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Title: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 29 August 2011, 14:56:04
hi all ,hope you can help me . i went to work and car ran fine came to it after work and again started and ran great. Then while on the way home i lost all power and the car came to stop in middle of a island (not good )
  After looking at it i have found that there is no fuel getting through when i press the pressure release valve. The car will try and turn over but not start . 
     The relays only make a noise once then nothing unless i take them out and back in again
    Fuel pump not buzzing when ignition switches on
 Any ideas of what this could be as im back at work later and going devon in 2 weeks .
 thanks alot . really need to get this sorted asap.. :y
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: RobG on 29 August 2011, 15:12:02
Have you checked fuse #18 in cabin :question
Spanner light on :question
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 29 August 2011, 15:16:41
spanner light did come on i checked them earlier but ill double check now for u
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: freecall666 on 29 August 2011, 15:16:41
if fuse fine would check the electrics plug above the tank, faling that motor may have gone.
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 29 August 2011, 15:30:19
checked fuse all ok
 checked coonector above tank and all is good
 i have tried a test light to the pump to see if light comes on and its dead. do u know which one is the live wire as thinking off a direct feed from a battery to see if it works .
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: RobG on 29 August 2011, 15:35:30
If the spanner light is staying on, need to get codes read, possibly an 0335. Any spark at the plugs :question No fuel, no spark = crank sensor
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 29 August 2011, 15:39:14
got o obd2 tester from local shop and does not show crank sensor at all .
 can the crank sensor cause all this with fuel problems as well
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: dbug on 29 August 2011, 15:54:21
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got o obd2 tester from local shop and does not show crank sensor at all .
 can the crank sensor cause all this with fuel problems as well

Faulty crank sensor doesn't always throw a fault code.
Your fuel problems could be result of bad crank sensor - as RobG says above "No fuel, no spark = crank sensor" - check spark at plugs mate.
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 29 August 2011, 15:59:23
ill check them now then and get back to u all
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: ndmv6 on 29 August 2011, 16:00:17
had this problem on a 2.0 16v ecotec cavalier a few years ago.same symptons as your having,diagnosed as crank sensor,swopped it and away it went..:@)
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 29 August 2011, 17:28:01
been back out and checked spark and guess what
  i have a spark at all 4 plugs .
  so what now ??

  NO FUEL.... BUT SPARK
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: freecall666 on 29 August 2011, 17:51:37
check volts at pump if volts, then pump gone..
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 29 August 2011, 19:13:16
tryed to use a test light and nothing not even a sound when ignition turned on .
  doing my head in as need it for work
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: 05omegav6 on 29 August 2011, 19:39:07
Fuel pump easy enough to change on an estate. Cheap ish too, 'bout £50 iirc. :y

Being an auto, could it be the selector switch? :-/
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: Brikhead on 29 August 2011, 20:07:16
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     The relays only make a noise once then nothing unless i take them out and back in again

Fuel pump relay's are quite common failure items on Vx's, I think there the red/purple ones located under the bonnet.
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 August 2011, 20:39:31
Not seen a fuel pump relay fail on a VX since the mid 90's on the pre Ecotec cars.

If you pop the lid off the main pump relay and press the contacts in with your finger, does the pump run?
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 30 August 2011, 11:51:32
hi mark could u tell me which one of  the 2 is the mail pump relay ? as when under bonnet there two purple relays which are the fuel pump relays . thanks
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 30 August 2011, 11:55:48
Fuel pump is rear right (usualy as you can swap them round)
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 30 August 2011, 11:58:54
we have swopped them round and when the ignition switches on we  can hear them energise then nothing if we try again with ignition there is nothing at the relays untill we take them out and in again .
  need this sorting as work again tonight . doing my head in
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 30 August 2011, 12:03:08
As said, pop the lid off the right hand side one and press the contacts together whilst the ignition is on.

Get somebody to check the fuel pump runs whilst doing this and also check for the fuel at the rail.
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 30 August 2011, 12:05:10
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As said, pop the lid off the right hand side one and press the contacts together whilst the ignition is on.

Get somebody to check the fuel pump runs whilst doing this and also check for the fuel at the rail.
   

  ill try that now and post back .
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 30 August 2011, 12:32:53
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As said, pop the lid off the right hand side one and press the contacts together whilst the ignition is on.

Get somebody to check the fuel pump runs whilst doing this and also check for the fuel at the rail.
   

  ill try that now and post back .


 took both tops off the relays and there making contact when ignition is on .
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 30 August 2011, 13:20:30
And when you press them can you hear the fuel pump run?
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 30 August 2011, 14:00:29
there were making contact but still no fuel in fuel rail so guess pump not working .as could not hear anything
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 30 August 2011, 15:50:47
tried all above and still nothing working dont know what else to do. might have to get some one out to it as need the car for work and was going devon a week saturday .
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 30 August 2011, 16:35:50
Lift the boot carpet and remove the metal inspection plate in the boot.

Check the fuel pump wiring connections and if you can, check for the presence of volts on the terminals.
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 30 August 2011, 16:42:32
checked the wireing all is ok .
  any ideas how to check the volts as no volt meter
 we put ignition on and used a test light and got nothing at all .
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 30 August 2011, 16:54:14
Use a test light and get somebody to press the relay under the bonnet.
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 30 August 2011, 16:59:54
ill try that one .

 just phoned up main deeler and ask how much crank sensor and told them about it there saying that the crank sensor would not stop the fuel getting through.
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: freecall666 on 30 August 2011, 18:02:00
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ill try that one .

 just phoned up main deeler and ask how much crank sensor and told them about it there saying that the crank sensor would not stop the fuel getting through.
just an idear but can you get under the rear of the tank and above were the fuel filter is there is a wire or 2 and a plug see if it is still in??
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 31 August 2011, 12:21:03
checked round the filter all seems to be ok cant see anything out of place
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: RobG on 31 August 2011, 12:26:50
Either put a jumper from ECU pin 3 to pin 2 or remove the fuel pump relay and bridge the two contacts with a short wire link with two spade connectors attached and get someone to crank engine while you listen for the pump. Failing that, apply 12v direct to the pump
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: RobG on 31 August 2011, 12:40:09
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Fuel pump easy enough to change on an estate. Cheap ish too, 'bout £50 iirc. :y

Being an auto, could it be the selector switch? :-/
And the rest :o
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 31 August 2011, 12:41:44
ive ordered a crank sensor as people are telling me that it could be the problem .as someone a friend knows had the same problem and he changed the sensor so just got to wait for it to arrive in stock . i shall do as you say and try that .

 if not think it be towed to main deeler im affraid or scrap . as really doing me head in
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: RobG on 31 August 2011, 12:44:42
Forget the crank sensor, you haven`t got a code for it and on the 2.2 a failed C/S will always throw a 0335. Put 12v direct to the pump. If it doesn`t run the pump is knackered. I`ve got a working one here if it`s donald
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 31 August 2011, 13:01:09
do u know which wires are the earth and live as got full tank of fuel .
Title: Re: help car not start
Post by: mick-1975 on 31 August 2011, 19:03:07
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do u know which wires are the earth and live as got full tank of fuel .

  all done after changing fuel pump not another fault . see next post