HELP!! Fuel pump fuse

[SamE30e]

OK!!

So I got my car insured, I'm driving around and I go around a corner and the car dies.

I check the fuse under the hood and the fuel pump fuse blew, I changed it and it keeps happening. I limp the car home and now its sitting in my driveway not starting. Where is the most common place for it to short out and where is it routed so I can check it.

I need help urgently..

Thanks guy.

[SamE30e]

Another thing, I moved the car up the driveway and slammed on the brakes and it blew the fuse.

Is it possible its in tank?

[scabzzzz]

Something somewhere isnt grounded correctly or bare wires rubbing against metal possibly causing it to blow constantly. Put a slightly higher amp fuse in and see if it stops, otherwise you'll have to just chase it.

[SamE30e]

It doesn't stop. Ok I don't know if its the fuel pump. It is on when the car is starting, but not when it's running..

[DaveSmed]

Put a slightly higher amp fuse in and see if it stops

Don't ever actually do this.

[SamE30e]

Ok so looks like I gotta pull the fuel pump.

[SamE30e]

Ok fuel pump is all unhooked, but I can only get it out an inch or two then it gets stuck, is there any trick to getting it out, I don't want to break it.

[StereoInstaller1]

Sam, here is the link to your electrical manual:http://www.wedophones.com/Manuals/BM...g%20Manual.pdf

Look at page 1360-5 (PDF page 43). You will see that the fuse is after the relay. The relay gets power from the battery junction block. The wire going from the battery junction to the relay is red, then the wire out of the relay, into the fuse (fuse 11, 15A) and back to the pump is green/violet. Start by unplugging the pump and using a fresh fuse, see if it stays good. maybe even try a 5A fuse just for testing. If yes, you likely have a bad pump. If it pops, you have a short in the wire somewhere.

If it were me at this point, I would grab a chunk of wire long enough to reach the fuel pump and power it totally separate from the cars electrical system...so you can see if the pump works...but I would use a fuse on the wire so you didn't melt the wire.

Good luck, I hope this helps.

Luke

[SamE30e]

The pump works. As long as I don't move the car or if I do don't stomp on the brakes it won't blow. So the pump is not the problem its just the wire somewhere. Now i'm assuming its something in the tank because the car hasn't had more then 10L of fuel in it for 6 months, so I guess the gas never splashed around and shorted it out in the tank. I filled it up today and this started. I think it might be the connection the pump itself inside the tank. If not i'm just going to run new wires to the pump, it's easier then tracing all that shit.

Does that make sense? If I stomp on the brakes or go around a corner it blow the fuse.

I would test it with the pump unplugged but for some reason this circuit looks like its only on when the car is running (relay I guess). Should I jump the relay and try it? If I jump the relay with the pump unplugged that would mean there would be power to the circuit for it to short out if anything, if I do that do I connect the wires going to 87 and 30?

If it's something in the tank, what could it be?

And where is the relay? Under the dash by the driver kick panel how will I know which one?

Sorry for all the questions but I need this shizzle fixed.

Edit: Do I need to jump it, or can I just hold the AFM door open?

[StereoInstaller1]

Did you look at the manual I posted?

[SamE30e]

Yea, I had it before, I can't read that stuff for shit, i'm down with basic electronics. But I did come up with the AFM idea.

[SamE30e]

Fixed, the idiot who replaced the tank, clamped the line between the tank mount and it was shorting out.

[StereoInstaller1]

Fixed, the idiot who replaced the tank, clamped the line between the tank mount and it was shorting out.

Wewt! diagnostics FTW!

[SamE30e]

Wewt! diagnostics FTW!

Yea, I started the car, roll it backwards down the driveway reached back pulled the fuel pump plug and slammed on the brakes before it died. It still blew, so it was a wire and not the pump lol.

[scabzzzz]

So basically i was right.