Huge fuel pump goofup
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When I got my turbo Mini, the heater was hanging down on the clutch pedal. I made two brackets, drilled holes, and screwed my new longer brackets to the original ones. When I drove the car, I barely got it warmed up and it shut off. I thought I ran out of gas but it only took about 1 gallon. So then I thought the fuel pump isn't working so I took off the hose at the carb and put it into a tin can and cranked the engine. Nothing coming through. But now I couldn't hear the fuel pump like I used to so I thought maybe power isn't getting to it. I traced the wire from the pump and dont you know when I screwed on my new heater brackets, I squashed the fuel pump wire so I loosened up the screw and I saw that the wire was indeed damaged so I thought I found my problem Spliced a new piece of wire in but still no gas pumping when I cranked the engine. I cut the wire where it had been damaged and ran a long wire now from my fuel pump back to the pos terminal of the battery and the pump did make some noise but not the usual ticking. Rewired it to the front and nothing again. What did I do? Could I have shorted out the pump? Slobo

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Sounds a simple question but have you checked for an inline fuse somewhere?

look for the pump wire going up in to the dash to find the feed too the pump look for a fuse or relay

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I didn't think so but I just doublechecked. No there is no inline fuse. The wire does eventually end up in a small green box with about 5 other wires each with their own fitting. Is this a relay? I don't know what it is. It is in the corner of the engine bay closest to the driver(RHD). Slobo

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Jimmy, is that little green box the relay? Could that have gone bad? How do I order a new one and get the right one? And from who? Thanks, Slobo

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Hello mate is the relay in a holder or loose wires and is the oil light for the engine working ok

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OK, its fixed. I checked my fuse box right away and the bottom three fuses are glass and I could see that they were good but the top fuse is BS1362 made in England and you can not see inside it. Well after Tom told me to check for an inline fuse that made so much sense that I changed the top fuse just to be sure and sure enough that was it. The pump wire doesn't go to the fuse box but someting must. Thanks again for all the help.

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Jimmy, that relay and another one are just laying loose there in the engine compartment. Should they be loose or should I tape them up or what? Slobo

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look at the relay is the numbers on the relay 85 86 87 30 (termals) ?

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There is a black one with those numbers My fuel pump wire goes into a green one. It says HELLA-made in Germany 12V 4RD 003 520-40

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what is the numbers on termals on the green relay

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I'm wondering why your fuel pump 'clicks' what pump is it out of interest?

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I checked part number 4RD 003 520-40 it is a four pin 40 amp relay if you check termal 30 with ign on termal 30 will be live 87 goes too pump link them to see if the pump runs

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OK, to answer these questions, my fuel pump is now working and not clicking. I thought I heard it click before but it just sort of hums. My problem was the top fuse in the fuse box. Thanks for all the help. Slobo

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