Important! : fuel pump not priming

1. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

   #1 10th February 2010, 12:18

   OK I've had this problem for a while and been told to change a number things with no joy at all.
   the car started and then stalled and hasn't started since.
   the day this all started was when i was running my 0 awg cable for my amps what i run down from a hole i made at the top of the passenger foot well and ran down the behind the dash board i had a seriously hard time getting the cable down as i had to ram my arm up the back of the dash board to get at the cable now the car wont start and i think its something I've done as the cable runs up the back of the fuse box in the dash board is the anything there that would cause this problem as i think I've puled a wire our or something?
   thanks for your help I'll upload some pics later to make it more clear what i'm talking about
2. coleman258 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Eastbourne Posts: 2474 Astra van daily Black Saxo VTR 16v'd kent PT51

   #2 10th February 2010, 12:19

   Checked fuses?
3. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

   #3 10th February 2010, 12:20

   is there a fuel pump fuse there
4. coleman258 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Eastbourne Posts: 2474 Astra van daily Black Saxo VTR 16v'd kent PT51

   #4 10th February 2010, 12:24

   Im not 100% sure where the fuse is for the fuel pump, but if its suddenly stopped priming since electrical work im guessing something has triggered that fuse.
5. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

   #5 10th February 2010, 12:25

   the thing is that i ran the cable and that's all i had done i hadn't connected it to anything so was just bare wire either side
6. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

   #6 10th February 2010, 13:23

   could it be an earthing problem
7. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

   #7 10th February 2010, 17:09

   ok here's a picture of my fusebox i've noticed a few empty spaces and thought this might be the reason that why my cars not starting
8. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

   #8 10th February 2010, 17:09

   this would be helpfull lol
   
9. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

   #9 10th February 2010, 17:11

   running your wires, have you shorted anything out or pulled hard on the fuse box at any point, id check the wiring running into the fusebox if i were you mate, might have knocked something out
10. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

    #10 10th February 2010, 17:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lew_C running your wires, have you shorted anything out or pulled hard on the fuse box at any point, id check the wiring running into the fusebox if i were you mate, might have knocked something out

    yea i was ramming my arm up the back of the dash so probally pulled something or knocked a fuse out
11. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

    #11 10th February 2010, 17:23

    id have a closer look mate
12. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

    #12 10th February 2010, 18:27

    Will do when theres some sun light
13. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

    #13 10th February 2010, 21:23

    so what could of bee up the back that could of stopped the fuel pump priming
14. planetrover Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 leicester Posts: 390 saxo furio vtr lookalike

    #14 11th February 2010, 08:00

    the immobiliser box maybe???
15. shakey1987 Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2008 LEAMINGTON SPA Posts: 655 saab 9-3 turbo coupe mk1 vts

    #15 11th February 2010, 11:59

    yeah i would say the immobisiler box is the immobiliser light on wen u crank the car?
16. aksaxovtr Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Wickow Posts: 548 green mk1 vtr and gold mk2 vtr

    #16 11th February 2010, 12:23

    try ur fuel pump relay under ur ecu tray
17. user_27808 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 west london Posts: 1150 rx8 (vag 1.8t project) civic type r (ep3)

    #17 11th February 2010, 20:40

    thanks guys gonna try these things tomorrow