Hello all
yesterday i parkd up and went to start 10 mins later and my fuel pump wont prime i have fuel in tank, i have followd the wire from fuel pump to starter motor and pressume this is the one that is not getting power have tried running power to that to bypass it but still not working.

Would the brown ke block have anything to do with it or the pink one should i borrow these off of someone to see if that is the problem?

I have some fuses in my loom and one is a yellow 20 amp fues this one seemd melted at botttom where its got hot etc have replaced that any other ideas?

Thanks Paul.

 

Cjeck the pink relay under the dash mate, drivers side footwell (99% certain its the pink one, but never had to change one )

 

it is the pink one.(tho i had a cheap black replacment) it should have a pale dot on it!


check that!

 

oh btw i have a spare one if ya need it rather than paying fords £24 like i did when it wasnt the problem

 

should have mentiond its a escort rst loom and engine if its pink one il borrow my brothers to see if that works(please if your reading this bro just to get it moved could i run a wire stright to the fuel pump positive so that it pumps fuel all the time as its at mrs flat at the mo.

James if that is the problem how much do you want for pink relay?

Thanks Paul.

 

just chuck me a tenner mate!

 

He such a slacker eh... always bloody breaking his motor!

Bro you can try watever bits of mine you need... but if you've bypassed the relay and it still aint priming it sounds to me like ur pump or earth point on the pump is dead.

Guys, correct me if i'm wrong, but if you run a lead direct from the battery to the fuel pump it should prime constantly yeh ?

 

yeah it should do! didnt realise he had already tried that!

i have a spare fuel pump too! lol...

 

Could it also be the ignition amplifier!? have you checked for a spark while cranking it over? if theres no fuel or no spark this could be the prob

 

i have only taken my fuel pump lead from starter motor not run straight from battery so could still be pink relay its cranking over just no fuel pump try relay and take it from there bro stop off at mine on way home so we can quickly swap the pink relay over if it works im just guna take the black wire and put to red wire to bypass the relay till i can geta new one only downside is itl be on all the time but least i can get to my house

 

ok bro, i'll pop over to the flat be there about 5:30 depending on traffic.. make sure ur in boyo :P

In the meantime, do you not have a wire you can run straight from the battery to the pump, just to see if the pump is alive ?

 

well i do have a wire but my car soo low i cant get under it hence wanting it at mine to work on it, im at old deeres so pop round there shes taking Ryan to hillhead for a bit so where guna stay here grey xr is off road at the mo too as battery is in turbo so no transport att he mo;-( c u after work then slacker

 

tried my pink and brown relay in another rst and that rst started so thats not the problem, i noticed on the escort rst that i was swapping relays with it had a grey relay what is this for?

Is this the fuel cut off switch as i dont have one of these in my loom but have read that there is a grey fuel cut off switch?

Next thing will be to run a positive wire striaght from battery to fuel pump

 

why dont you just get a new fuel pump ?

 

im getting 2 new fuel pumps soon as im buying a exsternal fuel swirl pot set up soon one pump being hi pressure and one lo pressure, i read earlier that if the car thinks its been ina crash it cuts fuel off maybe this has happend?

It seems weird that one i parkd up it was fine then 10 mins later it wont start, i havnt checkd for a spark yet, once it stops raining i am guna get over there with some axle stands and a jack and check it out at fuel pump end.

Wish ths weather would make its mind up;-(