Re: Help: Car refusing to start

Jul 19, 2003 0 Replies


Subject: Help: Car refusing to start


>From: "Ghassan Ghattas" snipped-for-privacy@terra.net.lb
>Date: 19/07/03 16:01 GMT Daylight Time
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>Hi,
>
>I have a 1996 Fiat Punto model 90ELX. I exchanged the fuel pump last week as
>my car broke down couple of times and it looked apparent that it was the >fuel pump.
>
>Couple of days ago, I had the same symptoms where apparently the fuel supply
>to the engine was not proper

On what basis would you assume that?



and eventually would stop. The electronic



injection light on the dashboard did not turn on, so I assume it was not a
>disfunction in the injection system or the engine management.
>
>Went back to the repair shop where they exchanged the one week old fuel pump
>with a new one (and tested the fuel pump pressure) and also exchanged the
>fuel regulator and just today I had the same problem again.

Then clearly it wasn't the fuel pump in the first place.



>Can anyone help me how to diagnose this problem?

If you won't post any symptoms then no.


Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines

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