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#2261
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I am at my wit's end with my outback. It has been one problem after another for the last 4 months and this one has me a little stumped.
Was driving home about 3 weeks ago and the car stalled (2005 OBXT 5MT) pulling into traffic. Wouldn't start, made a lot of in-dash clicking noise and all the lights blinked on the dashboard. Acted like a bad relay or something, but when somebody jumped it, it started right up. Replaced the battery and it's been starting fine ever since. Until this morning. It stalled while sitting at a stoplight this morning on my way to work, and did the same clicking/blinking/nonstarting thing again. Stoplight was on a hill, so I bump started it and made i to work alright, but now it's dead in its parking spot.
So, either it wasn't just the battery before and somehow replacing the battery fixed it temporarily, or my new battery is junk alread. If the new battery is junk, it is either defective or something in the car is killing the battery. There were no lights on the dash prior to either of these events.
What should I check? I'm going to take a multimeter out at lunch and check the voltage on the battery, and check the connections on the battery. Is there a relay that could be going bad?
Was driving home about 3 weeks ago and the car stalled (2005 OBXT 5MT) pulling into traffic. Wouldn't start, made a lot of in-dash clicking noise and all the lights blinked on the dashboard. Acted like a bad relay or something, but when somebody jumped it, it started right up. Replaced the battery and it's been starting fine ever since. Until this morning. It stalled while sitting at a stoplight this morning on my way to work, and did the same clicking/blinking/nonstarting thing again. Stoplight was on a hill, so I bump started it and made i to work alright, but now it's dead in its parking spot.
So, either it wasn't just the battery before and somehow replacing the battery fixed it temporarily, or my new battery is junk alread. If the new battery is junk, it is either defective or something in the car is killing the battery. There were no lights on the dash prior to either of these events.
What should I check? I'm going to take a multimeter out at lunch and check the voltage on the battery, and check the connections on the battery. Is there a relay that could be going bad?
#2262
I am at my wit's end with my outback. It has been one problem after another for the last 4 months and this one has me a little stumped.
Was driving home about 3 weeks ago and the car stalled (2005 OBXT 5MT) pulling into traffic. Wouldn't start, made a lot of in-dash clicking noise and all the lights blinked on the dashboard. Acted like a bad relay or something, but when somebody jumped it, it started right up. Replaced the battery and it's been starting fine ever since. Until this morning. It stalled while sitting at a stoplight this morning on my way to work, and did the same clicking/blinking/nonstarting thing again. Stoplight was on a hill, so I bump started it and made i to work alright, but now it's dead in its parking spot.
So, either it wasn't just the battery before and somehow replacing the battery fixed it temporarily, or my new battery is junk alread. If the new battery is junk, it is either defective or something in the car is killing the battery. There were no lights on the dash prior to either of these events.
What should I check? I'm going to take a multimeter out at lunch and check the voltage on the battery, and check the connections on the battery. Is there a relay that could be going bad?
Was driving home about 3 weeks ago and the car stalled (2005 OBXT 5MT) pulling into traffic. Wouldn't start, made a lot of in-dash clicking noise and all the lights blinked on the dashboard. Acted like a bad relay or something, but when somebody jumped it, it started right up. Replaced the battery and it's been starting fine ever since. Until this morning. It stalled while sitting at a stoplight this morning on my way to work, and did the same clicking/blinking/nonstarting thing again. Stoplight was on a hill, so I bump started it and made i to work alright, but now it's dead in its parking spot.
So, either it wasn't just the battery before and somehow replacing the battery fixed it temporarily, or my new battery is junk alread. If the new battery is junk, it is either defective or something in the car is killing the battery. There were no lights on the dash prior to either of these events.
What should I check? I'm going to take a multimeter out at lunch and check the voltage on the battery, and check the connections on the battery. Is there a relay that could be going bad?
#2263
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Did the airbag light come on before it died this most recent time? In my car that has been more sensitive to low voltage than the battery light. Though the failure mode for my alternator was to output less and less voltage as the days went by. Maybe there's some weird computer **** going on and disinfecting the battery will fix it.
I'll read the codes when I get home, assuming I can find somebody to jump me after work.
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Turns out the positive battery terminal connector is FUBAR. The nut was tightened, but it was still a little loose on the terminal. I got it seated better so it will get me home alright, and then I can take it off and clean it, adjust it, or decide it needs to be replaced.
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Timmeh! Sell me your rines holmes!
#2270
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I've never replaced them before. Do I need any special tools to crimp new ones on? I was in the parking lot in my office clothes at lunch so once I realized what the problem was I didn't look too much further than that.
#2274
I have one of these from Harbor Freight which I use for crimping big-*** terminals:
Hydraulic Wire Crimping Tool
--Ian
Hydraulic Wire Crimping Tool
--Ian
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I have one of these from Harbor Freight which I use for crimping big-*** terminals:
Hydraulic Wire Crimping Tool
--Ian
Hydraulic Wire Crimping Tool
--Ian