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Old 14-12-2015, 05:51 PM
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Hi guys I've just finished putting my rs turbo engine back in everything's all wired up correctly I have this problem the only way I can get the fuel pump to work is if I cross over the pin manually inside the relay have I wired up something incorrectly ? Or is it a different problem Before someone says try a different relay I have 6 of them and one must work lol
Old 15-12-2015, 09:01 AM
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If it's an s2 try the fuse that is labeled heated seats. Also check the earth that bolts to to the wipper motor.
Old 15-12-2015, 09:14 PM
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Yeah it's an s2 I've checked all the usual stuff heated seat fuse all earths around the car etc it's still not playing ball maybe I should try and add another Earth on ?
Old 15-12-2015, 09:36 PM
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Has it got a old alarm/immobiliser fitted?
Old 17-12-2015, 02:45 PM
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It has a good old Clifford all works fine and as it should sometimes sits in valet mode not sure if that stops the fuel pump or not ?
Old 17-12-2015, 04:48 PM
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So I've sorted the fuel pump problem out , bloody Clifford , but now it starts up for a few seconds and then cuts out I've tried most things to get it going properly but to no evail
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Disconnect the cold start valve under the inlet manifold,if the metering unit isn't working it will fire up with the fuel from the cold start but will only run a few secs.
If it doesn't start plug it in and try again,if it starts then I'd say start looking at the metering head.

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Old 17-12-2015, 05:07 PM
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Yeah I did that unplugged it started up ran for a lot longer and died bearing in mind it's had a lot of engine work done I'm wondering if to try a different cts and see if it helps
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If its mfi I would have a good look for any air leaks, oil cap on and dipstick in properly, breathers all fitted and connected properly.
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Ah you might no on to something there studabear on the drivers side breather it has a ford breather the vaccuum hose witch goes to nowhere obv it's supposed to go to the inlet but I don't have a iirc valve thing .... As for the oil cap etc it's all new from burtons should I block it off thanks ����
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That may be helpful to you?
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Every one I've seen is supposed to have a stop return valve on the vacuum pipe from breather to inlet ?
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Don't know if it would start at all with a hose disconnected.
What about a kinked fuel supply line?
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Nah the fuel lines seem fine got loads of spare ones I can try but it did fire up just not for long so can I run a pipe from inlet to the breather or does it definatly have to have a stop return valve on it ?
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An update , so I spent the day faffing around with it , got fuel to the cold start only changed injectors blew out pipes bridges the cts cleaned all other sensors , so I'm guessing it's down to the meetering head , I spent hours cranking undoing the bolts trying to get fuel through , just as I was about to give up I took a bolt out of the meetering head it's one that has nothing attached took that out Undid the injector banjo bolt hey presto there's pressure there do the random bolt thing back up no pressure again .....the other thing I went round the sensors for the meetering head with a multi meter seems in only get 0.03 on the multimeter could it be the electronic actuator thing not opening up to let fuel through ?? Any ideas please , loosing my he will to live ....
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tried another meetering unit and it ran a little lumpy but it ran so I'm trying to source a half decent meetering unit
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Are you desperate to have the PATS working? I would just earth the side of the starter relay that the PATS would earth when detecting the chip. 1 wire. 10 minutes work. Running car.

Just a thought.

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