intermitant starting fault.
 

hi people,just recently my 99 uk turbo isnt behaving normally,it has the genuine subaru original cat1 alarm and immob,now and then u turn the key and there is nothing(all ignition lights up as normal):cuckoo: this can happen 3 or 4 times and then it starts,it seems like there is no power going to starter motor,this can be quite embarasing at the petrol station with cars waiting behind to refuel lol,:mad:is it likely to be the starter motor? its been on the car sinse new,or dodgy conection? battery maybe? anyone ever came across this? its getting a bit enoying now,at first i thought it was just a coincidence down to damp or something but as it does it now and then it does seem like its a fault somewhere..... pls help,thanks.:wonder:

Pull the starter motor out and run a test on it, wire it direct to a 12v just make sure the damn thing is clamped in a vice.

You can prob leave the motor in situ... just run a length of wire direct from the +ve batt post to the narrow ign wire terminal on the starter (normally have to remove a bulbous rubber insulating cap to access the terminal...)





But first, make sure those spark plugs are healthy! :D :lol1: ;)... :cuckoo:

does it not seem like an immob problem/connection then? are these symptoms saying starter motor?oh and plugs are fine ;):D the thing is if i do a test its bound to work fine,the problem is only occuring say 1 in a hundred starts! is it most likely to be starter motor? do they normally give up the ghost at 140k?thanks for the comments so far,any more would be great:thumb:

It's still worth doing as if, on the off chance, it DOESN'T spin, then you can most certainly rule out any ign switch/immob issues, and condemn the starter or the solenoid.

If it does spin - and like you say it prob will - then back to square one of course.

But it'll only take 5 minutes, so worth doing...

Wife's did this a couple of times and was annoying. Stripped the starter to find the solenoid was going rusty and sticking in the bore. Rubbed it all down and applied a THIN film of light machine oil (not engine oil) and all has been well for the last couple of years (between blown engines anyway LOL)

Hope yours is a similarly simple fix.

thanks for that,think ill look round for a cheap working starter motor.:thumb: