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[Dimeb4g]

HI guys,

i just had the old girl serviced. did the 250k service, timing belt included.

before it went in it was hard to start, and i thought it would be better after a major service like that...

i even bought a new battery at subaru's recommendation.

any idea as to why i might be having this issue? and if subaru did a full service like that it should kick over without any issues yeah??


also... a few months ago it would randomly not kick over at all... make a tick noise when you turn the key, but nothing else... then after a few tries it would fire... now this has also started too...

any advice or a direction to head down to rectify would be cool


Thanks again guys

Jon.

[Rustyrobertson]

I'm no mechanic, but the tick sounds similar to what my old subi was doing, i fixed it be replacing the terminal connection on the battery, the old one was too loose and not making a full connection.

[Alex]

Sounds to me like your starter motor is long in the tooth, and could probably do with some love.

Take it to an auto electrician, and get him to have a look at it.

[CRUISN]

Ive had the same issue in a previous car long ago.

The starter switch in the ignition barrel was making a poor contact and the high resistance wasnt letting enough current through to kick over the starter motor solenoid. It would just click.

Put a relay in and used the ignition to switch the relay and the relay contacts switched direct battery power to the starter.

Issue solved for me.

[Bryce]

Check fuel pressure when cold and car has been sitting for half a day