You sir just saved me a lot of headache! Had a loose ground on the intake manifold, got in the car, heard the fuel pump engage and she fired right up! :)
good info. We had a bad ground but it was on the very back of the engine block was my understanding. Car would crank, but not run more than a few seconds. Security code was the indicator. Finally figured out by a Subaru regional engineer after about 6 months and over $1,000 of parts changing including ECMs. etc. nightmare, which I might add was caused by a mistake made by mechanic in Cary NC Turbo Time, they left the ground wire very loose obviously. Subaru expert in Asheville NC could not figure it out, Subaru dealer in Hickory finally consulted the engineer after over a month of attempting to fix it.
Funny I found this video today because 6 weeks ago I had the exact same problem - I got the point of ordering a new ecu and I found the sane ground as you that was the cause (mine was connected but loose) 👍🏻👍🏻
Sorry I couldn't vote down the criticisms of this video. This is worthwhile stuff. Sorry you had to suffer so much to find an answer, but may help me and has clearly helped others. Thanks.
Thank you very much for this video. I had a major issue with my 09 forester after a timing belt and head gasket job. Turns out the grounds weren't tightened very much. This solved my problem. Thanks again.
THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've done everything like you sad rely, fuse, fuel controller etc, B4 I found your video. And in the end same ground was connected not in proper way(((( thanks a lot man, and best regards from Ukraine, Mariupol...
Just want to thank you for the info. Just upgraded my injectors and went to prime the system and pump wouldn't prime dash was going crazy. Spent half hour looking. Your post was awesome help!
Thanks for pointing out green 1 wire connector is test & Supposed to be Unplugged! I plugged mine in while under dash I can't get fuel relay to click on. But please note with that plugged in. I hotwired 12v from a junk box, to black & red wire at pump connecter (when plugged in, in essence Feeding whole wire 12V. and using chassis as ground from batt box). Pump ran & car started up for 5 seconds then ran rougher & died. Restarted couple times while I'm back near pump. Decided to get in driver seat and rev engine after start. Did it twice still stalled out. Got out and when was going to underhood fusebox, replacement (non) Fusible link wire was Smoking, melting insulation! Didn't know if used pump drawing too much amperage. Or result of 2nd battery being used to power pump, While connector plugged into system! Test wire plugged in at that stage too as well. Tomorrow drawing board. Just weird no bad fuses yet no pump relay clicking. Also my 98 legacy 2.5 Sohc doesn't have blue w yellow at pump connector! Thanks to everyone who posts!!! So great
I follow all your instructions looking for a loosed ground and going crazy, but at the end was the cable from my fuel relay going to the fuel pump but making a ground and not letting the current reach the pump. thanks for your video.
My car on the scan too reads that everything is working fine except I keep getting random cut off like the engine just dies almost like it’s getting no fuel. It’s hard to start after it dose that after I do get it started it’s fine again. I’ve checked all the grounds I could find all are good and tight no corrosion. Fuel pump sound nice and strong I’ve also checked fuel pressure all good fuel trims also are like perfect I’ve changed fuel filter and relays still get this random stalling
My Forester has two grounds like that on the intake. Three different metals clamped together so I cleaned them when Emory cloth and and hoping that helps.
@@rsauder Just what it says. You should have battery + and ignition + going to the harness. If you have a problem after doing something to the engine, go back and review your work (disconnected grounds)
Thanks a lot !!! After engine swap from my old Legacy '06 to new body Legacy Diesel '08 we accidentally connected green and white connectors... My engine is still flooded and I need to clean spark plugs to make it run.
I had a problem (TWICE!) with my Subaru Outback fuel pump. The car would start, but then would just sputter, cough, and act like it wanted to stall... The temporary fix involved banging on the fuel tank (watch my video for more info th-cam.com/video/qvbAh2lKuhY/w-d-xo.html ). Ultimately, it required a new fuel pump. Add this to your bag of tricks; when you're stuck out on the highway, or back roads, it could be a life saver! Best Regards, Jon
Are these grounds standard on WRX ? I bought a rusty, but running one and it had these huge yellow cables that grounded engine in several spots to the rusting body.
