Was driving my powerlab z on the highway when the engine shut down. wouldnt restart and now all i hear is the fuel pump relay clicking in the tank. does not prime. not sure how its wired into the utec, but if one pump fails the car not start/run on one pump? not much info to work with but if anyone has any thoughts itd be appreciated

 

im not sure if im understanding your question... so your Z just turned off on the high way and your hearing clicking from the fuel pump?... by " but if one pump fails the car not start/run on one pump " what do you mean by that? you have 2 fuel pumps??.... are you talking about the walbro?

 

there is no powerlab fuel pump for retail
he must be talking about the walbro pump supplied with the pl kit...

 

let me try to clarify. I may be wrong but i was under the impression that the powerlab kit came with another fuel pump. meaning there is an in tank fuel pump and an inline fuel pump. please correct me if i am wrong. i was driving on the highway when all the sudden i lost engine power. pushed the clutch in and rpms dropped to zero. tried to pop the clutch and restart the car but would not work. once i pulled over i tried to start the car but without success. it will turn over but that is it. thanks for the reply

 

thats correct, i am speaking about the walbro pump.

 

ok. faulty fuel pump possibly? I hope ( easy fix ) did you notice any sort of symptoms before this happened? no hesitations, none of that?

 

it did hesitate for a second about 2 minutes before it finally shut down. im hoping it is the fuel pump but would i be able to hear it whine before it actually failed? any ideas of what i should do? i was thinking that i just need to drop the tank and get the pump out, connect it to the battery and see if its working. thanks for the help!

 

You don't need to drop the tank to get the pump out...

 

well thats good news, anyway you can give me a brief overview of how or is it pretty self explanitory once i get under there to look?

 

you cant get under.. because its not under the car... its behind the passenger seat. glove compartment ... Doesnt look like you did the install your self.. who installed the kit and tuned it?

http://www.cj-motorsports.com/342install.htm

follow that up on how to remove the fuel pump.

If you havent done the install your self and dont know what your doing I would highly recommend bringing it to a shop or go back to your tuner or where ever you got it installed.

 

The walbro replaces the oem intank pump. The walbro probally took a crap.

 

...or, you ran out of gas.

 

^ that would be pretty funny if it was the situation.

 

If you have an in-line pump it wasn't from the Powerlab kit. The fuel pump provided replaces the OEM in-tank unit (As Green stated above).

 

no i didnt do the install. Thanks for all the help guys, going to take a look at it this afternoon. will let you know!

 

Performance Factory did all the work. Thanks again for the help

 

Easy fix, to replace the fuel pump. Good luck

 

Well never mind on taking it there .. lol

 

took the pump assembly apart, turned out the be just a bad connection between the pump and assembly. however when i took the pump out the stock rubber grommet that seals the pump to the assembly was torn and broken. Not pointing fingers but I am assuming it happened on installation. Anyone know where i can get one? Just glad i dont have to shed out the $100 for a new pump

 

no worries about pointing fingers but i remember you.... your installed was the one that tried to blame distributor for delays when he had never send it payment yet...and in the end he got your kit in on time thanks to a next day delivery even before he send the kit... who know what he told you.

Good luck man, sounds like you are close ont he fix.