Where's the "Fuel pump relay" ?

[Silver Bullet]

Is it part of the fuel pump itself, or located somewhere else? pcorn

 

[AutoSHO]

It is part of the CCRM, located under the plastic radiator shroud in the engine bay.

Why do you ask?

 

[Silver Bullet]

I have had some rough start ups lately... I had my EGR ports cleaned, cleaned my MAF, replaced my "IAC", Throttle position sensor, and "ECT". I thought the problem was remedied, but the hard start up happened again tonight. It turned longer than usual, and then when the engine came to life it was an EXTREMELY erratic/bucking idle that forced me to lean on the throttle a bit to finally smooth it out. As far as running once the engine smooths out, it's perfect....

Used to have intermittent "CEL", but not anymore...

<small>[ February 23, 2004, 09:16 PM: Message edited by: Silver Bullet ]</small>

 

[Ferendon]

My roommates Gen I did that exact same stuff shorlty before the relay went. Dealer wanted $200+ for it, AutoZone and O'Reilly's didn't have it. Got it at a boneyard for $50. Still steep for not knowing if it will work or not. Good luck with it man, it's not hard to change... once you have the part. That's all after we took the time, to drop the tank, install a new fuel pump ($80), filter ($3), and new lines... 8 hours and $100+ wasted. Don't make that mistake...

<small>[ February 24, 2004, 01:19 AM: Message edited by: Ferendon ]</small>

 

[DHMag]

Ferendon:
My roommates Gen I did that exact same stuff shorlty before the relay went. Dealer wanted $200+ for it, AutoZone and O'Reilly's didn't have it. Got it at a boneyard for $50. Still steep for not knowing if it will work or not. Good luck with it man, it's not hard to change... once you have the part. That's all after we took the time, to drop the tank, install a new fuel pump ($80), filter ($3), and new lines... 8 hours and $100+ wasted. Don't make that mistake...

preventative maintainance and troubleshooting is not wasted time nor money. if you feel like thats the case, sell the car and ride a bicycle. knowing cars and working on cars, not just the SHO, is a never ending classroom session. youre always learning and reapplying. some times you may feel like you wasted your time/money, but did you learn something ?

 

[projectSHO89]

Bob,

Try cycling the key several times to RUN, then back OFF again before hitting the START. This will help to pressurize the system by cycling the pump several times. If this helps with the starting, then you might have a fuel pressure delivery problem, the source of which would need to be properly diagnosed.

Dale,

Would you prefer to have your doctor go ahead and perform open heart surgery on you instead of properly diagnosing a problem just so he can learn something new?

Hopefully, Ferendon and friend learned to properly diagnose the problem before jumping to the scalpel.

In this case, a simple fuel pressure guage is the first diagnostic tool needed.

Steve

 

[DHMag]

projectSHO89:
Bob,

Try cycling the key several times to RUN, then back OFF again before hitting the START. This will help to pressurize the system by cycling the pump several times. If this helps with the starting, then you might have a fuel pressure delivery problem, the source of which would need to be properly diagnosed.

Dale,

Would you prefer to have your doctor go ahead and perform open heart surgery on you instead of properly diagnosing a problem just so he can learn something new?

Hopefully, Ferendon and friend learned to properly diagnose the problem before jumping to the scalpel.

In this case, a simple fuel pressure guage is the first diagnostic tool needed.

Steve

Steve,
my point was that the money wasnt wasted nor was the time wasted, i thought i made my post very clear. in fact, you said it yourself....

Hopefully, Ferendon and friend learned to properly diagnose the problem before jumping to the scalpel.

if you consider learning proper diagnosis or endless troubleshooting a waste of time/money, then sell the damn car and ride a bicycle.


one more time Steve....