# 98 Subaru Impreza Outback won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-subaru-impreza-outback-wont-start/59987>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, impreza, starters, start, subaru\
**Created:** [January 15, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-subaru-impreza-outback-wont-start/59987 "2011-01-15T18:44:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![98Subaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/4da419/32.png) [@98Subaru](https://community.cartalk.com/u/98Subaru)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-subaru-impreza-outback-wont-start/59987/1 "2011-01-15T18:44:37Z")

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My car started very sluggish 2 days ago and yesterday it would not start. I tried to jump it to no avail. Next I tapped on the starter and the car started right up. So I figured the starter was bad and replaced it today. The car still won’t start. Makes on click. Any Ideas?

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-subaru-impreza-outback-wont-start/59987/2 "2011-01-15T21:17:28Z")

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Check and clean pos and negative cables and connections.