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They did fix it on warranty (THANKS SUBARU)

My fuel pump relay went out on an 05 it was brown about an inch square and had 6 terminals on the back The car would start for a few seconds if I sprayed starter fluid in the air intake. The dealer said they started the engine by tapping on the relay it sounds like Subaru plays hide the relay the location of mine was behind the glove box in a block of 4 relays.

I finally broke down and took it to the Subaru dealer. They checked it out and replaced the fuel pump relay and it now runs. I never would have found it the relay is located up behind the glove box. They said they tapped on it and it would start so they went ahead and replaced it.

I did try unplugging things I had re connected but forgot about the plug ins at the fuse box and I havent found an 05 to look at thats why the request to see if all 4 wires should be pluged in. The car is about 80 miles from where I am and I am trying to get some more to go on before I go to work on it again. I don,t think it has a fuel shut off it it does it didnt work in the crash.

I am putting togeather an 05 outback that was damaged in a wreck. when I got it the complete dash had been removed and some things unpluged instruments, plug ins in right kick panel, keyless entry module, and all four plugs that go into the fuse box on the driver side on the front above the fuses. But the car would still start and drive. After I put the dash back in and pluged the wires all back in it would not start unless you spray starter fluid in the intake then it only runs a few seconds. I don't know why the plugs to the fuse box were unplugged because they didn't need to be to remove the dash and maybe I should not have plugged them in. If anyone has a standard 05 outback wagon without engine imobilizer would you look and see if two large and two small plug in are pluged into your fuse block . you have to open the fuse door and look up behind the dash with a light. OR if you can think of what the problem may be let me know. Thanks FJM