aa8jzdial Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Blowing fuse on 2003 forrester. Fuse labeled as SBF 5. Symptoms-car died on the road Any suggestions as where to start? Also looking for advice on good source for factory service manual. Either hardcopy or cd. thanks Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) Looking at some service data here is what SBF-5 ties to: The fuel pump relay, the main relay, the ECU, and the data link connector. The wire color to all those areas is blk/red. As for a source to purchase manuals, check Ebay. You get some good deals there. Edited March 30, 2009 by Cougar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa8jzdial Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Thanks Cougar. Ordered cd last night. Will check wiring one friends car today. rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yohy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Realize you just ordered an ebay FSM but give this a try: http://pdftown.com/Subaru-Forester-2002-2004-Service-Manual.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa8jzdial Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 bought shop manual for $8.50 shipped free from ebay guy. Isolated the excess current to the main relay contacts. One set feeds oxygen sensors. That was ok. the other set feeds the 12 volts to solenoids and sensors via a 12 volt buss under the intake mainofld. Found pinched yellow wire with broken insulation going to ground. Wow. Long process but probably saved the owner lots of dollars. Pretty sure the Sube shop would have replaced the enigne harness at $320 plus labor, instead of just finding the one bad wire. Thanks again USMB for great help. rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Another good success story. Thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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