my 1993 gc8 cut out on the way to work this morning. had to abandon it to get to work. would turn over but not fire. dont think the pump/ injectors were priming.

any ideas ? fuel relay/ fuse perhaps ?

cheers

 

had the aa out. they say its a relay but dont know which one as it is an import. any idea where the fuel relay is located ?

 

My fuel pump failed a couple of months ago. The car ran badly as if it was on three cylinders for 1 or 2 miles then would not start. I noticed that I couldn't hear the pump prime as the ignition was switched on. So that was the problem.

If you test the voltage at the fuel pump you will be able to see where the problem is. You should get ~12 volts for 2 or 3 seconds after the ignition is switched on.

If you do, it's the pump that's failed.
If not, it's the wiring up stream that's the problem. Which could be the relay.

From memory of reading other posts, it's very difficult to get at, behind the dash I think. Do a search. It's maybe easier to do the above test first.

 

yes its definately the relay then. thanks for the help. ive been on the net searching but still no joy with the relay location. i know where the relays are i just cant work out which one it is. i'll try by process of elimination.