Bad day for the i30krab
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Bad day for the i30krab
I'm driving down charleston and my car dies at the light. Luckily a few guys helped me push the car into a small shopping center.
I started checking all fuses and lines and found nothing. Then I tried to start the car and it ran momentarily and then died. I'm thinking it sounds like fuel starvation so I shut off everything and turned on the ignition and I couldn,t hear the fuel pump priming. I know I can always hear it if I'm listening . I tried numerous times and same thing happened,
I had the car flat bedded to my garage which fortunately was a few miles away.
I hope it's just the fuel pump or a relay etc.
Are there any sensors that could fail and cause this problem?
I started checking all fuses and lines and found nothing. Then I tried to start the car and it ran momentarily and then died. I'm thinking it sounds like fuel starvation so I shut off everything and turned on the ignition and I couldn,t hear the fuel pump priming. I know I can always hear it if I'm listening . I tried numerous times and same thing happened,
I had the car flat bedded to my garage which fortunately was a few miles away.
I hope it's just the fuel pump or a relay etc.
Are there any sensors that could fail and cause this problem?
#2
Originally Posted by i30krab
I'm driving down charleston and my car dies at the light. Luckily a few guys helped me push the car into a small shopping center.
I started checking all fuses and lines and found nothing. Then I tried to start the car and it ran momentarily and then died. I'm thinking it sounds like fuel starvation so I shut off everything and turned on the ignition and I couldn,t hear the fuel pump priming. I know I can always hear it if I'm listening . I tried numerous times and same thing happened,
I had the car flat bedded to my garage which fortunately was a few miles away.
I hope it's just the fuel pump or a relay etc.
Are there any sensors that could fail and cause this problem?
I started checking all fuses and lines and found nothing. Then I tried to start the car and it ran momentarily and then died. I'm thinking it sounds like fuel starvation so I shut off everything and turned on the ignition and I couldn,t hear the fuel pump priming. I know I can always hear it if I'm listening . I tried numerous times and same thing happened,
I had the car flat bedded to my garage which fortunately was a few miles away.
I hope it's just the fuel pump or a relay etc.
Are there any sensors that could fail and cause this problem?
#3
starts, but then dies right away? im goin with the fuel pump. try starting it but holding the gas pedal down. if it stays running with the pedal down then as soon as u let off the car dies, you know the pumps bad.
#6
kick the bottom of the gas tank a few times. That will sometimes get the pump to turn on for long enough to get to where ever you're going. and if it is the case that you can kick it and it will run, you have a bad pump.
#8
Your car has massive amount of work done to it. Very harsh to hear about this situation. Is there any other signs or symptoms of the problem? I cannot determine root cause from just what you put down on the thread. Please post more of your findings. I cannot stop learning.
-Peter-
-Peter-
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I love some of your suggestions! I tried them all even kicking my wife
but nothing worked
But remember I said I couldn't hear the fuel pump prime? It was the fuel pump . and it is my fault because I let the fuel tank run to almost empty too
many times!
but nothing worked
But remember I said I couldn't hear the fuel pump prime? It was the fuel pump . and it is my fault because I let the fuel tank run to almost empty too
many times!
#12
Originally Posted by i30krab
I love some of your suggestions! I tried them all even kicking my wife
but nothing worked
but nothing worked
#13
Originally Posted by i30krab
I love some of your suggestions! I tried them all even kicking my wife
but nothing worked
But remember I said I couldn't hear the fuel pump prime? It was the fuel pump . and it is my fault because I let the fuel tank run to almost empty too
many times!
but nothing worked
But remember I said I couldn't hear the fuel pump prime? It was the fuel pump . and it is my fault because I let the fuel tank run to almost empty too
many times!
Are you doing the repair yourself or making the shop do it?
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Originally Posted by speed racer
Damn this may be true. Same thing happened when I had a 3rd gen. Used to run that gas very low. Now I fill at half a tank or even a little over a quarter.
Are you doing the repair yourself or making the shop do it?
Are you doing the repair yourself or making the shop do it?
No one had the walbro in stock locally so I bought it online from vivid racing in chandler az. I had it overnighted.
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