Bushwick Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 95' ej22 cranks, no start. Fuel pump is priming. Won't catch on starting fluid. Hearing a relay clunk once with key-on, behind left-most dash vent area well above driver's fuse box; dunno if it's making normal sound or not as I don't remember hearing it in the past. Timing belt is still attached, and has roughly 20k miles on it. No idea if it's getting spark. Car ran and was running when parked. My fuel return line was leaking prior, and I pinched it up in the engine compartment and ran it like that for about a week until I could get the bad section bypassed. A couple times after parking briefly, it wouldn't start (just cranked) and I was able to unpinch the return, crank, and it immediately fired up, pinch line again, and it ran. That's not working now. I tried a light spray of starting fluid, and it didn't even try to fire. Not sure what the deal is. Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwick Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Was finally able to get it to fire off starting fluid, but nothing more. I tried priming about 20 times (key on/off) and it let it out a sputter, but nothing more. Before messing with the fuel pump, where's the fuel pump relay located? Are the 95' Legacy fuel pump itself fairly generic? I have a spare stock assembly laying around for my Saab, that I grabbed at a yard and appeared to have been just replaced. Thinking if the pump is fairly similar, might be able to use that (it's free and laying on a shelf) as I don't have a ride to the auto parts store and will likely have to wait a couple days for a store replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwick Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Tried running my spare Saab off a 9v battery and it made some nasty noises (dunno if it'd be quieter with fuel in it or not) basically identical to a house fan that has dried bearings, so going to just get a replacement fuel pump at store and see what happens. Figure it still has OEM pump, so having new regardless makes sense, even if for piece of mind. If anyone could tell me where the fuel pump relay is, I'd appreciate it, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikec03 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The fuel pump relay is under the dash and is difficult to access. However, it you can hear your pump run when you turn on the ignition, why are you worried about the relay? If it doesn't run, then it's probably a fuel pump failure which is fairly common. I just go and get a used complete assembly and put it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwick Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Then that's the relay I think I'm hearing. During key on/off, the relay just sounded loud and hollow. I was thinking it might have energized briefly then tripped off, or something could be wrong with it. Got a new pump, so hopefully it starts. Edited March 23, 2016 by Bushwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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