Hi,
I have a 2002 Focus LX which has developed an intermittent start problem.
The fault seems to be an electrical fault somewhere in the fuel system electrics.
Symptoms:
The car randomly will not start, after some investigation I found that the fuel pump is not firing so there is no fuel getting to the engine.
It happened about 3 months ago and I dropped the tank out, put it back together and off she went. Then last week it happened again, I dropped the tank, replaced the filter, checked that everything was ok, put it back together and off she went. Then, the day after it would not go in the morning but later in the day started fine. I drove it around for a few days and now it will not start again.
Attempted fixes:
I have dropped the fuel tank out twice, checked the pump, cleaned the tank, replaced the filter.
I have replaced the pump relay.
I removed the inertia switch and it seems to be fine (shorted the wires when I had the switch out and there was no improvement)
Can anyone suggest any other things to try?
Thanks
I have a 2002 Focus LX which has developed an intermittent start problem.
The fault seems to be an electrical fault somewhere in the fuel system electrics.
Symptoms:
The car randomly will not start, after some investigation I found that the fuel pump is not firing so there is no fuel getting to the engine.
It happened about 3 months ago and I dropped the tank out, put it back together and off she went. Then last week it happened again, I dropped the tank, replaced the filter, checked that everything was ok, put it back together and off she went. Then, the day after it would not go in the morning but later in the day started fine. I drove it around for a few days and now it will not start again.
Attempted fixes:
I have dropped the fuel tank out twice, checked the pump, cleaned the tank, replaced the filter.
I have replaced the pump relay.
I removed the inertia switch and it seems to be fine (shorted the wires when I had the switch out and there was no improvement)
Can anyone suggest any other things to try?
Thanks