won`t start at all anymore

[aleksander j]

85 - 2.3L T/C Automatic - 3/4-4/3 Shift solenoid CANP solenoid (ALL 1989) 1.9L MFI - System has corrected rich condition

95 - Fuel pump: open bad ground or always on AIR not Diverting (AIRD) (M) Possible bad fuel pump ground or open between fuel pump and pin 8 at PCM (Fuel Pump Monitor signal)
are the codes they ran at the garage. also the ect sensonr out of range but the engine was cold so i belive that was an error.

can u guyes tell me what is wrong.. killing myself soon..

 

[shobikes]

Sounds like a bad fuel pump (open circuit), or bad wiring/ground. I did my fuel pump yesterday, and found the plastic 4-wire connector to the tank unit was completely deteriorated from exposure to leaking gasoline, so it may be simple as that. I would look there first if no start. Don't **** yourself - then the SHO has won!

I love Norway. I have visited Bergen and Trondheim, and liked Bergen most! I would love to come back someday soon.

 

[aleksander j]

not many even know of norway.. i live right above the polar circle. anyone who could help me by buying a cid sensor.. and send it by usps?
in norway they`ll charge me for 120$

 

[luigisho]

Do you need a CID also or are you making assumptions? THere may well be a fault somewhere in the fuel system. Won't the larger retail stores in the U.S. like AutoZone.com or NAPA send parts overseas?
I hope it's not something simple like the impact cutoff switch in the trunk.

<small>[ February 12, 2004, 09:26 AM: Message edited by: luigisho ]</small>

 

[aleksander j]

it`s not the switch.. the pump is pumping, but a very strange sound.. the guy at the shop called me, and it was no pressure to the fuel rails.

he believd it could be false air, or a bad connecto.. the pump is only one year and a half old.. so the pump shouldn`t be worn out

 

[aleksander j]

i have also been getting codes for the cid to.. but not now.

 

[autobahnsho]

Autozone ships USPS. Do you use an APO?
Usually their stuff gets to me via APO here in Germany within 5 days or so. Max.

Good luck.

 

[shobikes]

If the fuel pump is running, but no pressure to the rails, then that's a delivery problem. If the fuel pump is fairly new, perhaps the strainer filter fell off and it's starving, OR the fuel pump outlet line INSIDE the tank has ruptured. It connects the fuel pump outlet to the tank unit outlet, is only about 3" long. OR the Fuel Pressure Regulator has gone south and the pump is deadheading, causing the strange noise, as it is a positive displacement pump and should never dead-head.

Keep looking at the fuel system, aleksander - the problem is there, somewhere. Start with the tank unit and literally go hand-over-hand thru the entire system. It shouldn't take that long. Try disconnecting at the fuel filter and checking for flow there (into a catchcan, of course!), then work forward. Is the filter good?

 

[SonicRiot]

Get a voltmeter with an ohmeter or a DVOM. This will help you find if there is a short or excess resistance somewhere that is creating this undesired effect.

Or maybe something's clogged...got a rusty fuel tank?

Question: Do SHO's have secondary fuel pumps?

 

[aleksander j]

well.. thanx for the response.. i leve it up to the mechanic, and print these pages to show him as a guidline.. the mechanics in norway don`t know SHO`s
keep posting if you come up with somehing else..