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makaveli

By makaveli,
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Hi Guys,

Yesterday I arrived at a mates house and when it was time to leave my car wouldnt start! I know for sure its not the battery as it is a few weeks old, all fuses where checked and are ok, so I am basically stumped for ideas.

The RACV guy had no clue, and they wouldn't tow my car coz they think my front bar is too low.

All I know about the problem is: I have a bosch 044 pump in the boot and when I turn the ignition on it makes a noise. That isnt happening at all.

I thought maybe my ecu was stuffed although i tested it on a mates car and its fine. I do believe maybe its a wire in the loom although im no good with that area of the car.

If you guys have any idea on what it is to assist me in any way please post on here, or you can call me on 0422199229 anytime.

Thanks

Mark

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Al Grand Master

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Is the pump internal or external?

I to have a bosche 044 and the priming sound can not be missed as it is sooo loud, especially when it is external. If external you need to check that the pump is getting power and signal from your ecu, insure that the terminals are tight. The car will always crank even though there is no fuel.

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Hi Guys,

I need some input, my car is now running!!!

The ecu was placed back with the wires nice and firm, although i did fiddle with the two wires off the fuel pump.

Im not sure what the problem was and I don't know what to do to ensure it doesnt happen again!

thanks

Mark

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Yeah very luck although im worried it may happen again.

I believe it could be a loose wire in the ecu loom, although the problem was that the fuel pumps wernt getting any fuel, so maybe the connections on my pump in the boot got a bit corroded being exposed in the pannel shop for so long.

But then yet again i do have the factory pump which should of started any way.

I don't know what to do :cheers:

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i'd say loose wire near the fuel pump, check the lines with a multimeter and prober to see if you're getting positive and negative signals all the way down the wire... well you'll probably have to wait till it stops again to do that.

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Fuel pump could be jammed? one time my car was cranking but not starting. Before this the car would sometimes cut out and stall while driving (great fun because you lose the power steering + brakes). Called RACV, guy removed a fuse for something to bypass and went under the car and thumped the fuel pump. The car then started up. I guess if you aren't getting cut outs when driving its probably not the pump at fault but a connection? Good luck with it.

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Thats ok im not getting cut outs, I think its a loose wire on the fuel pump although it also could be a bad earth for the ecu. At least now if it happens again I will know what to check out.

Thankyou kindly for the advise guys!

I really appreciate it...

Take care

Mark :)

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Hi Alan

that would be wonderful, I really appreciate the offer.

I live in Berwick which is about 30-40mins from the city.

That would be really nice of you if you could do so, although I would have to reimburse you for petrol and effort comming down to check.

take it easy

Mark

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