code p0230 fuel pump failure??
26 June 2016, 04:55 PM
#1
code p0230 fuel pump failure??
was driving back from the shops last night and was tootling along around 40 mph when the engine suddenly cut out! steering stiffened up and eml came on!! coasted to side of the road and feared the worst. was pitch black and i wasnt too far from home luckily so locked her up and went home. went back with my mate today fearing the worst and popped the bonnet. so took off the cam cover at drivers side to check timing belt and it looks ok and hasnt snapped and seems to be tensioned up and ok as far as i can see. checked oil and water and both ok so used my fone to read for any codes (i have a bluetooth obd11 connector and app on fone) there is a stored code p0230 fuel pump primary circuit. so would this point to a pump failure? or maybe a relay or fuse? i had a map with andy f at xmas time and replaced the walbro that was on the car for years with a scoobyworx 255 pump. darrel had a bad batch of these pumps so i contacted him a while back and he assured me mine wasnt part of the batch but obviously im now wondering if it could be at fault. im also concerened about what has happened if the engine was starved of fuel? is my engine toast? i was tempted to clear the code and turn her over but i didnt for fear of doing any more damage. my mate is going to change back to the walbro that was on the car and see what happens as at the moment with ignition on you cant hear the pump priming at all. any insights or ideas would be greatly recieved lads as im fearing the worst right now 
27 June 2016, 12:12 AM
#6
im not expecting telepathy at all lol. and yes i plan on checking the fuses when i get back to the car sometime tommorrow. i dont know the fuse box layout so wil have to check an online manual to find out which ones relate to the fuel pump. i was kinda hoping for some useful info regarding the engine being starved of fuel when it happened and possible effect of that.mind you your answer seems to be typical of this place these days. peter thanks for the suggestion i will also try the connections at the pump when back at the car.
27 June 2016, 10:28 PM
#7
ok so an update on this. went up to the car tonight, checked all the fuses etc and made sure relays were pushed in properly etc. all seemed ok so i thought what the hell i,ll turn her over and see what happens. the car starts first turn of the key and ticks over same as always? so i thought sod it im gonna try getting her back to my house as its only a mile or so away so sure enough she drives fine and i pull up at my house. i start up the app on my fone to switch off the engine light and she,s ticking over just fine. i must have sat for a few minutes fiddling with my fone then she starts struggling again then cuts out and wont start again. could there be a blockage somewhere im guessing? maybe the fuel filter? the pump primed when i started her the first time i heard it, but when i try now you dont hear it. i did unplug and replug the fuel pump power plug to make sure it was connected properly. why would it start after sitting a while? maybe if there is a blockage it clears when turned off as theres no pressure then returns when the pump primes up again ?
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30 June 2016, 09:14 PM
#10
wee update again on this, tried a new fuel filter as it was easy to swap out but no joy def swapping the pump for the old one tommorrow and see how that goes. it ticked over for around 5 mins before it started struggling and eventally cut out, very frustrating as its running for a few mins then its like a blockage or something makes it cut out. would the fuel pressure regulator cause something like this if it was failing? need to find the relay and check that as well.
def swapping the pump for the old one tommorrow and see how that goes. it ticked over for around 5 mins before it started struggling and eventally cut out, very frustrating as its running for a few mins then its like a blockage or something makes it cut out. would the fuel pressure regulator cause something like this if it was failing? need to find the relay and check that as well.
02 July 2016, 12:28 AM
#11
final update on this, the scoobyworx pump has failed. swapped back to my old walbro and its running spot on again. it was only on the car 6 months so may have been one of the bad batch he had. messaged darrel so will see what happens.
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