andy.michael

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

no kidding, anyway will strip it all down and start from scratch .

purge control selenoid valve would cause this (i think)

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.

p.s i removed the fuel filter and still nothing coming threw

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

Hi Stants yes i checked and all clear . the problem is no fuel coming threw

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.

turns out was the lead one of of them had a cut on it and was arcking, replaced them all problem solved.thanks ...

thanks mr b very useful, will look into this and keep you posted. on another note scanned the car this morning by connecting the black pins and all was good then drove the car this evening and it seemed to intermitently be firing on three plugs, will check in the morning.(hope its just a plug).

thanks stants just checked it an alls good

hi guys i have recently bought a 97 forester but i cant get any of my diagnostic software to work on it , i have tried elm327, freessm, proscan,to name but a few but none will comunicate with my ecu. i have read that freessm only works with 99on models so was wondering would a straight swap with a 99 ecu work on my car as is or is there any software out there that works with this model. thanks in advance any help will be apreciated.