Hey everyone I am having a problem where i my wrx doesnt crank but all lights on the dash come up, i was driving on the highway and it just stalled on me and never wants to start again, any help will be appreciated.
yo i picked up an 05 sti. the dealership diagnosis shown everything fine. but when i was on my way to work i was going about 50 in 4th gear about ready to shift when my engine shut off, i lost power steering and braking had to pull my e brake to stop and pull over. i checked my timing belt (took the left & right covers off) the timing belt seemed fine. when it first shut off i tried starting it again but it didnt want to kick over. when i got it to my house it started but now was squeaking, which i think was some coolant that got onto the pulleys so i wasnt too worried. but it is making a different idle sound now when i started it. im not driving it now just in case it is something internal, but no check engine light came on just the oil light but it had enough oil, i check the trans oil and it was good. I was just wondering if anyone had the same issue before but figured out what caused it. the battery is fine, the ground are lightly oxidized so maybe i can change those out. i havent checked the sparks. i just want to see if anyone had similar issues so i can narrow it down more. thanks!
Unfortunately I've had a similar issue once.... or twice lol. I would check all of your fuses and grounds, and absolutely make sure your ignition coils and Fuel Injectors are working.
Just had the same problem with mine. When my car finally does crank over it sounds very squeaky and sounds as if something internal is bad. I hope it is an easy fix but since it sounded eternal i took it to a shop
@@TooSlick1996 the swap was a success. it ran for about 4-500 miles until the timing belt tensioner failed and skipped some timing and bent a few valves. Gates products arent what they used to be i guess. It now has a IAG built block with machined heads and everything from the wrx swapped over. way more money than i wanted to pay but its fun to drive now.
I had same problem, your car could be running rich/lean. My issue was the psv system was a bit screwed, but faulty or dirty MAF sensor could be an issue for yours.
I tried this thing... Aaaand it didn't help... So then I tried this thing........... Annnnnnnd...... That didn't help.. Turns out I'm a fucking moron and didn't have the ground attached! Holy fuck this guys a goof
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Took a lot to go through all that and admit it was something so small in an effort to help others. Props man.
You sir just saved me a lot of headache! Had a loose ground on the intake manifold, got in the car, heard the fuel pump engage and she fired right up! :)
good info. We had a bad ground but it was on the very back of the engine block was my understanding. Car would crank, but not run more than a few seconds. Security code was the indicator. Finally figured out by a Subaru regional engineer after about 6 months and over $1,000 of parts changing including ECMs. etc. nightmare, which I might add was caused by a mistake made by mechanic in Cary NC Turbo Time, they left the ground wire very loose obviously. Subaru expert in Asheville NC could not figure it out, Subaru dealer in Hickory finally consulted the engineer after over a month of attempting to fix it.
Thank you for your time and patience recording this video. Much appreciated. :-)
Thank you for making this video and being so thorough detailing everything you went through
Funny I found this video today because 6 weeks ago I had the exact same problem - I got the point of ordering a new ecu and I found the sane ground as you that was the cause (mine was connected but loose) 👍🏻👍🏻
I know this video is older now but I just found it and had the same issues, and same as you it was the exact same one just loose
Sorry I couldn't vote down the criticisms of this video. This is worthwhile stuff. Sorry you had to suffer so much to find an answer, but may help me and has clearly helped others. Thanks.
Thank you very much for this video. I had a major issue with my 09 forester after a timing belt and head gasket job. Turns out the grounds weren't tightened very much. This solved my problem. Thanks again.
Was having issues with my fuel pump / gauge cluster the same way you were and this fixed it- very thankful great video
THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've done everything like you sad rely, fuse, fuel controller etc, B4 I found your video. And in the end same ground was connected not in proper way(((( thanks a lot man, and best regards from Ukraine, Mariupol...
Thanks so much for the video! I had a loose ground on my 02 WRX and was able to fix it thanks to your help!
