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Eatan8

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Hey Guys.

Just wondering if anyone thinks could be something else than my fuel pump. The problem started a couple of days ago when i went to start my car it spluttered and carried on and conked out did this bout three of four times then was fine, yesterday pulled up and when i did the car died and i couldn't get it to start at all just splutted and would die today tried again same thing managed to sort of keep it running and it had a huge amount of black smoke come out the exuast when i opened the throttle. So im hoping its only my fuel pump but if anyone has any ideas if it might be something else it would be great to know.

Cheers Brad.

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is it an aftermarket pump?

when you turn the key the ignition over do you hear the fuel pump?

my car started to conk out the died when i tried to accelerate... all it ended up being was my earth wire wasnt earthing right, ended up replacing my fuel pump for no reason, so have a look and run the earth wire directly to where your battery negative goes to the car behind the seat?

cheers

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Oh thanks for that munkeyb0y but the fuel level atm is bout 3qrts so dont think thats the prob, and too answer 4drftn yea when i turn the ignition on i hear the pump same as always.

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when its playing up all the time, running shit/stalling.

unplug the airflow meter, and re start the vehicle.

sure it will be in limp mode, but if it runs alot better, look at that.

its just if the pump was starving, you would not really see shit loads of black smoke out the rear pipe.

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when its playing up all the time, running shit/stalling.

unplug the airflow meter, and re start the vehicle.

sure it will be in limp mode, but if it runs alot better, look at that.

its just if the pump was starving, you would not really see shit loads of black smoke out the rear pipe.

Ah ok thanks i thought the black smoke could of been that it was a bit flooded tryin 2 start it so many time but i will try the afm thing cheers.

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