I've just brought my first ever subaru impreza and just brought it home went out to the shop and the battery died when I slowed down. I tried starting it but was completely dead, two blokes passing gave me a jump start it started up but sounds nakered. The battery keep dieing and there is a nocking sound coming from the drivers side off the engine. Any ideas at what this can be as I've just paid a few grand buying this car it's a 51 plate bugeye wrx. Thanks

 

knocking sounds bad as in bottom end, was it knocking before ?

 

Feel sorry for ya mate.
take it back quick if possible.
I'm no expert but the knocking sounds bad.
get a video up and someone will be along to help soon.

 

Doesn't sound like battery dead as why would the engine go when driving. I've driven with no battery just means you can't use lights etc

 

Probably alternator knackered which doesn't then charge battery.
think still needs small amount of electrical power to drive car if alternat or is knackered.

 

I'll try and put a video up. How do I post it. The bloke I brought it off is having none of it now he won't answer his phone

 

How he advertise it?

Just email me video and will post for you or upload to youtube or photobucket

 

What makes you say battery more than it being the engine?
**** luck though. I take I you test drove it?

 

Where is the alternator on a bug ?
It could be a fcuked battery and a knackered alternator , if it's collapsed it will sound like a bag of spanners turning.
Seller sounds a **** if you have only just bought it and there are internal problems
Trader or private

For the love of god don't start with the word 'Cheshire'

Get a video clip up of said noise

 

I've just done a video can I email to someone that knows how to up load it on here???

Yeah sellers a price her said he deals in scooby but now he's saying it's a private sale etc.

 

Sounds like he's sold you a lemon mate. Probably easier to upload to YouTube and link it here.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=20BQoz6726Y

That's the video of the nocking sound

 

That engine sounds like it's had it dude.

 

Alternator is right there at the top front of engine.
very easy to get to.
You could put another battery on from another car and also disconnect belt from alternator and you should be able to drive the car until the battery runs out. And will also tell you if alternator is the noise or not as it won't be spinning.

 

I can't access the video.

Where did you buy it from?

 

I collected it from Manchester. But is from Wales

 

Forget about my last comment.that is bloody loud knocking.

 

Do you think it could be the alternator then?? I'd be happy with that. If its the engine I no I'm ****ed

 

There's no way that's the alternator making that noise. My money is on big end bearings.

 

It's the engine!!!!

 

Bottom end is fcuked mate, you need a new engine or a rebuild.

 

Is that a new engine job? If so does anyone no who or might have one for sale

 

Yes mate, or else a rebuild. Replacement engine is cheaper and quicker. Plenty of good breakers on here. Look in the market place section.

 

That engine is finished mate. Hope you've got some savings.

 

That one is done mate take it back and get your cash back

 

Are you sure he's a private seller?

If he is , go kick his bollox into his throat

 

Surely it wasn't knocking when you test drove it? All too often, new owners rag the nuts off of their new ride in the few miles and then...... Knock knock knocking on heavens door!

 

Na I had a little test drive and seemed ok. Don't no much about subarus. Never had one before as o was driving home it seemed ok on the side roads but on the motorway could hear a little nocking sound but thought it was the exhaust or something just nocking on something. As for ragging the nuts of it I had my 2 kids in the car so it's been drove normally. I took it home parked it up and then drove it today with the new tax etc. It drove fine till it died and the battery went flat the 2 blokes gave me a jump start so I don't no if the judder from the jump start triggered it all off or made it worse

 

Have you checked your oil level on the dipstick ??

 

Yeah it seems fine still does