fuel relay question

my86lxi · #1 01-30-2002, 08:03 PM

I have a 86 accord and here lataly it wont start every time, when I turn the key to on I can here the relay click and then the fuel pump humm and then the relay clicks again. but sometimes it dosnt humm and wont start, why isnt it humming?

fritz_269 · #2 01-30-2002, 09:10 PM

hmmmmmmmmmm....

Quite probably your fuel pump is dying. They often go out in a slow and painful way. You need to get it checked out by a qualified mechanic.

Good luck.

my86lxi · #3 01-30-2002, 09:17 PM

I couldnt just get in the trunk and change it myselfe? I changed the head gasket, so hopefully I could change a fuel pump. Or do you mean there could be another problem

fritz_269 · #4 01-31-2002, 03:50 PM

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Originally posted by my86lxi
I couldnt just get in the trunk and change it myselfe? I changed the head gasket, so hopefully I could change a fuel pump. Or do you mean there could be another problem

I mean there could be another problem. Could be the relay or the ECU or even the wiring harness.

BTW, is the ECU throwing a code?

I'm not sure how difficult it is to change your particular fuel pump - some of them are a real bitch - you might ask around in the accord forum. And it's always a little dangerous working with exposed gasoline like that.

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