kevinsUBARU Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hey all! I hope this post finds everyone in good spirts Anyhow, down to business. Today my 1995 Impreza 2.2l automatic with 103,000 miles refused to start today after I drove to the store. It had started fine before I went, then 10 minutes after I stopped it it would not start. Nothing was coming on, no clicking, ect....My first thoguht was battery and eventhough it is 2 years old it hasn't been snowing signs of slow crankover or anything bad. The terminals had a little corrosion on them but I quickly cleaned that off with some setlzer water. After I did that, it started to click when I turned the key but still, nothing was happening. I finally got a jump start, and while it was slow to crank, it did start. So on the ride home there is now a "whine" when the transmission is rowing through the gears. My radio also "cut out" a few times on the ride, and the idle was shakey (but not bad cam/crank sensor shakey) at stop signs. So I park the car (won't restart), and go back out to it a few hours later to mess around with it. It starts no problem this time, however, now my AT TEMP light flashes 16 times then goes off. I have done some searching and reading of old threads on the board and it seems that that means the duty solenoid has gone bad. Thats a whole lot of $$ isn't it (happy birthday to me weeeeeeeeeeeee!) !?!? So cliffnotes: 1)wouldn't start (seems to now) 2)radio cuts out 3)transmission whine 4)shakey idle at stops 4)AT TEMP light flashes 16 times So, any ideas? I have a 167 piece mechanics tool set from Sears, decent conceptual understanding, and a bank account that I'm trying to build up so I can move into an apartment. Thanks all Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsUBARU Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 I couldn't wait around any longer so I droped it off to get looked at. I had to use the Outback to jump start it as it would not start again. Another interesting note...the radio only shuts off when I use the brake! hahahaha this is funny stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 hey kev.....sounds pretty weird.....might be just a bad battery. A buddy had one go last week in his civic....got some weird things happening...it was all of a sudden. Got a new battery and all was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avk Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Did you measure the battery voltage? If it's too low, ECU (& TCM) cannot operate. Batteries are known to die suddenly sometimes. Get a new one. You might get credit for the 2 y.o. battery under warranty, even if pro-rated. A battery usually costs less than having the car "looked at", too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsUBARU Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 the alternator is toast thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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