Car has the hump with me - broken down.
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I move my Griff 500 out my garage to make way for a TVR project. The project hasn't been going great due to stuck diff bolts so rather than ploughing on with a frustrating project the sun is shining and I decided the after noon would be better spent driving my Griff.
I managed to get about 2 miles.
I have just filled the car up with BP's 97 RON and set off for a few hours cruise, the car suddenly lost all power/wouldn't rev and cruised to a halt. I try and restart it but the engine fires then dies instantly.
I have checked the fuel cut-off inertia switch but this is pressed in (not out). Also, when I try and start the car the fuel pump isn't priming. I press my fob and nothing.
I am guessing it is either a fuel pump or immobiliser issue.
So much for taking my mind off car problems for a few hours. I seem to have a new set of problems now.
So my afternoon talking my mind off things looks like a 1 1/2 hour sit on a busy road grass verge waiting for the RAC.
Sometimes life just sucks.
I managed to get about 2 miles.
I have just filled the car up with BP's 97 RON and set off for a few hours cruise, the car suddenly lost all power/wouldn't rev and cruised to a halt. I try and restart it but the engine fires then dies instantly.
I have checked the fuel cut-off inertia switch but this is pressed in (not out). Also, when I try and start the car the fuel pump isn't priming. I press my fob and nothing.
I am guessing it is either a fuel pump or immobiliser issue.
So much for taking my mind off car problems for a few hours. I seem to have a new set of problems now.
So my afternoon talking my mind off things looks like a 1 1/2 hour sit on a busy road grass verge waiting for the RAC.
Sometimes life just sucks.
The car is fixed!
It was the fuel pump relay as suspected. The RAC guy had an old relay in his van that we plugged in and the car fired up and runs great again.
The sun is blazing down and I really want to go for a drive but I was advised to get a new relay first. This one has the same numbers on the pins and wiring diagram on the side but he did say it has been rattling round in his van for a few years and can't guarantee how long it will last. Knowing how my luck is going at the moment it would probably go again so I won't chance it.
Perhaps a cold beer in the garden instead...and then back to that dreaded diff nut on the Cerbera project I was trying to avoid in the first place.
It was the fuel pump relay as suspected. The RAC guy had an old relay in his van that we plugged in and the car fired up and runs great again.
The sun is blazing down and I really want to go for a drive but I was advised to get a new relay first. This one has the same numbers on the pins and wiring diagram on the side but he did say it has been rattling round in his van for a few years and can't guarantee how long it will last. Knowing how my luck is going at the moment it would probably go again so I won't chance it.
Perhaps a cold beer in the garden instead...and then back to that dreaded diff nut on the Cerbera project I was trying to avoid in the first place.
Hi Tim, cold ber in the garden sounds good, especially if the sun is out. Grey sky here, but managed the Mid-Essex meet an run so pleased with that. I always carry a spare pair of relays and fuses, just in case, recommend getting a small tin and buying these bits and putting them in glove box. Good luck pal, are you at the Growl? Rgds, Pete
PeteGriff said:
Hi Tim, cold ber in the garden sounds good, especially if the sun is out. Grey sky here, but managed the Mid-Essex meet an run so pleased with that. I always carry a spare pair of relays and fuses, just in case, recommend getting a small tin and buying these bits and putting them in glove box. Good luck pal, are you at the Growl? Rgds, Pete
Sounds like a good plan the beer in the garden, the sun still has plenty of heat in it here.I will be at the growl indeed, I am trying to get babysitter cover so I can stay overnight probably Sat.
Snap! Exactly the same happened to me today, spent 4 hours waiting for the AA to be told that he thinks its the fuel pump relay. Couldn't fix it at the roadside as his information for Griffith fuse board was wrong so got bought home on a transporter, will check the relay tomorrow need a few beers now.
In my experience, you have just highlighted the difference between the AA and RAC. I lost my 100 amp fuse last summer on a busy dual carriageway, and the RAC man's attitude was that he was there until the car was fixed. PH (via my smartphone) gave me the answer before he arrived, and he had a spare fuse and was able to get the car running. RAC every time for me.....
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