Pump not priming

[lockhart flawse]

Nice today so thought I'd get the car out of the garage for a check over. But for the first time in 12 years the fuel pump is not priming. Both my clickers operate the door locks OK but they will not prime the pump. I assume I change the fuel relay but is there anything else I should check first?

[lockhart flawse]

Thanks chaps. I'll check out the connectors this week.

[lockhart flawse]

Had a chance to look at the car today. Things not helped by the fact that my bible has completely disappeared. I have looked at other similar threads and I found one chap whose pump didn't prime but the engine did turn over (his turned out to be the relay in the end). My engine doesn't turn over - ignition comes on as normal but nothing happens when I push the blipper buttons and turning the key to the on position results in nothing. I tried using the emergency "key" for the meta system ( I shoved it in and pulled it out again?) turned on the ignition again but nothing.

Should I be thinking immobiliser rather than the fuel pump as the problem? Car was driven into the garage at the end of October and the battery is well-charged.

[lockhart flawse]

Thanks all. I had never used the emergency key fob thing before until yesterday so I will spray some stuff in as suggested. I have made contact with Dave at HF this morning (and thanks for the suggestion) and he thinks it's likely to be the immobiliser at fault as well. Sigh. I hate faffing around with TVR electrics and the car will probably have to be taken somewhere to be fixed.

[lockhart flawse]

It works!

I had set aside Saturday morning to look at it. I took the glovebox off and got the radio out with the help of two skewers from the kitchen drawer so I could get access the back of the immobiliser. Red plugs connected OK - so no easy fix there. Fiddled with reset button above glovebox. Still nothing. Read lots of old threads on PH.

Next I heaved the battery out. Fiddled with the relays - nothing.

Disconnected battery. Left for 5 minutes. Re-connected the battery and to my amazement the pump primed immediately and then the car started as normal. Great joy. Battery disconnect was my last hope and had been imagining a long recovery somewhere and a large bill so very happy now.

Anyway I've learnt a bit more about the car and will be slightly less concerned about taking the dashboard off for the new veneer next winter. Thanks for the help everyone.

Back on the road 1st May.

[lockhart flawse]

....prescient words perhaps. Today the car wouldnt start. The battery was in rude health 3 days ago when I put it in the garage, the pump primes but nothing happens when I turn the ignition switch to the 3rd position. No starter motor. Tried using the little FOB thing but that doesn't appear to have any effect on anything.

Are we looking at the immobiliser?

[lockhart flawse]

I was away for a lot of September and after a bit of fiddling around I got an auto-electrician in yesterday. He found that the 20amp fuse in the Modwise Hot Start kit had blown and after replacement the car started immeditaely. No idea what caused the fuse to blow.

Onwards and upwards.

Thanks to all for your suggestions.

[lockhart flawse]

Thanks Penelope - that's clear. So what is the best once and for all fix - is it to upgrade the power lead/fit a fatter cable to the starter motor?