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well i have the 93-96 supplement manual and I am still not finding this relay so if anyone know where this realy might be then let me know

but like i had said before it only works maybe one out of 20 times and I bypassed the ignition switch all together I mean yeah I guess that makes since that is why it is hot but your saying there should be a relay under the dash?

Thanks to everyone again who has helped so far here is a update. I attached a switch to the negative terminal of my battery and the other end to the spade of the solenoid therefore bypassing the ignition switch and the inhibitor. when I push the button I can hear the plunger move every time one out of like 20 times it would turn over. Very frustrated I went to disconnect from the spade and my solenoid is very very hot. Question is, Should it get that hot? and Any other ideas?

so where the hell is this relay I dont know where it is I just finished cleaning all my contacts to the same result and I replaced the selinod when this all started im going out to test the voltage on the spade with the connector attached like I said before the cable that runs from the starter and bolts on to the selinoid had no voltage when i turned the key

Ok so last night I went and tested the little wire that connects to the spade and it came back with 12 volts so what should my next step be? any takers should I still add the relay? in the mean time im going to clean my grounds because they are all really dirty under thereoh also one last thing when I was checking voltage I put it on the bolt that has the wire that goes from the start to my soelinod and when the key was turned I got no volts at all is this normal please let me know. once again thanks for all the help so far.

so the ignition relay does not effect the starting? Good to know yeah im down to thinking that it is a voltage problem that i will see what is being put out from the ignition switch tonight and if its low put on the relay also I need to get a book so I can see that inhibit switch and I guess test that out

wow hey thanks once again why I think this forum is better then the others i have gone to but I really wish that i could see that picture and i really hope this is the thing that is wrong with it boy do i miss driving my car and it hasnt even been a week

with the remote start the I had on there I got it to turn over ill do some test with the wires now i have already had the starter tested and it came back with a bad selinoid and i replaced that but not the starter could it still be the starter

I plan to get a service manual tonight and I somehow never thought of checking the voltage on the little wire that connects to the starter from the ignition switch. The only reason I have ruled out the inhibit switch is because it didnt turn over while in park or in neutral but i need to find out where that is so that I can look into it if the wire is putting off enough voltage if it is not putting off enough then relay here I come. This is the first car I have ever worked on that didnt have a ignition relay. anyone else have Ideas for me and by the way this is the best forum i have been on

well the remote switch was wired from the battery straight to the the starter the more I read about the added relay the better it sounds what do I need to do that

Ok quick question when I try to start in neutral it doesnt start does that rule out the inhibitor switch?

ok so there is a set of fuses on the passengers side as well? johnceggleston you were saying to disconnect the wire attach that to a relay then the relay to the starter and that might work? yeah I attached a starter button bypassing my ignition switch and I could get it to turn over ill look for a fuse and see if there is a ignition fuse

well here is the issue my car no longer trys to turn over I checked the starter and its all good battery is good and ignition switch is good but when i turn the key all my lights come on but it doesnt turn over my next thought is an ignition relay any ideas anyone

I am working on a 1996 subaru impreza L

Does anyone know where this is located I have finally found out there is a ignition relay but now where is it

yeah never had a problem until that day at the gas station hm dont think so i dont think there is a remote starter on my car

Hello everyone im new here and I have a 96 subaru impreza L Auto and when I went to fill up my gas tank when I turned the key my car would not start! The lights all come on on the dash but the car will not turn over! I do hear the fuel pump ingage and one single click but nothing else. Here is what I have done I changed my battery terminals and tested battery I needed a new one tested my starter and it needed a new selinoed replaced that still no dice. so I tested my ignition switch and it tested out ok I even attached a remote switch to my starter and I could get it to turn over that way. What else is there for me to do any ideas please im dying here and my head hurts over this is there an ignition relay or a starter relay and where in blue blazes is it. sorry to drop this as my first post but this is my only car and any help is great:confused: