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Offline Dannyd

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mk2 16v won't start!
« on: 26 January 2005, 16:36 »
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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?
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Offline audiquattro

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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #1 on: 26 January 2005, 17:44 »
Sounds silly but have you checked the fuel pump fuse?
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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #2 on: 26 January 2005, 18:05 »
fuses ok!
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Offline Gambit

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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #3 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
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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #4 on: 27 January 2005, 18:21 »
thxs for the advice :wink:
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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #5 on: 28 January 2005, 00:32 »
I would check there is power to both pumps before replacing anything.
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Offline Dannyd

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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #6 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?
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Offline Gambit

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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #7 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
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Offline Deefadog

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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #8 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:
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Re: mk2 16v won't start!
« Reply #9 on: 28 January 2005, 22:55 »
isv?
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