barrow72000 Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 i was searching all over the place looking for some info on how to fix my car when i came across a bunch of other people driving the same kick rump roast car as me...it is my first car and im poor so i cant really have a mechanic fix it.....ive been push starting the thing for about two months now....im sure my girlfriend is embarrassed...and it refuses to stay idle when in neutral(i thinks its a vaccum problem but im a dumb rump roast when it comes to car) i was wondering if anybodys got any do it your self tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4WDFrenzy Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 What kind of Subaru do you have? This will help us help you. BTW, Welcome to the board!!!! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Johnson Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Well telling us what kinda car you have is a great start. I'd change the fuel filters in it. If it is a car before 1984(or a hatch until like 1989) Theses are referred to as "EA-81s". It has two (well one is a seperator). One is in the engine bay (has three hoses on it) and there is one in front of the rear passenger side tire by the fuel pump. replace them both. If you have a car that is 1984 or newer (exc. hatches) these are EA82s. They have one fuel filter in back of the engine bay on the driver's side. Has one hose in, one hose out. (Is this the same on carb'd EA82?). Have you checked the spark plugs, distributor cap and rotor, and plug wires? Hey welcome to the bored. Most of us are also not in the posistion to have a mechanic work on our cars. [HTi]Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ROSS Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Are you wanting help fixing the push starting issue or the idling issue? Does the car not idle only when in neutral? Or does it just not idle period? And as the other have said, the more info you can give us the better we can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Did the car suddenly not want to start without pushing? Check the little wire going to the back of the starter...it seems stupid, but I've had that happen so many times on these cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 The little wire thingy is my vote for the non starting thing too. Its a sloppy fit and gets dirty easily. Remove it clean the contact with sandpaper, tighten it ever so slightly with pliers, and put it back on (assuming the wire isnt broken). Welcome to the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrow72000 Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 thanx for the info....its a 1987 gl hatchback.... ive had two starters just stop working i threw the original away(probably prematurely) and replaced it with a rebuilt denso, which went out a week later, from a 91 loyale .....the car will not stay idle at all, the engine will only stay running if it is in gear or my foot is on the gas, so i kinda shift to neutral and brake with my left foot at stopsigns and since i have no starter lol imagine letting it die.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 thanx for the info....its a 1987 gl hatchback.... ive had two starters just stop working i threw the original away(probably prematurely) and replaced it with a rebuilt denso, which went out a week later, from a 91 loyale .....the car will not stay idle at all, the engine will only stay running if it is in gear or my foot is on the gas, so i kinda shift to neutral and brake with my left foot at stopsigns and since i have no starter lol imagine letting it die.... Well, I was going to suggest a replacement starter, but sounds like you've tried that. I've had to replace the starter on all of mine, around 200k miles. The symptom I was getting was a loud click (presumably from the relay), but nothing more. Started out giving me the click every 10th try, and progressed to giving my just a click nine times out of ten. A new starter, and it worked fine. I actually just get used starters for $25 each. Never tried the rebuilt ones. At least subaru's push start easily.... I had an old '85 wagon that had a similar idling (or lack of such) issue. It would just stall when you put the clutch in without your foot on the gas --fun when making turns -- put the clutch in and slow down, then slowly let it back out to retart the engine after making the turn, before you stopped. Still had good power and ran nice and smooth when driving or accelerating though. Is yours carburated or SPFI? The problem with mine was internal vacuum leaks in the carbureator which would syphon the gas out of the idle circuit. It helped when I turned the throttle stop up so it could run at 1200rpms or so on the power circuit (basically setting it as if you foot was always on the gas a little bit). Still stalled sometimes though... A mechanic told me I needed a rebuild on the carburator, but that was $300, so I never did it. It could also be a clogged idle circuit on the carb, but if you clean it out, you run the risk of cleaning out the gunk that's holding old gaskets together and creating the internal vacuum leaks. That's what I did to mine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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