Most of the time it does start on the first try, but sometimes we try to start it and it won't even turn over. We wait a few minutes, try again. Sometimes it starts on 2nd try. Sometimes we have to wait 20-30 minutes (trying several times) before it starts. But like I said, most of the time it starts right up the first time!
Get a $10 MAF CRC cleaner to clean MAF sensor and throttle body, start here first since it's cheap.
sorry but i had this same issue with a car now. it would hear the stater click but nothing would happen. i bought a starter contact kit on ebay. starts every time now. or you can buy a new starter which is alot more money. cost me 14 dollars to replace the contacts for the starter
Your case is starter issue, his engine starts but won't turn over is different.
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SOURCE: 2002 outback engine problem
looks like you need a good tune up its a little early for this engine but i have seen alot of bad plug wires this year. so at least plugs and wires.
i think this should cure your problem
later paul
SOURCE: 1995 subaru wont start the starter and battery are brand new,
Iwould check where the grounds at the motor and body. Make sure there is no rust built up under them. Sometimes just loosening and retightening them is enough to make a good contact. Good luck and have a good day.
does it click while reversing straight or while turning? Sounds like a stick shift. Lunging probably due to e-brake needing adjustment(if stick shift). If your car only clicks while turning in reverse you need new front axles and can probably drive that way for a while
SOURCE: 97 Subaru Impreza Outback Wagon Occasionally Will Not Start
Hello, I was a Subaru tech for a few years and I agree w/ the other tech about the bad starter. Subaru starters are known for this exact kind of behavior when they are close to the end of their life. Forgive me, but I have to assume that everyone I help knows nothing about cars. You sound like the kind of person that is not convinced until you know exactly what is happening, So here's the breakdown. What happens, is when the starter engages the internal motor causing it to rotate. the positive and negative points (Brushes) make physical contact w/ a cylindrical shaft w/ separated plates providing power and ground to the copper wire windings surrounded by permanent magnets. Considering the enormous drag/load on this system from the engines resistance to rotate due to each compression stroke, a very high peak Amperage is channeled only through those two little brush contacts. They continuously spark inside of the starter, eating away at the brush contacts until they eventually wear away causing them to ground out. What's most likely happening w/ your starter is that whenever you start the vehicle, occasionally, by chance or (kind of like a roulette table) the brush contacts land on one or more of these grounded out spots. Even when you try to start the vehicle and nothing happens, the starter is still being influenced by amperage is trying to turn past this dead spot only very very very very slowly. This is why after you try to start it a few times it will eventually start, especially when you let it sit your actually letting the starter cool down. The more you try to start the vehicle the more the starter will become useless. The easiest test we techs have come up w/ when we get a no start concern, is to go out to the vehicle w/ a 3ft long bar, have someone sit in the vehicle and try starting it. If the starter brush contacts are stuck on a dead spot, we give the starter a good thud and if the starter starts working immediately we know it needs one. Some times it takes a few bonks to get it to work. If the starter is too far gone however, this test will not work and other procedures need to be performed in order to rule out all else as the cause for the concern. I hope this info helps...(subytech1)
SOURCE: My 1999 subaru legacy outback (wagon) trunk won't
This is very common. The hinge on the handle gets dirty and rusty and it does not return all the way. Push the handle all the way to the return position then unlock. It should open then. I use WD-40 on the hinges of the handle every 2 months to keep it free. Hope this helps and have a great day.
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