any ideas on location???

 

what sorto f escort?

 

On the assumption its a MK3/4 MFI, the relay is up under neath the drivers side of the dash, a pinky purple colour.

 

its a mk4 rs turbo

 

As above then

 

as above then m8

 

cheers lads, any ideas if its not that.
fuel pump does not cut in on turning ignition on

 

Does the car run though? Just the prime you have lost?

 

the car cranks over and has spark and fuel but wont run. we looked for the relay ad the only one we found was a black one in the speaker hole. any more helpful information would be great?

 

Is the pump running then if you say you are getting fuel?

Can you even see a pink plug up in the same place as they black one?

 

THE BLACK RELAY IS ON PURPLE PLUG AND TUCKED BEHIND THE SPEAKER.(DRIVERSIDE)

 

Thats the fuel pump relay then, you probably find its a lucas relay........with a pink bottom in it.

Does the pump run?

 

THE PUMP RUNS WHEN WE POWER IT WITH A POWER PROBE

 

ok

In that case, remove the relay, and bridge a wire from the from the Red to the Black/Red (the red is permenantly live so be careful), the pump should run, then try and start, if it does then its obviously the relay faulty.

 

CHEERS FOR YA HELP ON THIS M8, ILL LET U KNOW HOW IT GOES

 

the above sounds like a good approach to eliminate whether its a relay fault or not, they do fail and are fairly common so it is a prime suspect

 

No problem

Dave Henshall are you back at home yet?

 

next 2 weeks we reckon, the plaster is coming on monday for his second week so it will be after next week i reckon

 

Excellent

Can you send me those microcat instructions then please?

 

hey i've got the instuctions here at work actually, whats your email address

 

its in my MSN button

Cheers

 

sent

 

CHEERS LADS, BIGGER PROBLEM NOW, THE OIL LIGHT IS ON, WE PUT NEW PISTONS IN AND HAD THE HEAD SKIMMED. WE GOT IT RUNNING THANKS TO U GUYS, WENT TO THE PUB TO CELEBRATE, THEN GOT BACK TO WORK ON IT ON SAT, AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, WE HAD RUNNING IN OIL IN IT AND I KNOW THAT CAN SOME TIMES CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME ON DUE TO THIN OIL, SO WE DRAINED IT AND PUT 10/40 IN, IT WAS FINE AND NOW BACK ON YET AGAIN,

ANY IDEA'S?

 

Ive said it before and ill say it again, spending Ł30/40 on a good oil pressure gauge is one of the best investments you can ever make

Glad you got it running, gay the oil light is on though

 

I DID TELL HIM, LOL
ORDERED A SWITCH HOPING IT WILL CURE IT,