fuel pump relay bad?
B070410 at aol.com
B070410 at aol.com
Sat Sep 9 16:59:35 EDT 2000
Well, I just got my 5kcst back from the shop the other day, it started up and
ran fine for about the 10 miles to town. I stopped to get my other car
registered at the dmv and when I got in and started it it idled for about 30
seconds and quit. It wouldn't start up. It would crank but not turn over. I
eventually got towed to a shop I have dealt with before, they told me I
needed a new fuel pump. Ok, did that it ran great until I got in it today, it
started up and we traveled down my driveway (100yds) and went down the road a
few more yards and it stalled out and I couldn't get it started, same as the
other day. My 2 boys and a neighbor pushed the car back towards our driveway
(uphill), I didn't want to leave the car there, so I decided to troubleshoot
myself. Now I'm not a mechanic, but I read the list daily and have the
Bentley. So I located the the fuel pump fuse and relay, fuse seems ok. I
pulled the relay & couldn't visually find anything wrong and put it back.
Next step I thought was to pull the codes on the fuel pump relay. I put a
10a fuse in the relay and proceeded to follow the instructions and low and
behold the car started when I turned the key. Wow! was it suppose to do that?
Well, hopefully I didn't hurt anything but I decided since it was running to
back it up the 100yds up my driveway. It continued to run with the fuse in it
and when I decided to see what happens when I removed it, it died. Is this a
sign of a bad relay?
I'd appreciate any input, yes I have the Bentley, but right now, I'm a little
bewildered, and my only knowledge comes from this list and what I comprehend
of the Bentley.
Thanks!
Linda 5kcst 176,000miles
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