Kevin Allen wrote:
My STi developed a problem kinda like that. Dead battery, jump started it, fine. Started fine next time. Dead battery again. Jump started. Ran fine. Dead again a few starts later. Replaced battery so it would stop dying. New battery, fine, then dead. Jump started, ran fine. Started fine most of the time, then dead, didn't jump start, nothing. Eventually figured out the switch that's attached to the clutch pedal that tells it the clutch pedal is pushed down was sticking (it was randomly unsticking when I attached the jumper cables). I cut the wires, twisted them together, taped them, now I start the car every time, and don't have to push the clutch pedal. There are two switches, one on bottom is for cruise control, one on top is for starter.
If this is not it, then maybe your battery ground wire is corroded. Had that problem a few 2.5RSes ago.
The clutch switch? Interesting. I'll play with that some later this week. My cruise control has never worked because the switch on the clutch doesn't contact anything. It looks like there is supposed to be a stopper or somthing on the pedal that isn't there. Maybe I'll fix that also while I'm under there.
MikeWhitney wrote:
Oddly, I has almost the exact same problem on my WRX and it turned out to be a loose and corroded battery clamp. Check it first! Would only fire when the jumper cables actually squashed the terminals a bit... Ended up replacing a perfectly good starter until I figured out the clamp was fubared...
What does the starter sound like when it "won't start", and what are the dash lights doing when twisting the key?
I'll play with the battery cables also. The starter just sounds like it isn't quite meshing up with the ring gear. Like it isn't kicking out all the way. The dash lights dim when I turn the key like the battery is dead. But when checked, it is fully charged. :weird:
Thanks for the suggestions guys. If you think of anything else I could check, let me know!
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