mattocs Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 96 Outback, manual transmission, 140k miles I turn the key and it clicks. It will always start after 5 or 10 trys. Battery is about 3 months old. Lights don't dim or anything like that. I made sure connections are tight and clean. Is my starter starting to go or could it be something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Assuming youve cleaned the battery cables... Solenoid contacts. Do a search here, its an easy repair. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhorse001 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Lights don't dim or anything like that. I made sure connections are tight and clean. Is my starter starting to go or could it be something else? I doubt it's your starter. Most likely the clutch safety switch. When you say that it starts after a few tries, it acts just like my Olds when the neutral safety switch was going out. Next time it won't start, try pumping the clutch a time or two. I'm betting it'll fire right up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattocs Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 I doubt it's your starter. Most likely the clutch safety switch. When you say that it starts after a few tries, it acts just like my Olds when the neutral safety switch was going out. Next time it won't start, try pumping the clutch a time or two. I'm betting it'll fire right up. Sometimes I keep on the clutch and turn the key and other times I keep the key turned and pump the clutch. Is the clutch switch the same one used to kill the cruise controll when the clutch is pushed down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 I turn the key and it clicks. It will always start after 5 or 10 trys. Pull your starter and check the copper contacts in the back of the solenoid housing. That's nearly always where the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 The clutch switch is ground for the starter relay. So when that switch does'nt work neither the starter relay nor the starter solenoid will be activated = no click. So if you hear a click, it's not the clutch switch. If it clicks under the dash and under the hood, it's the starter solenoid, if it cliks only under the dash, it's probably the starter relay. Chances are it's the starter solenoid. FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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