hi
first time poster here
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my 1998 dse has recently been conking out quite a bit . i first suspected a clogged fuel pump as the problem first arose right after id let the fuel level go down very low. i then dropped the tank and took out the pump to clean and test it . when 12v was applied directly to it it ran fine so i cleaned and reassembled everything and it started first time so i thought everything was sorted. 2 days later, it died again in the driveway (luckily).no fuel was coming out of the fuel filter inletpipe but the glow plug light was working and it would splutter when diesel was funneled into the fuel inlet pipe.
i took out the in tank fuel pump again and found that it would run intermittently if you gave it a tap so the problem was obviously a dodgy fuel pump.
with the fuel tank on the ground and the pump sitting loosely inside it, i got the car started. it ran fine for a few minutes then started idling very roughly for a couple of seconds before cutting out.
i dissected the fuel pump and found that one of the motors carbon brushes was completely gone. i had a set from a mini-drill that could be made fit so i put them in and the pump was back running perfectly. the next day, i connected it again loosely to the tank but when i went to try starting , i seem to be getting some new problems.
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glow plug light not lighting
injector light stays on even when cranking (i dont remember if this is normal)
fuel pump relay not being energised
when i bypass the relay the fuel pump works fine but the engine makes no attempt to fire.
ive inspected the glow plug timer and visually, it looks ok but im not sure how i can check it further.
ive looked at the inertia fuel cut off switch just in case and its fine.
ive looked in rave but it is not very helpful.
i wonder when it cut out the last time it ran as described above , did some major fault code trigger in the ecu which is causing these issues. if so can these be reset without testbook.
anybody got any ideas?.
first time poster here
to skip the background to my problem, jump down to *************
my 1998 dse has recently been conking out quite a bit . i first suspected a clogged fuel pump as the problem first arose right after id let the fuel level go down very low. i then dropped the tank and took out the pump to clean and test it . when 12v was applied directly to it it ran fine so i cleaned and reassembled everything and it started first time so i thought everything was sorted. 2 days later, it died again in the driveway (luckily).no fuel was coming out of the fuel filter inletpipe but the glow plug light was working and it would splutter when diesel was funneled into the fuel inlet pipe.
i took out the in tank fuel pump again and found that it would run intermittently if you gave it a tap so the problem was obviously a dodgy fuel pump.
with the fuel tank on the ground and the pump sitting loosely inside it, i got the car started. it ran fine for a few minutes then started idling very roughly for a couple of seconds before cutting out.
i dissected the fuel pump and found that one of the motors carbon brushes was completely gone. i had a set from a mini-drill that could be made fit so i put them in and the pump was back running perfectly. the next day, i connected it again loosely to the tank but when i went to try starting , i seem to be getting some new problems.
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glow plug light not lighting
injector light stays on even when cranking (i dont remember if this is normal)
fuel pump relay not being energised
when i bypass the relay the fuel pump works fine but the engine makes no attempt to fire.
ive inspected the glow plug timer and visually, it looks ok but im not sure how i can check it further.
ive looked at the inertia fuel cut off switch just in case and its fine.
ive looked in rave but it is not very helpful.
i wonder when it cut out the last time it ran as described above , did some major fault code trigger in the ecu which is causing these issues. if so can these be reset without testbook.
anybody got any ideas?.