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WRX_JB
03-02-2009, 06:20 PM
So i just finally decided to go outside and go the store to get some food , and then behold the wrx doesnt kick over , had her out last night was doing fine when we had about 6 inches the road started ran fine...

Any guesses? or ways to prevent gonna put them jumper box on there but i dont think its the battery , could be cuz its turning over pretty slowly
Renegade_
03-02-2009, 06:21 PM
what kind of battery is in the car? It may just be crappy... If you have a big battery though, don't see why. I got a dinky little odyssey and the thing started right up after 3 days of temps around 10*

Do a pop start and just let it charge the battery
rich33389
03-02-2009, 06:22 PM
I would suspect the battery first.
WRX_JB
03-02-2009, 06:27 PM
Only thing is it was fine last night sat in the drive way for like 20 mins with the car talking to a buddy and deciced not to go back out , not lights or anything were left on , and it was fine last night.. im guessing the battery as well but just wired how it would so dead in only 10 hours or so
rich33389
03-02-2009, 06:28 PM
The extreme cold does funny things to batteries.
WRX_JB
03-02-2009, 06:30 PM
Wish my garage didnt have have **** form the house it in would of parked in there everything would of been fine :( fuk moving
BugEyeGuy
03-02-2009, 06:32 PM
Hmm battery probably please tell me you had more than a 1/4 tank of gas that'll def cos a no start when it's cold as **** out!
WRX_JB
03-02-2009, 06:33 PM
Almost a full tank X(
rich33389
03-02-2009, 06:34 PM
^low gas wouldn't make his car turn over slowly.
BugEyeGuy
03-02-2009, 06:37 PM
****KKKK! I'm pretty much as stumped as you man It's not often I hear of a subaru not starting matter of fact don't think I ever have.. and i'm talking about 2000 models and up what exactly is happening when you go to start her? like sound wise gimme every detail!
BugEyeGuy
03-02-2009, 06:37 PM
^low gas wouldn't make his car turn over slowly.

My bad correct you are I didn't realize he even said it was turning over...:eek:
BugEyeGuy
03-02-2009, 06:40 PM
I mean battery, faulty spark plugs... this is not a common problem for an 05 Subaru to not start besides faulty plugs or a ****ting battery.
russiankid
03-02-2009, 07:05 PM
Its the freaking battery. You guys do realize an old battery does not like cold? It will go flat over night. On some fuel injected cars, a dead battery that may turn the engine over slowly won't have enough power to power the ECU which in return powers the injectors.
Tyler
03-02-2009, 07:28 PM
cheap battery
Lil Shoaf
03-02-2009, 07:32 PM
Correct.. The cold can easily kill a battery over night and kill tire pressure as well. Keep an eye on both in this kind of weather. Some ECUs, like my Hydra for example will not even allow the car to start with less then 11 volts. As a bettery dies it mainly loses Amperage but it also drops voltage when a load is applied.
Omar_MSP
03-02-2009, 09:00 PM
yea i would say its the battery also. the cold cranking amps aren't holding up, it maybe time for a new battery.
phate1229
03-02-2009, 09:35 PM
yeah, I have the stock battery and I almost thought I was going to have to make that post a few minutes ago, took a good 30 seconds before it caught, I'll be getting a new battery tomorrow.
marshallpre1
03-02-2009, 11:09 PM
As everyone else said, battery.
WRX_JB
03-02-2009, 11:28 PM
Yeah i had the jumped box on it tonigh let it run for 30 mins gonan go out and start it in a few, hopefully i dont need replace the battery i was told "it was replaced recently before i bought it" although it does look factory i don't know who goes to Subaru to buy a battery

She was shaking its so cold out look at those icicle :(
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/Pcplaya422/WRX/106_0002.jpg