ammanti Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 I have a 1993 Subaru Legacy. Last night it was working just great no issues. I drove roughly 400 miles on a round trip to another part of the state. I wake up this morning and the car starts without any issue. I drive down the road about 3 miles and while I was pressing the accelerator, the car shuts off. Everything still works, but the engine would not turn back over. Now when I turn the ignition switch, it sounds almost like something is broken or lose on the engine. Does anyone have any idea what my problem may be? Thanks Thai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Can you describe the location of the noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammanti Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 I just went back and checked the noise again with my cousin turning the ignition. From the outside of the car with the hood up it sounds like a grinding noise coming from about the middle of the engine. I remember when my ex father in law put this engine in the car, he had similar issues. At at that time, it turned out to be a timing issue. Any chance that this is the case now. I love the car just hate when it puts me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdude Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 timing belt? bad starter? does the motor turn? check battery terminals? Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammanti Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 timing belt? bad starter? does the motor turn? check battery terminals? Joe The motor turns. It will just not turn over. I suspected the battery, but the clock and radio are retaining their settings and the terminals appear to be clean enough. Tho I am thinking I may go home and clean them just to be sure. Also is there anyway I can check to see if the car is getting gas. With it shutting off as soon as I hit the accelerator, That has me wondering. because I used the cruise control for the first time since I bought the car the night before. From reading other posts, I understand that I will have to take the engine half apart to check the timing. Good thing tommorrow is a saturday and supposed to be rain free. About the starter. It is a year old. I had that replaced because I would turn the key and get nothing from the car. On the third or forth attempt it would turn over. You have given me a place to start looking before I give up and turn it over to the expensive alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 I wonder if your timing belt broke. Pull one of the end plastic pieces off that surround the timing belt. There's three screws, and it should come off. Make sure the timing belt is still intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazz698 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 It sounds like your timing belt. It may not have broken tho, it could have jumped time/ broke teeth as well. When my ex's civic's belt jumped it made this sound, half grind/ half something rattling in a can or something. btw, your clock and radio will keep its settings unless you have a completely drained battery, but in most cars you need about 10v to turn it over, anything less will power up many accessories but not the engine. I mean it uses very little power to keep the settings (we're talking <1v for everything) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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