dale47 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hi folks, I'm having a very confusing problem and am hoping someone here can help. My 96 legacy outback 2.5 has not wanted to start for the last few days and I eventually drained the battery attemting to start it. I put the battery charger on and it started to make this weird clicking noise inside the car. I paid no attention and let it charge. 2 hrs. later I go out and..bang..it fires right up. Now I'm confused as to why it wouldn't start before and even more confused because that damn ticking noise inside the car won't stop !! Whether this is related or not I don't know, but when I turn the car off, it shows both front doors ajar on the dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Is there an alarm or a security shut off for the ignition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale47 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 Is there an alarm or a security shut off for the ignition? just the basic keyless entry as far as i know brus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale47 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 My car has been sitting in the driveway for about 2 hrs now and the clicking noise is still there. Maybe the thing will blow up.... . It is obviously getting juice from the battery to SOMETHING....BUT WHAT !!!!! :-\ Its almost like a turn signal click...but a slower sequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale47 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 The worst has happened. My wife went out to investigate the clicking noise and promptly fixed it. There is a little @#$%^&*ing plunger up under there somewhere...she pushed it in...no more clicking ! My life is over...bye all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downbound Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 just take your fob and hold the unlock button for about 5 sec that should reset the system... o.k.....upon further review I have found the origin of the noise...on I have no idea what it is :-\ . It is coming from a black box down by the fuse box. If you look direcly left from the break pedal, there is a black box with 2 plastic ties around it...this is where the clicking is comimg from. Would somebody please tell me what !@#$%^& this thing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale47 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 just take your fob and hold the unlock button for about 5 sec that should reset the system... what does fob stand for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_styles Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 your alarm key fob, with the buttons on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 The worst has happened. My wife went out to investigate the clicking noise and promptly fixed it. There is a little @#$%^&*ing plunger up under there somewhere...she pushed it in...no more clicking ! My life is over...bye all I believe that plunger is part of the security system I asked you about earlier. The fob is the key fob (keyless entry doowidget), also related to the alarm system. It is the remote sender you should have gotten with the car. Don't worry, your "life is over" is a misstatement. Better said, your Hell has just begun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 fob: a watch or ornament worn on the end of a chain or ribbon attached to clothing an ornament attached to a key ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 "Your wife fixed your car. Ha, ha," said Nelson. (Glad it was an easy fix.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale47 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 Thanks guys....learned what a fob is today !! 1 more question....can this keep a car from starting, acting as a kill switch ? Still trying to figure why the car wouldn't start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniberp Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 The worst has happened. My wife went out to investigate the clicking noise and promptly fixed it. There is a little @#$%^&*ing plunger up under there somewhere...she pushed it in...no more clicking ! My life is over...bye all I suspect that what happened was that you battery drained low enough to turn off the alarm system, as if you disconnected the battery. When power comes back, like reconnecting the battery, the alarm is armed automatically, and must be reset with the little plunger switch under the dash. Hold it about 15 seconds WITH THE KEY IN ON POSITION and the door locks cycle, then the alarm is reset and the ignition then works. The dead battery is a sign that you have a bad connection or that you may need an alternator. The fact that it started right up with sufficient charge indicates a very weak battery, which points to poor charging. Check all your primary connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale47 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 Previous to the car restarting yesterday, I had the battery checked and it's connections. The test results were that the battery was fine and the connections were tight. At times it would fire right up..other times it would just crank..crank..crank. The battery ran dead thru over cranking and draining it. Thats why I am so confused..at times it fires right up..others..crank.crank. And when it does fire up..it runs like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Hell, I worked on an airplane today that wouldn't jettison its Chaff and Flare load in Bypass mode. After checking for proper voltages, we ended up disconnecting/reconnecting the same wires on a terminal board and it works now. We avionics folks refer to it as FM - Frikkin' Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale47 Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 Hell, I worked on an airplane today that wouldn't jettison its Chaff and Flare load in Bypass mode. After checking for proper voltages, we ended up disconnecting/reconnecting the same wires on a terminal board and it works now. We avionics folks refer to it as FM - Frikkin' Magic I think it's FM that I"m pretty sure as to what the hell a Chaff and Flare load is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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