help me bitches!!! tech question
#1
Elite Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 8,682
Total Cats: 130
help me bitches!!! tech question
Subaru wont start.
Clicks.
It jumps aok though.
I whip out multimeter and see a happy 14.5v while running. I go for highway drive. Shut it off. Try to start it again. This time, it turns over halfway and that's it.
Whip out multimeter again and see 12.5v on battery with the car off. WTF????
What's wrong with... battery???
Clicks.
It jumps aok though.
I whip out multimeter and see a happy 14.5v while running. I go for highway drive. Shut it off. Try to start it again. This time, it turns over halfway and that's it.
Whip out multimeter again and see 12.5v on battery with the car off. WTF????
What's wrong with... battery???
#13
Could that be a possible ground issue? Long shot... but maybe when you get jumped, you're really using the ground from the other car through the jumper cables? Or when you do the jump, you aren't hooking the negative cable on your car to the battery, but a real ground directly to the chassis?
#14
Elite Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 8,682
Total Cats: 130
Could that be a possible ground issue? Long shot... but maybe when you get jumped, you're really using the ground from the other car through the jumper cables? Or when you do the jump, you aren't hooking the negative cable on your car to the battery, but a real ground directly to the chassis?
Actually, the ground terminal in my other car is disconnected, so I don't think this is it.
#18
Elite Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 8,682
Total Cats: 130
Could that be a possible ground issue? Long shot... but maybe when you get jumped, you're really using the ground from the other car through the jumper cables? Or when you do the jump, you aren't hooking the negative cable on your car to the battery, but a real ground directly to the chassis?
I jumped the ground terminal of the battery to the block.
Car started right up!!!! Good call.
I saw the ground goes somewhere under the intercooler. I guess it got loosened or something.
Gotta go to work so I will leave it jumped but will fix this afternoon when I get home.
Thanks!!!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
bigmackloud
Miata parts for sale/trade
19
01-08-2021 11:24 AM
StratoBlue1109
Miata parts for sale/trade
21
09-30-2018 01:09 PM
JesseTheNoob
DIY Turbo Discussion
15
09-30-2015 02:44 PM