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fuel problems!

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first off i know nothing about subarua, thats why i came to you guys for help.

 

alright here is the problem: i own an 86' sedan and it started to not pump fuel when i was driving. i stopped at a friends house and when i went to start it up again it wouldnt. could this be the fuel filter or the fuel pump. where should i start?:banana:

its fuel injected.

 

so spray some carb cleaner down the throttle body and see if it turns over.

 

are you positive its fuel and not spark related?

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it starts up so not spark related Im thinkin. The car also sat for for 3 weeks with a pretty empty tank so possibly condensation got into the tank?? Tried HEET to remove water vapor but will only start and drive a little ways after sitting for more than about 12 hrs...Frusturating!!!

you have a big canister filter under the hood behind the driver strut.

 

the fuel pump is located on a mounting plate just ahead of the passenger rear tire, there are 3 bolts, the pump sits on top.

 

you will more than likely break the bolts taking it apart, but that is to be expected.

 

first check for voltage to the pump. if you have volts, check for ground. the fuel pump grounds to the ECU, but you can bypass ground straight to the body.

 

you can use any spfi or turbo fuel pump frpm parts cars.

 

otherwise you can buy a generic universal in-line fuel pump for about 60-100 bucks, depending on store/online, etc.

 

if the parts counter has a hard time finding one under a subaru listing, try a ford f250 with secondary tank, main thing is in-line unit and fuel pressure rating of at least 40 or so lb.

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if this is still an issue i just had this prob with my gl10 at my friends house same story really got there and wouldn't start..after hours of checking wires it was the ground wire to the fuel pump just pop the back seat up (on the gl10) and try running a diff ground to your pump see if that helps

if this is still an issue i just had this prob with my gl10 at my friends house same story really got there and wouldn't start..after hours of checking wires it was the ground wire to the fuel pump just pop the back seat up (on the gl10) and try running a diff ground to your pump see if that helps

 

you still got my jump box

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