Won't start, fuel pump? Options

[#1RAGE]

Just since this last weekend, my 914 has been having trouble starting. It turns over and over but doesn't start. Two out of three times trying, I got it to start. The last time I noticed just before it finally started, I heard a buzzing sound come on. Normally I hear this buzzing sound coming from the front of the car when it is running. Is that noise coming from the fuel pump?

I have heard that some people relocate the fuel pump to the front trunk area. If that is the case with my car, would the fuel pump likely be underneath the tank?

Just to make it clear. Normally I hear a buzzing noise coming from the front trunk / gas tank area. Recently I have been having trouble starting the car but just before it does the noise appears... which leads me to think it might be the fuel pump.

I'm not much of a mechanic. I remember looking for the fuel pump a couple years ago and couldn't find it in the engine bay; this also leads me to believe it is up front somewhere.

Thanks in advance.

[Marlow]

That probably is your fuel pump. Mine was relocated to the front (74) by the PO and I can always hear the pump run for a couple of seconds when I turn the key. Yours may have been moved to under the tank or to the front trunk.

I had the same issue, car wouldn't start sometimes and when it wouldn't I noticed that I didn't hear the pump running when I turned the key. Ended up being a failing relay on the relay board in the engine compartment.

The fuse and relay for the fuel pump are on the relay board in the engine compartment. Make sure the fuse, fuse holder tabs, relay, and relay socket are clean and not oxidized. Check the electrical connection at the pump too.