Recent content by townlea

I've ran 17" turini's with ET35 standard suspension with no issues. Moved on to 15" 2118s ET37 with Eibach Sportline springs and again no issues.

Sounds like same problem I had. It could be the wiring to the fuel pump. Could also be corrosion where the relays are under the bonnet. My problem was both of them.

Will be setting off in 6 hours from Preston. None of us have booked tickets in advance we are all paying on the day. Look out for a silver corsa C20LET with slicks and Mini Clubman with VR6 Turbo in the boot! Hopefully will see some Clio's there!

I've not had much go wrong with my car until recently I had a problem with a wiring to the fuel pump. It has been expensive owning the car but only because due to the age and mileage things started needing to be refreshed. Suspension, clutch change, battery, 2118 alloys and tyres, De-cat...

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Sorted the problem Mick. Started from the back as you said and only 30cm from the pump I found the cable had slightly melted. Patched it up and runs perfect now. Many thanks for your guidance another success story to add to your collection. Townlea

Thanks Mick much appreciated for the detailed response. I think the the ECU earth is suspect to the problem to switching it on/off. Ill post up my findings and if I find a fix I'll post it up. Thanks townlea

Sorry for the late reply I've been doing a lot of fault finding. I've got the multimeter out and checked to see if there is a 12v to the terminal. got 12.4v Tapped into the wiring that goes back to the fuel pump with the relay in and ignition on and got 12.3v Tapped into the wiring into the...

Thanks Mick for your advice you are truly a great asset to the forum. Bad news though.. Fitted a jumper cable, fuel pump primed started the car and again cut out after 10 or so seconds. However this time it was struggling to idle like the pump was not providing enough pressure.

Hi Mick bit of an update. Went to friendly auto electrics supplier who let me use 2 new relays to see if it was at fault. The pump will prime every time and when I start the car it will cut out after 5 or so seconds when it runs out of fuel. Come to restart it the pump will not prime unless I...

No nasty green stuff thankfully. I've given the terminals a bit of a spray aswell but nothing. Tried for 30 mins and not once did the fuel pump prime. Am I right in saying the 2 black relays are for the fuel pump and the fan? My fan never kicks in so I could have always had a dodgy relay and...

Yeah swapped them but there is a chance one is completely knackered and other one is sticking. Will buy them tonight. It could be the cutting out problem is fixed but this problem is completely new it appears.

Got a bit of an update since messing with the car. Car will only start when the fuel pump primes... only when it primes it will fire but only last 2-3 seconds. Is it normal for it not to prime every time?

Post cat? I was reading Scrooge's fault and it turned out to be post cat so that's why I changed it even though it has nothing to do with the running of the car.

As far as I am aware there are not any specialists nearby. The car just cuts out after a few minutes at moment so really isn't drivable. So trying to eliminate the problem by working my way through parts is only an option. What other sensors and parts have a I yet to try then?