 "2008-06-08T17:55:01Z")
Ugh Yeah if they just cut piping to take stuff I would be so worried about shavings getting into places that they shouldn’t be… ---
**Author:** ![ineedacar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ineedacar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ineedacar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/72 "2008-06-08T18:37:45Z")
wait… this is skurges old car? ---
**Author:** ![sce-aux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sce-aux](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sce-aux)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/73 "2008-06-09T06:04:07Z")
i ahve this i’m looking to get rid of. ABS Plastic, unpainted. ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2352298413_89a3c527f2_o.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2352298413_89a3c527f2_o.jpg) $80 shipped ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/74 "2008-06-09T06:05:15Z")
Went to dealership came back with someone elses problems? ---
**Author:** ![ineedacar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ineedacar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ineedacar)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/75 "2008-06-09T06:13:38Z")
honest question: even though the compression test came back ok, is there still a chance that there’s internal damage? the chemicals in the gas tank story is pretty harsh… but it was a good deal regardless. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/76 "2008-06-09T06:25:20Z")
pretty stepped on best of luck ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/77 "2008-06-09T08:21:50Z")
Wow nice find brent, I know it will be a beast once your done with it :tup: best of luck! ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/78 "2008-06-09T13:38:40Z")
> [@ineedacar](#): > > honest question: even though the compression test came back ok, is there still a chance that there’s internal damage? the chemicals in the gas tank story is pretty harsh… but it was a good deal regardless. the only options are: chemicals caused detonation chemicals caused metal parts to corrode chemicals caused plastic / rubber parts to degrade detonation: unless the chemical in question was really low octane and in large enough quantities, this wont happen corrode: theres nothing at a dealership strong enough to corrode steel / aluminium when disolved in gas degrade: eeeh, maybe theres something that could of degraded orings and rubber lines, but the car still ran, so i highly doubt there was a chemical like this in high enough concentration to do any damage like i said, the dirt bag would have had to dump something like in nitromethane or methanol (which rquire different air fuel ratios), in a large enough quantity (more then 10% of the amount of fuel in the tank) for these to really do any damage as long as the plugs look good, the compression test looks good, a leak down test looks good and no random leaks spring from rubber lines that are as soft as feather pillows, the dirt bag was 100% unsuccessful in killing the car with chemicals ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/79 "2008-06-09T13:56:46Z")
wheel acid??? ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648/80 "2008-06-09T14:38:56Z")
is at most 50% acid when in its “retail” form add a quart of said wheel acid to 5 gallons of gas, and it becomes about 5% hydrochloric acid, making it about as stong as CHEAP weel cleaner … you know that stuff you bought in a hurry the one day and it left all the brake dust on your wheels ?? 5% is toilet bowl cleaner, at worst it would clean a tad bit of corrosion off the inside of the fuel tank [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-went-to-the-dealership-and-came-back-with-a-now-running-wrx/49648.md?page=5)