 76 2.0 FI doesn't catch - HELP, please |
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| edrotol |
 Sep 11 2011, 03:37 PM
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edrotol  Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 23-April 06 From: Woburn, MA Member No.: 5,910 Region Association: North East States  |
Went 35 miles and back, no problem, started it about 6 times and ran like a top, no problem. At end of trip, car started stalling, I shut it off and then could not start it since then. Battery ok, gas okay, would go through procedure for FI to start, i would hear fuel pump go on as a hum, turn on ignition and for a split second it would try to catch but then shut down. tach needle would go up to 12 o'clock for that split second as if it wants to catch but no go. Numerous times but no go. I though maybe it is not getting any fuel after the ignition. Opened the fuel pump cover in front trunk and found this. Fuel pump assembly is to the right and but you can see and what interest me is the fuel filter - look like rust color on the outside. Is it possible fuel lines, hence fuel filter is clogged that it does not start???? I don't think it is the starter - as it does not have an problem turning over even for that split second. or could it?
Had car for 5 years but do not know whether PO addressed this or that fuel filter has even been changed. I certainly haven't. my bad maybe. I welcome your thoughts.  |
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| Mike Bellis |
Sep 11 2011, 04:31 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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I would start at the filter. Try some starting fluid in the intake. That will tell you if fuel is the problem.
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| dlee6204 |
Sep 11 2011, 06:40 PM
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Howdy Group: Members Posts: 2,162 Joined: 30-April 06 From: Burnsville, NC Member No.: 5,956 |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I'd do a filter change specially since you don't know when it was last replaced. Sounds like a fuel problem.
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| Dave_Darling |
Sep 11 2011, 09:57 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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The tach acting weird like that makes it seem like an ignition problem to me.
Time to verify all of the basics: Do you have spark, do you have fuel, do you have compression? Fuel pressure? Etc. --DD |
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