Is my fuel pump bad?
03-11-2007, 06:32 PM
#1
TECH Addict
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 2,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Is my fuel pump bad? The car died twice. Each time, I started it up a few minutes after it died and drove a little bit more. Fortunately, I was able to make it pull into a gas station by my house and then make it home.
03-11-2007, 09:03 PM
#3
TECH Addict
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 2,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by '01HAWK
That exactly what mine did in a past car. Pump cools down, and the car would start and be able to be driven alittle farther.
03-11-2007, 09:26 PM
#5
TECH Addict
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 2,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by '01HAWK
I took it to a shop. I had no intrest in dropping the gas tank.
03-11-2007, 09:58 PM
#7
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bryant, AR
Posts: 1,008
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
do a fuel pressure test first. Attach a fuel pressure guage to the schrader valve and test it for 41-47 PSI. IF it is below that then you need a new fuel pump. You can cut a rectangle out the back of your car to do the fuel pump swap...
Search for "trap door" method and you should find a guide or two. Thats how i did mine. JUST MAKE SURE ITS THE FUEL PUMP BEFORE BUYING ONE.
Search for "trap door" method and you should find a guide or two. Thats how i did mine. JUST MAKE SURE ITS THE FUEL PUMP BEFORE BUYING ONE.
Trending Topics
03-11-2007, 10:01 PM
#8
TECH Addict
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 2,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by ckyconan2003
do a fuel pressure test first. Attach a fuel pressure guage to the schrader valve and test it for 41-47 PSI. IF it is below that then you need a new fuel pump. You can cut a rectangle out the back of your car to do the fuel pump swap...
Search for "trap door" method and you should find a guide or two. Thats how i did mine. JUST MAKE SURE ITS THE FUEL PUMP BEFORE BUYING ONE.
Search for "trap door" method and you should find a guide or two. Thats how i did mine. JUST MAKE SURE ITS THE FUEL PUMP BEFORE BUYING ONE.
03-17-2007, 11:11 PM
#10
TECH Addict
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 2,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well, I haven't started the car in almost a week, but it started up tonight and ran for a little bit until I turned it off. The pressure was 42 pounds with the key on, and then it dropped to 35 pounds like it should.
03-17-2007, 11:49 PM
#11
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (19)
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 687
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
One way to tell if the pump is on its wa out is to see if the lines are losing pressure before you start the car. You see, the fuel pump has a valve that holds the pressure in the lines so that the car has adequate pressure while you start the car. IOW, if the car is "hard starting" (taking a little time to fire up) it is likely the pump is on its way out.
Good luck. Don't pay for someone to do it. Call Racetronix and get a pump to drop in. It will take a novice a weekend to complete the install.
Ryan
Good luck. Don't pay for someone to do it. Call Racetronix and get a pump to drop in. It will take a novice a weekend to complete the install.
Ryan
03-17-2007, 11:51 PM
#12
TECH Addict
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 2,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by 96-speed
One way to tell if the pump is on its wa out is to see if the lines are losing pressure before you start the car. You see, the fuel pump has a valve that holds the pressure in the lines so that the car has adequate pressure while you start the car. IOW, if the car is "hard starting" (taking a little time to fire up) it is likely the pump is on its way out.
Good luck. Don't pay for someone to do it. Call Racetronix and get a pump to drop in. It will take a novice a weekend to complete the install.
Ryan
Good luck. Don't pay for someone to do it. Call Racetronix and get a pump to drop in. It will take a novice a weekend to complete the install.
Ryan