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Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 17:52:09 -0400
From: Kilohana <paikikalanopsamail.com>
Subject: Re: '93 900s won't run - fuel pump?


Just went through this myself with my 1990 900. In the end my problem ended up being the reference sensor that sits behind the crankshaft pulley which can kill your ignition system if it's not working. I though it was a fuel supply problem too! Chrissy wrote: > Hi Eric! > > My brother had a problem with starting the engine that sounds like yours. He > got my "old" 9000i 16V / '87 and on this the engine didn't start one > morning. He pulled out the ignitionbulbs? (didn't help) changed the fuses > (didn't help) and took away the power of the fuel-pump (started the engine > for aprox 4 sec.!). Than he took the car to an BOSCH-service. They finally > found out that the membrane of the injection-valve was broken. Replacing > this tiny little spare and passing over 200 euros for work and spare helped > the car getting fit for another 200.000 kms on european roads. > > Probably this could help you. > > Regard Christoph > "Eric Durkee" <edurkeenopsametcom.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:afnfl0$pri$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net... > >>Anyone with some ideas, please drop an email my way. >> >>Here's the situation, I got to work the other day and then 1hr later the >> > car > >>didn't start when I tried, it coughed a few times like the timing was way >>off. I let it sit a little while longer and then it didn't fire at all >> > when > >>I tried to start it. I had it towed home and once back in my driveway it >>started right up. I did a tune-up and changed the fuel filter and then >> > went > >>out for a test drive for about 10miles everything was fine. I got up the >>next day and the thing wouldn't start, didn't even fire. I shot some >> > either > >>into it and it would fire and sputter but not start. No engine light. >> >>I've got my suspicions that I'm starved for fuel. I'm gonna run though >> > the > >>tests in the shop manual, but if anyone has any insight i'd be >> > intereseted. > >>The car has about 125000 miles and I don't know if the fuel pump has ever >>been replaced. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Eric >> >>+ >> >> >> > >

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