Originally posted by skiller1234:
Ok - hate to come back, but back to the starting probs. Every time I do something it works for a while. Right now I have bought another car - getting ready to sell this 95 v6 'tour, but can't until I know it'll treat the next driver OK.

Intermittent no-starts. When it doesn't start the fuel pump DOESN'T prime. All I hear is a "tick-tock tick-tock" from under the hood. New fuel pump less than 7k ago. CEL light works like it should (comes on for test - goes off to crank). No codes. New fuel filter - and cleaned IAC.

So what is that tick-tock sound? Car runs fine when it starts - doesn't seem like it could be the pump again, more like it doesn�t get the message to turn on. Maybe a wire somewhere?

Again - I can't in good conscious sell this thing unless I feel good about it. UNLESS someone on here in Denver wants to take as is and fix it I guess.

95 v6 5sp, 120k
newer fuel pump, alt, batt and cables, fuel filter





whats did u try b4 to get it to start?

does the engine try to crank over or does it just go tick tock tick tock?

u say the pump doent prime sometimes, im not sure where teh relay is , btu if its under teh hood that could be teh tick tock u hear

get ur fuel pressure checked
relay could be going bad , checked teh voltage going to ur relay , check the relay itself and check voltage going to ur pump, if all these are working correctly and u think its fuel pump problem it could be ur pump

it could be many other things also
plugs, wires, leaky injectors would sometime cause a starting problem, a bad coil

good luck on finding the problem

bobbyd

Last edited by bobbyd; 09/19/05 08:13 PM.
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