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drift_wood · 05-25-2007, 01:43 PM

Hey guys need some opinions on what happened. I searched for days and but cant figure it out.
I just moved to San Diego and towed my car from San Jose. the car was my daily driver in San Jose with no problems ever. I pull the car off the trailer this morning and drive it to go fill it up with gas because it was really really low, filled it up then on my way home I was in third gear and the RPM jumped a little then the car shut off. I tried starting it, and it turns over but doesnt fire up. It is acting like I ran out of gas but its got a full tank.
thanks for the help in advance, Im just hoping that Its not this San diegan voodoo.

Im running a SR20det stock with walbro 255 fuel pump. and besides bolt ons thats it stock ECU and everything.
I am thinking its a fuel pump or filter... but when I turn the key the fuel pump does prime. And recently at home in SJ when I would turn it off I would hear a noise like a wine from the fuel pump so maybe its priming but is just toast, also I did run it pretty low on gas so I could have picked up some shit off the bottom of the tank..

Anyways thanks guys

drift_wood · 05-25-2007, 02:00 PM

need a bump, does anyone know of good shops to take my car to in San Diego, near the Encinitas area

jrmiller84 · 05-25-2007, 02:07 PM

If the car just shut off it might be the fuel pump or an electrical problem somewhere. Check your fuses, maybe the ignition fuse popped for some reason.

drift_wood · 05-25-2007, 02:20 PM

thanks bro, yea Im gonna go check the fuses. Its about a mile away from my house on the side of the road, If it were to be the fuel pump, how hard is that to replace, and can I do it on the side of the road. Could it be my ecu is fried or would that cause more of an issue than just starting.

jrmiller84 · 05-25-2007, 02:24 PM

I'm not so sure I would jump to the fuel pump right off of the bat. There is a fuse for the fuel pump, check that as well. How old is the pump?

Turn the car over a couple times and take one of the spark plugs out. If it smells heavily of gas it's not your fuel pump. There's a write up in my s13 build in my sig on how to change the pump if for some odd reason it died.

CA18_S13 · 05-25-2007, 02:27 PM

You check your coilpacks.

ecuastyle84 · 05-25-2007, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrmiller84

I'm not so sure I would jump to the fuel pump right off of the bat. There is a fuse for the fuel pump too, check that as well. How old is the pump?

Turn the car over a couple times and take one of the spark plugs out. If it smells heavily of gas it's not your fuel pump. There's a write up in my s13 build in my sig on how to change the pump if for some odd reason it died.

and here it is:
http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...tall+fuel+pump

i have it bookmarked jrmiller84....love the s13 build thread...its helping me with my sr swap

MegasquirtCA · 05-25-2007, 02:32 PM

I'd hurry up and get the car towed home, last thing you need is some douchebag fucking with your car.

slider2828 · 05-25-2007, 03:42 PM

Yup I'd tow it, but sounds like a fuel pump. If you put in a walbro and it was really really low, you can overheat and blow it

drift_wood · 05-27-2007, 12:18 PM

I took the fuel line off the fuel rail right after the fuel filter and turned the key and it sprayed fuel all over the place. So I determined that its not the pump or the filter, I am talking to a guy named mark who owns a shop in El Cajon and he thinks it might be he ignitor, anyone know anything about this.
Thanks for all the help to guys.

05-25-2007, 01:43 PM	#1
drift_wood Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 67 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	SR20 problem ran fine, then..... Hey guys need some opinions on what happened. I searched for days and but cant figure it out. I just moved to San Diego and towed my car from San Jose. the car was my daily driver in San Jose with no problems ever. I pull the car off the trailer this morning and drive it to go fill it up with gas because it was really really low, filled it up then on my way home I was in third gear and the RPM jumped a little then the car shut off. I tried starting it, and it turns over but doesnt fire up. It is acting like I ran out of gas but its got a full tank. thanks for the help in advance, Im just hoping that Its not this San diegan voodoo. Im running a SR20det stock with walbro 255 fuel pump. and besides bolt ons thats it stock ECU and everything. I am thinking its a fuel pump or filter... but when I turn the key the fuel pump does prime. And recently at home in SJ when I would turn it off I would hear a noise like a wine from the fuel pump so maybe its priming but is just toast, also I did run it pretty low on gas so I could have picked up some shit off the bottom of the tank.. Anyways thanks guys __________________

05-25-2007, 02:00 PM	#2
drift_wood Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 67 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	need a bump, does anyone know of good shops to take my car to in San Diego, near the Encinitas area __________________

05-25-2007, 02:07 PM	#3
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 40 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	If the car just shut off it might be the fuel pump or an electrical problem somewhere. Check your fuses, maybe the ignition fuse popped for some reason. __________________ BitDestroyer.com

05-25-2007, 02:20 PM	#4
drift_wood Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 67 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks bro, yea Im gonna go check the fuses. Its about a mile away from my house on the side of the road, If it were to be the fuel pump, how hard is that to replace, and can I do it on the side of the road. Could it be my ecu is fried or would that cause more of an issue than just starting. __________________

05-25-2007, 02:24 PM	#5
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 40 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I'm not so sure I would jump to the fuel pump right off of the bat. There is a fuse for the fuel pump, check that as well. How old is the pump? Turn the car over a couple times and take one of the spark plugs out. If it smells heavily of gas it's not your fuel pump. There's a write up in my s13 build in my sig on how to change the pump if for some odd reason it died. __________________ BitDestroyer.com

05-25-2007, 02:27 PM	#6
CA18_S13 Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 40 Posts: 180 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You check your coilpacks.

05-25-2007, 02:32 PM	#8
MegasquirtCA Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 610 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I'd hurry up and get the car towed home, last thing you need is some douchebag fucking with your car.

05-25-2007, 03:42 PM	#9
slider2828 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 6,040 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Yup I'd tow it, but sounds like a fuel pump. If you put in a walbro and it was really really low, you can overheat and blow it

05-27-2007, 12:18 PM	#10
drift_wood Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 67 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I took the fuel line off the fuel rail right after the fuel filter and turned the key and it sprayed fuel all over the place. So I determined that its not the pump or the filter, I am talking to a guy named mark who owns a shop in El Cajon and he thinks it might be he ignitor, anyone know anything about this. Thanks for all the help to guys. __________________