No, prob. thanks for watching!
Thank you so much. Experienced the same problem. Wish I saw your video sooner. Before I purchased a new battery and fuel system.
Just finished my ej20 rebuild and had the same issue, realised I had not connected the same ground, thanx bro
Thanks. This is the best video I have found so far, that looks at everything completely.
dang man, easy fix!! if it were a needle in a haystack you would have found it. NICE JOB!!!!!!
took a headache or two
Thanks man. I actually like how you went through everything
Just want to thank you for the info. Just upgraded my injectors and went to prime the system and pump wouldn't prime dash was going crazy. Spent half hour looking. Your post was awesome help!
thanks, funny how we miss simple things like that
Thanks for pointing out green 1 wire connector is test & Supposed to be Unplugged! I plugged mine in while under dash
I can't get fuel relay to click on.
But please note with that plugged in. I hotwired 12v from a junk box, to black & red wire at pump connecter (when plugged in, in essence Feeding whole wire 12V. and using chassis as ground from batt box). Pump ran & car started up for 5 seconds then ran rougher & died. Restarted couple times while I'm back near pump.
Decided to get in driver seat and rev engine after start. Did it twice still stalled out. Got out and when was going to underhood fusebox, replacement (non) Fusible link wire was Smoking, melting insulation!
Didn't know if used pump drawing too much amperage. Or result of 2nd battery being used to power pump, While connector plugged into system! Test wire plugged in at that stage too as well.
Tomorrow drawing board.
Just weird no bad fuses yet no pump relay clicking.
Also my 98 legacy 2.5 Sohc doesn't have blue w yellow at pump connector!
Thanks to everyone who posts!!! So great
I follow all your instructions looking for a loosed ground and going crazy, but at the end was the cable from my fuel relay going to the fuel pump but making a ground and not letting the current reach the pump. thanks for your video.
thank you for making this video.. my Subaru Vanagon wouldn't prime the fuel pump and this was exactly it!!
I did the same thing I replaced all that just to find one of my grounds disconnected crazy how the simplest things can cause a the biggest damages
this video helped me out. thank you sir. stupid me not putting shit back in its proper place
It happens to the best of us, lol
My car on the scan too reads that everything is working fine except I keep getting random cut off like the engine just dies almost like it’s getting no fuel. It’s hard to start after it dose that after I do get it started it’s fine again. I’ve checked all the grounds I could find all are good and tight no corrosion. Fuel pump sound nice and strong I’ve also checked fuel pressure all good fuel trims also are like perfect I’ve changed fuel filter and relays still get this random stalling
Did you ever find a fix?
Took the LOOOONG WAY home,but THANKS!
My Forester has two grounds like that on the intake. Three different metals clamped together so I cleaned them when Emory cloth and and hoping that helps.
Always start with connecting the two green test connectors and turn the key to ON. Fuel pump, relays and solenoids should all be cycling.
What does this mean? Please explain....thanks.
@@rsauder Just what it says. You should have battery + and ignition + going to the harness. If you have a problem after doing something to the engine, go back and review your work (disconnected grounds)
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge 😊
mine is not starting when it's warm - cold start no problem. would I go through the same process?
Had one like this finally figgerd out i had bent one of the pins on the crank sensor plug
Thank youuuuu that was my problem. Now fixed
Thanks a lot !!! After engine swap from my old Legacy '06 to new body Legacy Diesel '08 we accidentally connected green and white connectors... My engine is still flooded and I need to clean spark plugs to make it run.
Good looking out man !
This literally helped me so much man 😂
Wow what a pita. Lots of troubleshooting. I have a different issue a po302 going thru similar hassle . 2006 Subaru sti
You think the ground wire could create a misfire?
I had a problem (TWICE!) with my Subaru Outback fuel pump. The car would start, but then would just sputter, cough, and act like it wanted to stall... The temporary fix involved banging on the fuel tank (watch my video for more info th-cam.com/video/qvbAh2lKuhY/w-d-xo.html ). Ultimately, it required a new fuel pump. Add this to your bag of tricks; when you're stuck out on the highway, or back roads, it could be a life saver!
