[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

nope...nothing aftermarket. Strangely the security light has stopped. we have done the reset by removing the battery cable trick a couple times.....that seems to be the only thing it has accomplished.

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

OK, so far this is what we have done:

 

1. replaced fuel pump and o ring, and checked cap for any cracks.

2. checked wiring: power and ground to fuel pump circuit are both good.

3. SBF5 was blown-changed with good fuse.

 

Still no power to pump and no power to ignition. The engine had been able to run on starting fluid, but now theres no fire to plugs. Wiring between relay and fuel pump was tested with ohmeter and there was no resistance. Checked ground to body at fuel pump and ground is good.

 

How is the power to the ignition and power to the fuel pump connected?

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

No aftermarket, just whatever Subaru has in there. We have juice going to relay, and coming out other side, but it isn't getting back to the pump. We are currently staring at wiring diagrams trying to see what goes where. Thanks for the link, will definitely check it out!!

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Update as of today. We hooked a battery straight to fuel pump and it shot across the driveway, so the pump itself is good. Weird thing.....when the pump is hooked up, we get no spark....if we disconnect the pump, then we have spark....I don't have any idea how that happens. We feel the relay make a thump...best way I can decribe it, lol. But somewhere from there, things go awry......

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Only in the sense that it seems worse. We did find a sbf under the hood blown. It has been replaced, and we have juice going to fuse panel now, but still not getting to the pump. However now, we cant even get it to fire on starting fluid. Hopefully with warmer temps here we can get back out to it and make some progress

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

nothing we have seen in our various contortionist trips under the dash or under the hood. doesn't mean we couldn't have missed something....

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

We checked just about everything with a test light and/or a meter.....I have an ignition switch on its way. We are now under over 6 inces of snow, so Scooby Roo work is on pause for the moment, at least till the snow stops and I can dig it out.......lol

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

I feel nothing at relay......

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

We know there is no power at the fuse box either. When the relay was tested it came up good. I will attempt to twist myself into the car and see if I can feel anything. Thank you everyone, for all the help. We spent all day yesterday working on it, and are so frustrated right now. Nothing like having the Subaru in the family go down during a snow storm, and now we have another one coming tonight.....ggrrrr.

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Checked relay with meter, and it tested good.....I have no idea on ignition switch. It was mentioned at one point today, but wasn't explored much because we were getting spark, but no fuel.....

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Would losing the ground to the pump, also cause there to be no power at the fuse panel for the fuel pump fuse?

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Has a brand new pump installed this morning. We checked the connections going to the pump and no power is getting to it. We used a test light on the fuse, no power......We checked, what I hope, was the fuel pump relay, it tested as good.....

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

New cam sensor installed.......still nada......

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

We do have spark, as it will fire on starting fluid....we are not getting any fuel. There is no power to pump, or to fuse

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

No noise from pump, when it was checked with a meter there is no power getting to it. The engine light was not on at the time it died, however the security light was flashing.....and still is.

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Just found and tested two relays from up under steering column, both tested ok.....car did not come with owners manual. Would have made life too easy I suppose, lol

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Using a meter, we have discovered no juice going to fuel pump.....and using a light, we have nothing at the fuse......

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Possibly unrelated.....the little security light on the dash is flashing.....it has done it a couple times before.....but hasn't in a while. Could this have triggered something I don't know about?

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

Checked fuses, and am now searching hopelessly for the location of the relay to check on it.....

[2000 OBW died while driving, won't start]

OK, I am new here, and pretty new to the wonderful world of Subaru. I bought a 2000, auto, 2.5 legacy outback wagon about a year ago. A week ago, my wife is driving home from work, after about 3-4 inches of snow had fallen, and the car just died going down the road. She managed to get it off the road and into a parking lot. It will not start. We have sprayed starting fluid, and it will start on it, but dies right away. We replaced the fuel filter last summer, we replaced the fuel pump and the dreaded o ring today, the cap showed no signs of cracking. Last week, when we pulled the line off going to the fuel filter under the hood, there was some fuel, but very little, it just drizzled out. After the replacements today, there's no fuel at that line, but it did start from the starting fluid, and died back out. We are lost at this point.......any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!