200TQ fuel pump & other q's

[Kneale Brownson]

I'd start by checking (squeezing by hand, feeling the bottoms) all air 
hoses on the engine.  Oil mists settling in the bottoms of those hoses rots 
them there and they can look brand new on top but be leaking air in the 
bottoms.



At 10:20 PM 03/02/2001 +0100, Eyvind Spangen wrote:

>When I turn the ignition on in my '90 200TQ (10v), I can hear the fuel
>pump run all the time. Isn't it supposed to only run for the time it
>takes to build up pressure? In addition, the car is hard to start when
>the temperature drops below 0 (Fahrenheit).. I have to crank it for
>10-15 seconds before it catches, today with -10 degrees, it wouldn't
>start at all, and when it runs, it idles at 2500-3000 rpm most of the
>time.. Idle/WOT switch and/or vacuum leaks?
>
>And in case anyone wonder: I got the car 2 days ago and haven't had
>the time to sort out the problems yet.. :-)
>
>--
>Regards,
>ES
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