95 subaru legacy had the blower quit about a week ago, had no power to the motor so i thought it was the relay. then the speedometer, tachometer, odometer, and temp gauge quit working. I tried to get home but made it about 30 miles before the engine slowly quit. Any ideas?
The combination of circumstances is quite unusual. The only sure thing is that there is a major problem concerning the electrical system.
To troubleshoot the electrical problem start checking the battery ground cable, a bad connection in there can cause collateral problems in different areas of the electrical system.
On the other hand test wiring from injection, starting from injection switch located in the steering column. Check wiring from injection to electronic distribution, wiring to cooling fans and check if the injectors are getting power.
The unusual thing is the engine quitting slowly on a thirty miles trip. wiring problems will cut power to distribution or injection, and usually cause the engine stopping suddenly or malfunctioning from start. I have the suspect that the electrical problem may have caused some important part to stop functioning, and may have collaterally damaged the engine. If for example the fans quit, then the engine may have overheated. If the fuel pump failed, then there will be no fuel pressure.
After what happened, not only the electrical but also the engine must be tested thoroughly.
Below the wiring diagrams for 95 Legacy, click on the picture to enlarge. Please let me know if you need more help or technical documentation.
You may want to check your fuse box. They can become loose and have loose connections. It sounds dumb I know, but I have seen it quite a few times where you shake the boxes and everything kicks back on, But usually is either a relay or fuse or worst case senario, the voltage regulator that handles all the power through the vehicle. Last possible cause would be bad PCM
You may want to check your fuse box. They can become loose and have loose connections. It sounds dumb I know, but I have seen it quite a few times where you shake the boxes and everything kicks back on, But usually is either a relay or fuse or worst case senario, the voltage regulator that handles all the power through the vehicle. Last possible cause would be bad PCM
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Think the alternator has packed up and no charge so everything has slowly packed up
Hi.
The combination of circumstances is quite unusual. The only sure thing is that there is a major problem concerning the electrical system.
To troubleshoot the electrical problem start checking the battery ground cable, a bad connection in there can cause collateral problems in different areas of the electrical system.
On the other hand test wiring from injection, starting from injection switch located in the steering column. Check wiring from injection to electronic distribution, wiring to cooling fans and check if the injectors are getting power.
The unusual thing is the engine quitting slowly on a thirty miles trip. wiring problems will cut power to distribution or injection, and usually cause the engine stopping suddenly or malfunctioning from start.
I have the suspect that the electrical problem may have caused some important part to stop functioning, and may have collaterally damaged the engine.
If for example the fans quit, then the engine may have overheated. If the fuel pump failed, then there will be no fuel pressure.
After what happened, not only the electrical but also the engine must be tested thoroughly.
Below the wiring diagrams for 95 Legacy, click on the picture to enlarge. Please let me know if you need more help or technical documentation.
Could be bad voltage regulator. Usually they are built in the altenator.
You could have a bad main engine relay, so check that as well.
Which model legacy is this one?
I do know you can get a service manual here:
http://carpdf.net/1995-subaru-legacy-ser...
and more wiring diagrams for the legacy here:
www.wiringdiagrams21.com/.../subaru+legacy+95+immobiliser+diagram
You may want to check your fuse box. They can become loose and have loose connections. It sounds dumb I know, but I have seen it quite a few times where you shake the boxes and everything kicks back on, But usually is either a relay or fuse or worst case senario, the voltage regulator that handles all the power through the vehicle. Last possible cause would be bad PCM