weelo

hi all. i havejust got my 1st subaru [uk 1997] all has been fine in the 2week i have had it lol.. warmed her up this morning took her down the road and she lost power and cut out..checkd all pipes/hoses/fues tha i can find. left her for a min. turnd it over but she wont fire. as if she ant any fuel.. carnt understand it..love this car 2

stamina_daddy

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Fuel pump?

Maz

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Try disconnecting the battery and letting the ecu clear.

weelo

iv have disconnectd batt. still same is ther a relay i can check for the pump guys?

alcazar

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When you turn the ignition on, you should clearly hear the pump prime.
It runs for about five seconds, then cuts out once it's up to pressure.

If it's NOT priming, it's back-seat out, undo the cover and first off, check that it's getting power, (multimeter, circuit tester).
Then have a close look at all connectors.

If all is OK, it may be time for a new pump.

weelo

no bud cannot hear it prime.. ive had the back seat up and i carnt seem to find the pump..is it under the motor on my model do you no? 1997uk. cheers dave

burbling1

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There will be a cover with 6/8 screws fixing it down. Remove this and your pump is there.

Maz

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It's in the fuel tank.

weelo

found pump lol. it primd for a sec this mornin.. she started splutted and cut out lol.. not primeing tho. am off to go buy a mutimeter and test power. any ideas to witch is main power??

weelo

my fuel pump is not working.. i have had a mutimeter on the block connecter {4wire} ive 1 live wire {pin 1} with ignition on..shud there be more than 1 live?? {pin 4 } earth. dont no if any others shud be live.

alcazar

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Time to remove the pump and test it away from the tank.

Out of interest, you don't have an alarm/immobiliser on the car, do you?

<-Wolfie->

I had the same issue on my UK car, it turned out to be a issue with the OE Sigma alarm, tested everything and it gave me a good excuse to get a Walbro pump for it anyways!
but it turned out to be the OE fit Sigma alarm/immobiliser, namely the immobilization circuit.
what we had to do was to bypass it (strangely easy to do) and she fired up, but the Alarm circuit was still active, so in the event of a break in the alarm would still sound.

sssssteeeee

turn ignition on and listen for a sound like a hum and click then off, thats your fuel pump, if u dont here that its the pump, or u can try disconect battery press and hold brake pedal, resetting ecu might clear something. worth a try happened to me once - was the pump.

alcazar

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Try to keep up sssssteeeee

weelo

wipped pump out. rigged it up to battery and a spit ov petrol and it stopped.. pump must av had it...my pump has a black label on it..all the pumps ive looked at r a red label ect..no to sure wot pump will fit on her it has a white box 4wire connector on top off the pump and 2 prongs on the side ov pump its self power an earth.

weelo

will a wrx 95 pump+sender fit my uk 97model?

alcazar

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Take the chance to fit a Walbro.

chocolate_o_brian

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This. It's not hard to do if you can use a soldering iron (I can't but Alcazar sure can)

burbling1

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Soldering iron I just used some butt connectors. The bit I found hardest was having to put the electrical connectors into a tank full of petrol.

chocolate_o_brian

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Aye, on my MY99 Uk wagon the wires were totally different and I had to cut them off the original fuel pump wiring and solder