invisiblewar Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 My girlfriend was given a 1998 Legacy 2.2 which was running but has needed some work. Last week while she was driving home from school, the car died. We got it towed to my place and I got it running after messing with wire connected to the coilpack. The car died again the next day, luckily she was a block away from her house. The car cranks and sounds like it is going to start but just isn't quite getting there. We thought it was her fuel pump but that seems to be working, and her fuel filter works too. I replaced the coilpack, and it still won't start. I can't figure out what is going on with the car at all. Anyone have any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho subaru Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Welcome. Lots of good people here, you're sure to get pointed in the right direction. I'll ask the easy questions first... Is the check engine light on? And have you hooked up a scanner to check for active/pending codes or stored(past) codes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblewar Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 The check engine light is on, it was on when her dad gave her the car. And I haven't scanned it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho subaru Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Well there is were you need to start, no point in trying to guess when the car is trying to tell you what the problem might be. I ended up getting a centech scanner from harbor freight, for pretty cheap, it has already paid for itself many times over between using it on my cars and my friends cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 my daughter called me with the same symptoms a few weeks ago, people here told me cam or crank position sensor. sure enough, i scanned the CeL and it was. luckily mineis an intermittent issue, and usually we can wiggle the sensor/ harness and it will start. regardless, a new one is on the way this week. mebbe that could be your culprit? as far as fuel pump goes, you can have a pump still push fuel but be bad, since it wont push enough to get the pressure needed for the system. id check the pressure on the fuel line before discounting the fuel pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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