went to start for first time today as it started my foot slipped of clutch it stopped tryed to start it check engine light flashing along with the red led alarm light staying on

 

A long shot and being the eternal optimist , have you checked the cam belt?
Does it turn over of show any other signs of life?

 

it did splutter once turning over but not firing

 

just had aa out he thinks that it might be because i used non subaru spare key

 

Uhhhhhhhhhhh What Sorry
Did he get it started? What key 'did' you use??
Is he saying your foot slipped off the clutch coz you used a butter knife to try and start it, you have rang the 'right' AA i take it

 

subaru keys got chips in them for imobiliser i used a key cut on the highstreet with out the chip

 

hi matey im from haverfordwest to
personally i think the AA dude is talking rubbish as i have had an extra key cut
and it works fine try re-setting the ECU

very nice car by the way

 

hi mate looking at your car, because its newer than mine you might have a diffrent type of key also mines an import, maybe the AA duy was right

 

yep you need original key to start car

 

If you buy a chipped key from subaru...the manual tells you how to set it up to your car using the keypad!

 

car started on subaru key think iv seen your car up by the doctors surgery by the green

 

thats me mate on the end by NFU building

 

Hi mate, ive got a 99T same colour as yours, i got it a few weeks ago, but it only has one Subaru key, but ive got 2 fobs. The key isnt the best so i thought id better get a spare one. I went to a key cutting place on the high street and they put my key in some device and said it was encrypted and would have to go to subaru for them get a new key (take log book etc) and they would then re programme it with the engine management unit. however would cost 110 quid.

Ive ordered a subaru key off ebay for 3.99 states new and uncut with transponder, the pic looks exactly the same as the key ive got, hopefully i will get the key cut on the high street and then take it to subaru to make it work with the managment system, apparently 35 quid, Does anyone know any other way o of getting it sorted?

Let me know if you get you get yours sorted mate.

paul