annagirl Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Today I found out my 99 outback needs a new starter at the cost of $433.50 said the dealer. Anyway, I am pursuing other options...$95 starter for auto part store...husband and neighbor installing it. My question: Is it hard to get to the starter and difficult to do on your own? I plan on buying my car's manual tomorrow as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 starter is one of the easyest things to do on a subie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I can remove and replace the starter on my 91 Legacy in 20 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty2Austin Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I work at the dealer.. and have seen all the subaru modles.... the starters are all in the same spot! (this is the easy part) 2 bolts hold the starter to the tranny.. one more holds the batt cable to the starter, and one clip-on wire for the solenoid! viola! its off! now put the new starter in its place!! (remember to disconnect the ground terminal at the battery unless you have plastic wrenches :-p ) on the 99 OB, there might be the airbox housing in the way on that.. i have not actually replaced the starter but it is a very easy task- you should only need- a 10mm, 12mm and a 14mm wrench for this... good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Today I found out my 99 outback needs a new starter at the cost of $433.50 said the dealer. Anyway, I am pursuing other options...$95 starter for auto part store...husband and neighbor installing it. My question: Is it hard to get to the starter and difficult to do on your own? I plan on buying my car's manual tomorrow as well. How do you know you need a new starter ? Your car seems a little too young for that. Most of the time, when the starter does'nt spin but clicks it's the solenoids inner contacts fault. Very easy to replace and much cheaper. Only a few dollars for the L contacts. If you make a search on this BB with «solenoid contacts» for key words, you'll find lots of information on how to do it. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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