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devildriver666 · 03 Apr 2010, 10:24 AM

seriously pissed off now i simply cant afford another big repair bill

ive been working away for a week so car has been outside all week when i went to start it i turned key to starting position and i had like a 5 second pause (ive had this pause thing for a while)but this time it tried to start and failed ,when turning key now all i get is a really fast ticking noise from somewhere under bonnet ........any ideas very welcome as ive spent more than the cars worth on repairs alone and im considering a cheap run about instead

........btw its a 95wrx import

thanks guys

Matt-WRX-Import · 03 Apr 2010, 10:48 AM

Thats your starter motor trying to get enough power to turn the engine over. Charge the battery and you should be ok

bugeye_bob · 03 Apr 2010, 10:56 AM

Have you got a immobilliser fitted ? I wondered if this was the pause you mention,
I agree with Matt about the battery it does sound like it or a poor earth/fault starter,
It may be worth dropping a volt meter across the + & - terminals of the battery to give you a idea.

devildriver666 · 03 Apr 2010, 11:08 AM

im waiting for my mate to bring my leads back for a jump it does have an immobiliser how do i check it

bugeye_bob · 03 Apr 2010, 11:18 AM

It may just be that delay as the immob and key do their thing so may not be related to your current issue imo

PeterUK300 · 03 Apr 2010, 11:39 AM

Sounds like a battery problem to me....

stiimpreza1984 · 04 Apr 2010, 01:13 AM

Id say check the battery to

devildriver666 · 04 Apr 2010, 09:24 PM

cheers guys it was battery i must b paranoid every clunk i hear i think its fallin apart

bugeye_bob · 04 Apr 2010, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by devildriver666

cheers guys it was battery i must b paranoid every clunk i hear i think its fallin apart

Glad you got it sorted, You can get that way

(no idea why this emo I just like it)

wrx_ryk · 05 Apr 2010, 10:10 AM

I can appreciate how you feel about being paranoid. Put a new battery in mine a few weeks ago and still say a quick prayer just before turning the key to start it!!

uk dave · 05 Apr 2010, 05:20 PM

If it makes ya feel better need a battery for mine aswell at the mo,not moaning though i put it on 6yrs ago

best battery ive ever had.

03 Apr 2010, 10:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
devildriver666 Fresh Scooby Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: caerphilly ,s wales Posts: 20	another day, another problem seriously pissed off now i simply cant afford another big repair bill ive been working away for a week so car has been outside all week when i went to start it i turned key to starting position and i had like a 5 second pause (ive had this pause thing for a while)but this time it tried to start and failed ,when turning key now all i get is a really fast ticking noise from somewhere under bonnet ........any ideas very welcome as ive spent more than the cars worth on repairs alone and im considering a cheap run about instead........btw its a 95wrx import thanks guys
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03 Apr 2010, 10:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Matt-WRX-Import Veteran Scooby Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: That bit in the middle Posts: 3,577	Re: another day, another problem Thats your starter motor trying to get enough power to turn the engine over. Charge the battery and you should be ok __________________ Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
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03 Apr 2010, 10:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
bugeye_bob Veteran Scooby Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK-Earth - Search google maps for "The Stig" Posts: 4,581	Re: another day, another problem Have you got a immobilliser fitted ? I wondered if this was the pause you mention, I agree with Matt about the battery it does sound like it or a poor earth/fault starter, It may be worth dropping a volt meter across the + & - terminals of the battery to give you a idea. __________________ -- .. ... ... .. -. --. / -... ..- - / -. --- - / ..-. --- .-. --. --- - - . -.
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03 Apr 2010, 11:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
devildriver666 Fresh Scooby Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: caerphilly ,s wales Posts: 20	Re: another day, another problem im waiting for my mate to bring my leads back for a jump it does have an immobiliser how do i check it
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03 Apr 2010, 11:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
bugeye_bob Veteran Scooby Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK-Earth - Search google maps for "The Stig" Posts: 4,581	Re: another day, another problem It may just be that delay as the immob and key do their thing so may not be related to your current issue imo __________________ -- .. ... ... .. -. --. / -... ..- - / -. --- - / ..-. --- .-. --. --- - - . -.
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03 Apr 2010, 11:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
PeterUK300 Obsessed Scooby Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: East Herts Posts: 12,081	Re: another day, another problem Sounds like a battery problem to me.... __________________ All the best Pete http://www.scoobyweb.co.uk
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stiimpreza1984 Obsessed Scooby Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 7,475	Re: another day, another problem Id say check the battery to __________________ SEE NO EVO HEAR NO EVO!
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04 Apr 2010, 09:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
devildriver666 Fresh Scooby Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: caerphilly ,s wales Posts: 20	Re: another day, another problem cheers guys it was battery i must b paranoid every clunk i hear i think its fallin apart
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wrx_ryk Scooby Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 615	Re: another day, another problem I can appreciate how you feel about being paranoid. Put a new battery in mine a few weeks ago and still say a quick prayer just before turning the key to start it!!
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05 Apr 2010, 05:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
uk dave Veteran Scooby Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Impreza Preservation Society HQ Posts: 4,399	Re: another day, another problem If it makes ya feel better need a battery for mine aswell at the mo,not moaning though i put it on 6yrs ago best battery ive ever had. __________________ Best sealant used to date- Fourstar ultimate paint protection Now discontinued Rebranded as sonus SFX4 paint sealant-Try some ya wont be dissapointed.
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