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jonnyshaw49
18-10-2009, 13:18
hi ive been messing with my car this morning finally got it idling ok then messed with the relays for the central lockin and windows went to put the car away turned it off and lockd the doors then could hear a buzzing noise from under the car the fuel pump was wining round even though everything was off. had to disconnect battery and re connect and it went off. anyone any ideas?? thanks
Junglist
18-10-2009, 14:09
take the fuel pump relay out and put it back again
jonnyshaw49
18-10-2009, 19:02
i took the fuel pump relay out today when messing with the window and central locking relay by accident then after this the pump started running on its own, shal i re take it out and put t back in.could i have disturbed the relay takng it out earlier??? thanks
Junglist
18-10-2009, 20:41
does the fuel pump still run with the relay taken out ...
gtmatt
18-10-2009, 20:47
does the fuel pump still run with the relay taken out ...
no but you can bridge the relay it so it runs permently:)
Junglist
18-10-2009, 20:50
no but you can bridge the relay it so it runs permently:)
thats his problem
gtmatt
18-10-2009, 20:55
so with the relay out it still runs perm ???
could be a wire fault and do you now if its the main pump still on ?? or the aux pump staying on ??
Junglist
18-10-2009, 20:59
so with the relay out it still runs perm ???
could be a wire fault and do you now if its the main pump still on ?? or the aux pump staying on ??

lol ,, its not the aux pump filling the main tank is it :D
Nick k
18-10-2009, 21:05
Neither pumps will run with the ignition off, Sound like a sticky pump relay to me. Give it a slap about and see what happens :agree:
Nick k
18-10-2009, 21:08
Neither pumps will run with the ignition off, Sound like a sticky pump relay to me. Give it a slap about and see what happens :agree:

Or you have put it back in backwards somehow and its bridge the 2 terminals magically somehow :confused:
jonnyshaw49
20-10-2009, 23:30
the car is not starting now might be flooded coz the pump running how do i check if my pump is a standard pump or uprated anyone know any numbers that are on them? always wanted to know if its uprated so whether know to buy on or not. going to have a mess with the relay tomorrow see if anything hapens
jonnyshaw49
21-10-2009, 19:11
sorted the problem now u was right mate my mate the eletrician had put the relay in wrong way round lol