Anyone ever have this problem before? (fuel related i think)
#1
Anyone ever have this problem before? (fuel related i think)
when my motor is cold or hasn't been running in a couple hours, I will go to start it, and it'll crank over roughly 3-5 seconds before actually firing up.
once running, its great, no problems. Opti is ok, no problems on the spark side what-so-ever.
I can then turn it off, and start it back up and it'll turn over and fire right away (like it normally should)
It only does this when the motor is cold or hasn't been started in awhile
I'm thinking my FPR is bad maybe? Like it can't hold the fuel from the FPR to the rails for the "cold start"?
The Fuel pump works great too no problems.
I will be getting a fuel pressure tester and put it on to see what the press. is when i turn the FP on during the "cold start".
Buddy of mine thinks there's some "check valve" or something that might be failing?
TIA guys.
once running, its great, no problems. Opti is ok, no problems on the spark side what-so-ever.
I can then turn it off, and start it back up and it'll turn over and fire right away (like it normally should)
It only does this when the motor is cold or hasn't been started in awhile
I'm thinking my FPR is bad maybe? Like it can't hold the fuel from the FPR to the rails for the "cold start"?
The Fuel pump works great too no problems.
I will be getting a fuel pressure tester and put it on to see what the press. is when i turn the FP on during the "cold start".
Buddy of mine thinks there's some "check valve" or something that might be failing?
TIA guys.
#2
Getting a gauge on there would be a good idea. Pressure should be at 41-47 psi with the vacuum line pulled off of the fpr. If you find that the pump primes as it should and then immediately bleeds off all pressure, there are a few things to check. Either a ripped fpr diaphragm, or a bad check valve in the fuel pump, or leaky injectors. First thing to check is to pull off the vacuum hose to the fpr and look and smell for gas. Another thing you can do is pull up your fuel rail and injectors, turn the key to koeo and see if any fuel comes out of the injectors, if so thay are bad. Good luck with it all.
#5
it's a racetronix kit that i bought used (i know i know, buying used stuff leads to things like this lol)
Luckly i did the "trap door" method when I replaced the pump in the 1st place
#7
#10
As said before, you have to replace the whole pump. If you can verify that it is in fact just the check valve, they you can get away with just priming the pump a couple of times before starting.
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