94 Nissan Fuel Problem ?

Question

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 · Accepted Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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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