1987 325E fuel issue.... HELP!

Joro <none.RemoveThis@000.com> wrote:
>I have an issue with fuel delivery. The car will start, it will get
>pressure at the rail (37 psi), it’ll run for a while...
>when the car gets warm, the pressure fluters and drops to zero and the
>engine dies. It is then difficult to start, sometimes, just to do it
>all again.
>there is a new filter on the line.
>Jumping the fuel pump relay works fine and pressurizes the rail.
>Can a fuel pump come on and off if it is dying or does it just die??
>What could this be??

Bad fuel pump relay would be my first guess. Main relay could be bad
too. And don't forget corrosion in the fuse box either, which is a popular
one.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:22:36 -0500, Joro <none.RemoveThis@000.com> wrote:

>I have an issue with fuel delivery. The car will start, it will get
>pressure at the rail (37 psi), it’ll run for a while...
>when the car gets warm, the pressure fluters and drops to zero and the
>engine dies. It is then difficult to start, sometimes, just to do it
>all again.
>there is a new filter on the line.
>Jumping the fuel pump relay works fine and pressurizes the rail.
>Can a fuel pump come on and off if it is dying or does it just die??
>What could this be??


Had a similar problem with my old E38 --------- dodgy fuel pump - swapped it out
and never a bother since - car now sold and still going well.
--

Sir Hugh of Bognor

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.

Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!

Hugh Gundersen
hsg.RemoveThis@h-gee.co.uk
Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK
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"Joro" <none.DeleteThis@000.com> wrote in message
news:1203818_9a8030e7dd282c4cda51621cc175338c@0000.com...
> It was the external fuel pump. I stuck a screwdriver on it and waited
> till the car warmed up a bit and listened to it stop. changed it out
> and voila..
>

How did you replace a fuel pump in 11 minutes (time between first post and
second)?

Sam S.
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On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:20:04 GMT, "Sam Savoca" <savocaspam.RemoveThis@verizon.net> wrote:

>
>"Joro" <none.RemoveThis@000.com> wrote in message
>news:1203818_9a8030e7dd282c4cda51621cc175338c@0000.com...
>> It was the external fuel pump. I stuck a screwdriver on it and waited
>> till the car warmed up a bit and listened to it stop. changed it out
>> and voila..
>>
>
>How did you replace a fuel pump in 11 minutes (time between first post and
>second)?
>
>Sam S.
>

Probably took 3 weeks to find the problem but wanted to look smart but forgot to
change the date and time of first post.

Ho Hum
--

Sir Hugh of Bognor

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.

Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!

Hugh Gundersen
hsg.RemoveThis@h-gee.co.uk
Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK
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>>
>
> How did you replace a fuel pump in 11 minutes (time between first post and
> second)?
>
> Sam S.
>
>

That is the time the message was received by the server; my news server
has he posts one minute apart. He could have sent them 24 hours apart
but if they were delayed along the way then they would arrive much
closer together.

Andy
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