Blowing fuse on 2003 forrester.

Fuse labeled as SBF 5.

Symptoms-car died on the road

Any suggestions as where to start?

Also looking for advice on good source for factory service manual.

Either hardcopy or cd.

thanks

Rick

Looking at some service data here is what SBF-5 ties to:

 

The fuel pump relay, the main relay, the ECU, and the data link connector. The wire color to all those areas is blk/red.

 

As for a source to purchase manuals, check Ebay. You get some good deals there.

Edited March 30, 200917 yr by Cougar

Thanks Cougar.

Ordered cd last night.

Will check wiring one friends car today.

rick

Realize you just ordered an ebay FSM but give this a try:

http://pdftown.com/Subaru-Forester-2002-2004-Service-Manual.html

bought shop manual for $8.50 shipped free from ebay guy.

Isolated the excess current to the main relay contacts.

One set feeds oxygen sensors. That was ok. the other set feeds the 12 volts to solenoids and sensors via a 12 volt buss under the intake mainofld.

Found pinched yellow wire with broken insulation going to ground.

Wow. Long process but probably saved the owner lots of dollars.

Pretty sure the Sube shop would have replaced the enigne harness at $320 plus labor, instead of just finding the one bad wire.

Thanks again USMB for great help.

rick

Another good success story. Thanks for the feedback.