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Old May 26, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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i have a fiesta rst i parked up last night as normal left it running for few minutes to cool down then turned it off went out few hours late got in it went to start it its just kept turning over . on closer inspection ive noticed the fuel pump isnt working and theres no spark has any body got an idea on what gone wrong would it be a relay or fuse etc
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Old May 26, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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any one i havent got a clue with this one
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Old May 26, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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has it got an immobiliser that coul be cutting it off?
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Old May 26, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by fez2i16v
has it got an immobiliser that coul be cutting it off?
hi yes it has but weve disconnected it and still no change
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Old May 26, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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i had the same fault with mine and it turned out to be a broken wire to the ecu and it killed the ecu. but it could also be a direct short in one of the sensors. poss ckp
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Old May 26, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Does the pump not even prime when you turn the ignition on?
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Old May 26, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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no pump dont even prime
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Old May 26, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Power getting to the pump?? Wires and connections all good on the pump?

I would use the pump as a starting point, if no power is getting to that then work back from there I suppose.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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we had exactly the same mate. Fuel cut off switch/inertia
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Old May 26, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mrjenrst
we had exactly the same mate. Fuel cut off switch/inertia
would that explain why it hasnt got a spark aswell wheres the fuel cut off switch located
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Old May 26, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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behind the plastics on the passenger foot well.
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