Best Regards,
Jon
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Where to find ground diagrams
93 subaru??
Are these grounds standard on WRX ? I bought a rusty, but running one and it had these huge yellow cables that grounded engine in several spots to the rusting body.
Fixed my issue thanks.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing
How tf would a ground disconnect??
Where does that ground come from??
Mad i’ll give this a go. Thanks
Good Shhhhh bro! I'm about to do the TGV and new Injectors on my 2011 WRX. 👍🏽✊🏽
Hey everyone
I am having a problem where i my wrx doesnt crank but all lights on the dash come up, i was driving on the highway and it just stalled on me and never wants to start again, any help will be appreciated.
yo i picked up an 05 sti. the dealership diagnosis shown everything fine. but when i was on my way to work i was going about 50 in 4th gear about ready to shift when my engine shut off, i lost power steering and braking had to pull my e brake to stop and pull over. i checked my timing belt (took the left & right covers off) the timing belt seemed fine. when it first shut off i tried starting it again but it didnt want to kick over. when i got it to my house it started but now was squeaking, which i think was some coolant that got onto the pulleys so i wasnt too worried. but it is making a different idle sound now when i started it. im not driving it now just in case it is something internal, but no check engine light came on just the oil light but it had enough oil, i check the trans oil and it was good. I was just wondering if anyone had the same issue before but figured out what caused it. the battery is fine, the ground are lightly oxidized so maybe i can change those out. i havent checked the sparks. i just want to see if anyone had similar issues so i can narrow it down more. thanks!
Unfortunately I've had a similar issue once.... or twice lol. I would check all of your fuses and grounds, and absolutely make sure your ignition coils and Fuel Injectors are working.
MadSubbieMedia for sure.. check out my vid on my page i have a quick video of what it was sounding like
I have the same problem...did you ever get it fixed?
Just had the same problem with mine. When my car finally does crank over it sounds very squeaky and sounds as if something internal is bad. I hope it is an easy fix but since it sounded eternal i took it to a shop
Thank you bro 💯🙌🏾
Good job. Thank you.
What year range is this for?
Just did a wrx swap in my RS and i'm having the flickering lights issue, and no start. I'll have to try and find where the motor grounds are.
How did the swap go?
@@TooSlick1996 the swap was a success. it ran for about 4-500 miles until the timing belt tensioner failed and skipped some timing and bent a few valves. Gates products arent what they used to be i guess. It now has a IAG built block with machined heads and everything from the wrx swapped over. way more money than i wanted to pay but its fun to drive now.
check camshaft position sensor
thanks man helped a lot :)
thanks!
THANK YOU...
Having this exact same problem 😤😤
Got a 2011 wrx and it won’t start. Won’t turn over. Will look into that . Thanks
Stefan Vanbraam did you ever find the issue? Having the same issue cranks won’t turn over no codes
I put a new fuel pump in my 2005 Subaru Legacy it started ran smooth about 15 mins and shut off and now want start at all
did you figure out what was wrong with your Subaru? I have one doing the same thing.
Been there done that lol
My car turns on but then it quickly just shuts off:/
Maf sensor good?
I had same problem, your car could be running rich/lean. My issue was the psv system was a bit screwed, but faulty or dirty MAF sensor could be an issue for yours.
You figure it out got an 04 wrx, only runs for about 2 seconds brand new fuel pump
Have you checked fuel relay and all ur grounds?
Soooo loooooong
If don't know diagnosis, DON'T mess with something. Car are not different.
why the fuck do people talk so goddamn much when making videos! !!!!?
I don't know, why do people expect not to hear anything in instructional videos?
I tried this thing... Aaaand it didn't help... So then I tried this thing........... Annnnnnnd...... That didn't help.. Turns out I'm a fucking moron and didn't have the ground attached! Holy fuck this guys a goof
MadSubbieMedia lmao
Jesus get to the piont