weird intermittant no-start

gtx1990 · 07-24-2002, 09:26 AM

Have this weird intermittant no-start condition.

Chased it down to the wire for the starter solenoid is not getting any voltage. Car has completely redone engine and chassis grounds... that's not it. If I take a jumper wire and jump from solenoid to battery it starts right up.

Get a click from a relay in the cabin somewhere, but that's it.. battery load doesn't increase either. It *seems* to be heat related but sometimes the car won't start when it's been sitting in the sun for a few hours.

I'm thinking some sort of relay inline, maybe alarm... I don't have a wiring diagram so I really can't chase further. Help!

Car is a 95 BD (legacy) 2.2 SOHC AWD

Mike Harrington
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Tim Smith · 07-24-2002, 04:15 PM

Is the clutch all the way in?

HndaTch627 · 07-25-2002, 02:16 AM

it sounds like a bad relay to me...check the starter relay....

jeremy

danci1973 · 07-25-2002, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tim Smith
Is the clutch all the way in?

What has the clutch got to do with starting??

Do USDM models have some sort of 'cluthc switch' that would disable starting without engaging it (I'm sure my european version doesn't)?

D.

gtx1990 · 07-25-2002, 10:45 AM

FYI - it's an auto, no clutch switch

Where's the starter relay?

Mike Harrington

Tim Smith · 07-25-2002, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by danci1973

What has the clutch got to do with starting??

Do USDM models have some sort of 'cluthc switch' that would disable starting without engaging it (I'm sure my european version doesn't)?

D.

Yes. You have to push the clutch to the floor board to start it. just like the auto has to be in park. It makes it impossible for someone to drive into a building when trying to just sart there car. (Yes, that has unfortunately has happened.)

ON an auto.

do you have it in Park.

couldn't resist.

I would take the relay too. It should be in the under-the-hood fuse box.

gtx1990 · 07-25-2002, 12:30 PM

any specific one? They're all marked AFI0 - AFI6 or something like that. IE, all all marked the same with different numbered suffixes.

Geez, I wish I had a factory service manual for this thing... but they're not $50 lik ethey were for my Mazda

Mike Harrington

07-24-2002, 09:26 AM	#1
gtx1990 Scooby Newbie Member#: 20041 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North Carolina Vehicle: 1995 Legacy LSi Maroon	weird intermittant no-start Have this weird intermittant no-start condition. Chased it down to the wire for the starter solenoid is not getting any voltage. Car has completely redone engine and chassis grounds... that's not it. If I take a jumper wire and jump from solenoid to battery it starts right up. Get a click from a relay in the cabin somewhere, but that's it.. battery load doesn't increase either. It seems to be heat related but sometimes the car won't start when it's been sitting in the sun for a few hours. I'm thinking some sort of relay inline, maybe alarm... I don't have a wiring diagram so I really can't chase further. Help! Car is a 95 BD (legacy) 2.2 SOHC AWD Mike Harrington gtx1990@hotmail.com * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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07-24-2002, 04:15 PM	#2
Tim Smith Scooby Newbie Member#: 19147 Join Date: May 2002 Vehicle: 2002 Impreza RS Alpine White	Is the clutch all the way in?

07-25-2002, 02:16 AM	#3
HndaTch627 Scooby Guru Member#: 6551 Join Date: May 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Carol Stream, IL Vehicle: '01 GC8 Dinged STM '09 Concours 14 ABS Black	it sounds like a bad relay to me...check the starter relay.... jeremy

07-25-2002, 10:45 AM	#5
gtx1990 Scooby Newbie Member#: 20041 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North Carolina Vehicle: 1995 Legacy LSi Maroon	FYI - it's an auto, no clutch switch Where's the starter relay? Mike Harrington

07-25-2002, 12:30 PM	#7
gtx1990 Scooby Newbie Member#: 20041 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North Carolina Vehicle: 1995 Legacy LSi Maroon	any specific one? They're all marked AFI0 - AFI6 or something like that. IE, all all marked the same with different numbered suffixes. Geez, I wish I had a factory service manual for this thing... but they're not $50 lik ethey were for my Mazda Mike Harrington