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Offline Mew

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k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« on: 09 February 2008, 15:43 »
My car won't start! I've never had any problems with it starting before and it was fine yesterday, but when i tried to start it last night it wouldn't. The car turns over and there is a spark on every cylinder. However, the fuel pump doesn't prime when the ignition is turned on.  :sad:

Here is what happens:

Turn ignition on, no fuel pump prime
turn engine over and fuel pump primes but car won't start
give up and fuel pump primes for 2 seconds
turn engine over again and the cycle repeats
when i stop turning the engine over the fuel pump relay clicks
when the ignition is turned on the relay beneath the fuel pump relay clicks

Here is a video with the camera aimed towards the sill next to the main pump:




Any help will be mucho appreciated! I've done a search but everyone seems to get all or nothing, not a prime after the engine has turned over!
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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #1 on: 09 February 2008, 16:49 »
sorted, for now at least!
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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #2 on: 09 February 2008, 16:54 »
what happened?
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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #3 on: 09 February 2008, 17:04 »
Well, the plugs on cylinders 3 and 4 were quite wet with petrol so i unplugged the pump relay and just kept turning the engine over to burn off any fuel in the cylinders and it fired up for a few seconds. I then plugged the relay back in and it turned over a couple of time then started.

The fuel pump still doesn't prime before starting though, should it!?
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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #4 on: 09 February 2008, 17:42 »
It also seems to have solved the idle issue  :huh:
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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #5 on: 09 February 2008, 18:50 »
bonus!

you cant hear the fuel pump prime on mine either, but if it didnt you wouldnt have any fuel pressure i dont think
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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #6 on: 09 February 2008, 19:19 »
My 16v K-Jet always primes before ignition.

Is it too obvious to suggest getting a new fuel relay??
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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #7 on: 09 February 2008, 19:20 »
Quote from: Conker on 09 February 2008, 19:19

Is it too obvious to suggest getting a new fuel relay??

Probably not to be honest, it just threw me a little how the relay does click and the pump does prime, but only after you try to start the engine rather than before!
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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #8 on: 09 February 2008, 19:25 »
Just to throw something else into the pot... it could be an ignition barrel/switch prob??

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Re: k-jet 8v fuel pump not priming - but there is a twist!
« Reply #9 on: 10 February 2008, 17:11 »
Quote from: Mew on 09 February 2008, 17:42
It also seems to have solved the idle issue  :huh:

I lied  :angry:
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