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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Dannyd on 26 January 2005, 16:36

Title: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 26 January 2005, 16:36

 :angry:
1990 16v won't start.
help!
got out of the car yesterday come back to it and it won't start checked spark and and dizzy also put a new fuel pump relay on it but before this happened you could hear the fuel pump at the back of the car whirring now you don't now i have been told there are two pumps on the car but which one has failed?help........
also anyone know of a good reasonable mechanic in the wrexham area?

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: audiquattro on 26 January 2005, 17:44

Sounds silly but have you checked the fuel pump fuse?

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 26 January 2005, 18:05

fuses ok!

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Gambit on 27 January 2005, 12:03

if the one in the tank fails then the other main pump will still pump fuel just!! but it will give up the ghost in the end!

so you need to replace the main pump which is located under the car just infront of the driverside rear wheel

they aint cheap to replace! they are about ?100 from EuroCarParts

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 27 January 2005, 18:21

thxs for the advice :wink:

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: audiquattro on 28 January 2005, 00:32

I would check there is power to both pumps before replacing anything.

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 28 January 2005, 10:22

there is a wrirring noise comming fromthe little pump ib the engine bay by the dizzy next to the fuel rail?

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Gambit on 28 January 2005, 11:44

thats not a pump

only fuel pumps are in the tank and under/infront of the rear driverside wheel

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Deefadog on 28 January 2005, 12:49

"there is a wrirring noise comming fromthe little pump ib the engine bay by the dizzy next to the fuel rail?"

That sound like the ISV, I also thought that was one of the fuel pumps when i first got my valver  :embarassed:

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 28 January 2005, 22:55

isv?

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 29 January 2005, 16:47

changed fuel pump and filter no change car turns over and there is a spark but no fuel at all????help please!!! at least i changed the eleccy window motors and now that works...lol :cry: :cry: :cry:

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Gambit on 29 January 2005, 16:51

is there power getting to the fuel pump?

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 29 January 2005, 18:05

no......but the old pump was knackered so its a good job i changed it.

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 January 2005, 19:46

Try bridging the fuel pump relay.
Remove the relay and bridge the 2 big slots on the board, see if the pump operates.

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 30 January 2005, 22:44

ok will try is there any other things i should look at

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Gambit on 31 January 2005, 10:34

do u have an immobiliser on the car?? sometimes these cut the power to the pump

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 31 January 2005, 17:14

ths guys for all your help i have finally got it working :smiley:thxs again!!!!!

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Gambit on 31 January 2005, 17:26

so what was the cause of the problem?

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 31 January 2005, 17:31

faulty wiring to the pump strange thing was it was showing a live feed to the pump :laugh:

Title: Re: mk2 16v won't start!
Post by: Dannyd on 02 February 2005, 17:53

 :smiley: