ATT: subie gurus! I NEED HELP!!!
10-13-2006, 04:12 PM
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ATT: subie gurus! I NEED HELP!!!
go to all the ogs out here i need some help. my buddy and i just bought a 99 2.5rs with a sti block ;P .we bought it off a friend of mine after he got rear ended. There is NO front end damage at all (he was at a street light). here is where my problem is.
The car doesnt start. It doesnt even crank. After the car got rear ended my friend took out an amp. after that the car wouldnt start anymore. the power for the amp is now disconnected from the battery. I replaced the battery with a new one (650cca) the new battery reads 12.5v. I checked all the fuses and there all still good (however a 30amp SBF no.8 is missing. what is this and do i need it?)
As of right now all i can think of is when he pulled off the power off the amp it hit ground shorted out the battery and ecu? maby shorted out the starter solinoid? any ideas?
subie gurus lend me a hand. no need to dumb up any explanations im fairly good with cars
. i know there are impact sensors in the front but as far as i know there is nothing in the back of the car that would do anything to prevent cranking.
The car doesnt start. It doesnt even crank. After the car got rear ended my friend took out an amp. after that the car wouldnt start anymore. the power for the amp is now disconnected from the battery. I replaced the battery with a new one (650cca) the new battery reads 12.5v. I checked all the fuses and there all still good (however a 30amp SBF no.8 is missing. what is this and do i need it?)
As of right now all i can think of is when he pulled off the power off the amp it hit ground shorted out the battery and ecu? maby shorted out the starter solinoid? any ideas?
subie gurus lend me a hand. no need to dumb up any explanations im fairly good with cars
. i know there are impact sensors in the front but as far as i know there is nothing in the back of the car that would do anything to prevent cranking.
10-13-2006, 05:48 PM
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Kinda sounds like the fusible link, but I dont think you'd be getting power to anything if thats blown. I'd check anyway. Open the fuse box under the hood and you'll se a wire near the front of the car, it's black and it's about 2" long, if it's fried, that's your problem.
10-13-2006, 09:14 PM
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thanks damon ill look at it in the morning when i get back into the shop. is there anything else anyone can think of? i dont remember seeing a fusable link so i wont get my hopes up but ill be sure to check. you new subie guys pray for me! all the ogs wish me luck
10-14-2006, 04:29 PM
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If it a stick try push starting it, if that works then its prob the starter thats gone bad on you.
Another question, did it have an alarm? I had an alarm that was going out and like once a month it would refuse to start for like 15 mins with no crank, tho i had full electric power to everything else.
Another question, did it have an alarm? I had an alarm that was going out and like once a month it would refuse to start for like 15 mins with no crank, tho i had full electric power to everything else.
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