Looking for a bit of guidance on what I think is a fuel issue on a 1994
Toyota Maxima.
Vehicle is on the side of the street as I type this!
I get spark and engin turn over well, just won't fire. Vehicle is my
daughters and I am not versed with all the quarks of this car.
She filled up the tank this morning went to work and parked it, now it won't
start.
I checked for spark...good, distributor..looks good..cleaned it anyway..
When to the gas tank...don't hear the pump kick in on ignition turn on..
Daughter mentions that the security blicky light on the dash is not flashing
as it normaly does..
Question..stock alarm systems...does it have a fuel cut off interlock
mechanism
Is the pump truly in the tank! If so..is there a connector that I can check
continuity on bothe the mortor windings and float sender..
I can spot it from under the vehicle.. is it above the tank.....Or am I
lucky and the pump is mounted elsewere outside the gas tank
Any insight would be appreciated..
Marc
Telstar Electronics - 03 Jun 2008 13:52 GMT
> Looking for a bit of guidance on what I think is a fuel issue on a 1994
> Toyota Maxima.
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> Marc
I think you'll find that all the electric fuel pumps nowadays are
inside the tank. Remember, that just because you can't hear the pump
running... doesn't mean the pump is bad. There are fuses and relays
involved. Your question about the alarm is interesting to me. I don't
know exactly how the Nissan "immobilizer" alarm feature works. It
implies that either the fuel or spark is diabled when the alarm is
activated. Since you have spark... we might assume your hunch is
correct about the alarm having the ability to disable the fuel pump
relay. Let's see if somebody knows exactly how it immobilizes..
Codifus - 06 Jun 2008 02:08 GMT
>> Looking for a bit of guidance on what I think is a fuel issue on a 1994
>> Toyota Maxima.
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> correct about the alarm having the ability to disable the fuel pump
> relay. Let's see if somebody knows exactly how it immobilizes..
The theft system immobilzer that dis-ables the fuel pump, only came in
1999 Maximas and later. You could start the car and drive for like 5
minutes and then the car would just shut down.
CD
evodawg - 25 Jun 2008 02:43 GMT
> Looking for a bit of guidance on what I think is a fuel issue on a 1994
> Toyota Maxima.
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>
> Marc
This is just a shot in the dark but make sure the gas cap is tight and not
leaking air. All cars with fuel injection need to operate under a vacume. I
had a leak in my line but the car would still start but run bad. Same for
the cap. It would run but no power.

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