thechesirecat Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I've got a 96 Legacy that has a faulty switch or relay (not sure which) that is starting to short out and causing my engine to misfire about 50% of the time. The offending part is just to the right of the alternator and on top of the belts. It's very accessible so I assume it is a common part, I just don't know of it. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 are you reffering to the crank sensor? right under the Alternator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I've got a 96 Legacy that has a faulty switch or relay (not sure which) that is starting to short out and causing my engine to misfire about 50% of the time. The offending part is just to the right of the alternator and on top of the belts. It's very accessible so I assume it is a common part, I just don't know of it. Any ideas? How can you tell that the part is starting to short out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechesirecat Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 are you reffering to the crank sensor? right under the Alternator? No, it's about 6 inches to the right of the alternator, and 6 inches to the left of the oil spout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechesirecat Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 How can you tell that the part is starting to short out? It buzzes and sparks right before the engine misfires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 AC clutch wires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOthis Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 AC clutch wires? Yea I'm going through my mind thinking what else is there besides the AC compressor haha....My first thought was the coil pack though thats not to the right of the alt. unless of course your viewing the engine from the drivers side haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 That's all that's around there. So now the question... why is it throwing sparks? Loose connection or broken wires? Does it change if the AC is on or off? I'm gonna venture to guess that it doesn't do it at all when the AC is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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