Exact swap from motex a denso but part was fitted 10 days ago and no problem with it

 

Sorry maybe not subaru I didn't check but part was identical before me and mechanic fitted it"......

 

Right people been out there this morning cambelt has not snapped!!!!!!!! It's fine a taught! I have just tested the pulled in front of the AC unit and it def is jammed would this cause the car to stop all of a sudden and to fail to turn over?????

 

It would make sense no? That would mean the belt hasn't been spinning for the alternator to charge battery which would explain the dead battery??????

 

Cambelt most likely

 

If you put it in gear, can you move it backwards and forwards (by pushing it, obviously)?

Does it freewheel OK? As in, if you press the clutch down, can you easily move the car around (again, by pushing)?

 

Take the belt off tha ac unit, if the engines failing to turn over even with a jump, I doubt it's anything to do with alternator.

Have you tried to manually turn the engine, either by putting a socket on crank pulley, or rocking car back and forward whilst in gear?

I'd take the all cam covers off and check timing is still correct, may have slipped/jumped.

 

When you got the AA on it, did they not plug it in for a diagnostic check? As you mentioned that the CEL light came on then a fault would of been registered for someone to check and not for them to make assumptions as to what it could be

 

Waah, what did you do to my WRX?

 

 

Yeah!

 

I remember seeing this thread at the time, anyone know what actually happened in the end?

 

I had a look, just for curiosity's sake. It appears there was an engine failure, not sure exactly what.

 

I could work it out as I left Essex 25 years ago , and as the car is probably still there we could fix it.