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The car is hardly being driven (600 miles last year). Drove last weekend fine - filled up with Tesco 99 as concerned the other half ot tank might be getting stale.
Started first time then cut out at end of our road. Started again lumpily then drove normally for 20 minutes. Stopped at shop for ten mins then won't start - rev counter 200 300 revs. No noises but reminds me of one I had 15 years ago when bottom end went.
Car is fsh. Everything changed on the dot with Subaru. PPP plus cobra sports cat no other changes in last 5 years.
I just hope it's not major. All the electricals changed last year. I had a couple of pops and bangs on the overrun last weekend, but this morning normal start followed by sudden cut out after 2 mins.
Mine did this and it seemed to cure it with a new fuel pump although the fuel pump relay also failed a week or so later, this could be due to the Walbro drawing a bit more current than the OEM pump.
Mine did this and it seemed to cure it with a new fuel pump although the fuel pump relay also failed a week or so later, this could be due to the Walbro drawing a bit more current than the OEM pump.
Started then cut out this morning. Now can't hear the fuel pump priming on the key so I think we have our culprit !
Will search on here to find out where the relay is - as I can see its not under the bonnet !
Started then cut out this morning. Now can't hear the fuel pump priming on the key so I think we have our culprit !
Will search on here to find out where the relay is - as I can see its not under the bonnet !
Itll be the sigma alarm wiring into the fuel pump main wiring. The relay within the sigma box is failing not the main fuel pump relay. You'll understand why when you see how thin gauge the immobiliser wiring is compared to the main fuel pump wiring
Just remove the sigma wiring for fuel pump and bridge it. The alarm/immobiliser will still work as normal as it also disables the starter motor
To eliminate the fuel pump relay you can swap it with the heater fan relay which is located next to it as they're the same, easiest way to get to it is to remove the lower half of the dashboard on the drivers side otherwise you'll be upside down in the footwell of the car. you can also short out the switching pins on the relay connector to eliminate the Sigma.
usually after sigma fuel pump relay goes...its the sigma indicator module next for flashing when arming/disarming. you'll find one side of the indicator will stay permanently on. Though a number of arms/disarms will usually cure it until it eventually burns out the relay
Not sure but I need to speak to service manager next week about something else, so will ask. I'm just glad that I still travel to use an old school Subaru dealer who know older cars, as I cant imagine a new franchise operator having a clue!
All of the relays are available for less than £20 for a set so anyone who is competent with a soldering iron can replace them. The big relay is the dual pole for the indicators, the 2 at the bottom switch the feed to the fuel pump and ignition and the one in the middle I guess operates the central locking.
14 May 2019, 03:00 PM
Waiting for the RAC (classic turbo) - any ideas?
