andy.michael Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 hi guys a few weeks ago while driving i was coasting down a hill when the car died on me and would not start it turned over fired and stalled straight away, after a few atempts i popped the bonnet to check for any obvious signs of trouble but all seemed good so i got back in the car tried again and it fired up . the problem never happend again until yesterday , i went for a long drive parked up for half an hour and when i got back it would not run . now i knew it was a fuel problem but miles from home and no tools it was recovered . this morning obvious problems where checked fuel pump relay was swapped with the blower relay still no joy so the fuel pump was removed and tested with direct current and works . is there anything else im missing before i go down the long road of checking the wires. any help or advice would be realy apreciated . thanks in advance. 1997 2.0 turbo IMPORT.
stants Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Hi could be a cam sensor or similar that's gone faulty, have you connected the green and black wires under the dash to check for error codes ?
andy.michael Posted March 1, 2015 Author Posted March 1, 2015 Hi Stants yes i checked and all clear . the problem is no fuel coming threw
stants Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Oh ok, if the pumps working & relay ok then I'd hazard a guess at a blockage, what's the fuel filter looking like in the engine bay ?
savage bulldogs Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Crank or cam sensor and the wiring/plugs to them is a good call as it will turn over but cut the fuel so it won't start [emoji6]
andy.michael Posted March 1, 2015 Author Posted March 1, 2015 no error codes are coming up and the pump wont send fuel. i have a 300zx tt and that one has a switch on the fuel pressure regulator that cuts operation to the relay and in return the pump, does the forester have a similar system or is it just the relay and pump
andy.michael Posted March 1, 2015 Author Posted March 1, 2015 p.s i removed the fuel filter and still nothing coming threw
Mr B Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 So have you checked the voltage feed to pump & earth with a multimeter, tried a tempory earth to chassis. Your pressure regulator is purely mechanical/vacum I think. You got any alarm/imobilizer system with fuel cut !
andy.michael Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 i checked voltage to the pump and that is good i also switched the relay over with the blower one and that is good there is no alarm system on the car . so basicly i need to find what gives power to the relay and tells it to come on or off . as the problem did happen before and cured itself i am leading to belive it must be another relay somewhere . i checked all relays and conections on drivers side now just got to check behind glovebox.
andy.michael Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 purge control selenoid valve would cause this (i think)
stants Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 It's a bit of a bugger to get at I'm LED to believe [emoji25]
andy.michael Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 no kidding, anyway will strip it all down and start from scratch .
savage bulldogs Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 My classic runs fine without the purge valve attached as when I did a charcoal canister delete I removed it without any issues[emoji6]
andy.michael Posted March 4, 2015 Author Posted March 4, 2015 problem solved it was a loose pin on the main connector behind the dash causing an intermitent fault (complete c--t to find) but got there in the end. Thanks for all your help and advice 1
Jay762 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks for sharing Andy that will probably help someone else out in the future. PS hope you dont mind I edited the title to reflect the fault in order to help others find it
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