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Explain this problem a little more will help in proper solution. Is this fuel injected or carbureted. Can you hear fuel pump kick on when you turn key. Sounds to me like the fuel pump never shuts off if you have gas always coming out. Could be bad pump or the wiring going to the pump but i'm not sure because i don't know what type of fuel delivery you have.
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2011-2012 Dodge Ram 1500; 2011-2012 Dodge Ram 2500; 2011 Chrysler Town ... test your fuel pump relay, and bypass a bad fuel pump relay to stay on the road. .... Mytesting/bypass device will often narrow down your problem to the TIPM ...
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Two items to check. The crankshaft sensor will reduce fuel pump pressure if it miscounts the RPM. The plastic strainer in the fuel tank can break apart and clog the pump intake in the tank. When the engine quits, the fuel pump is stopped and the loose particles are returned to the tank bottom.
In either case, try checking the fuel pressure at the test tap on the fuelrail.
if I'm reading this right... ... the engine starts and dies within a few seconds. ... you jumpered the fuel pump test connector and it will keep running. ... you smell fuel after trying to re-start when it dies.
Disconnect the plug to the cold start injector. Even if you have an issue with the engine running then dying after a few seconds after doing this, if you don't smell fuel after disconnecting the cold start injector and try to restart it, the cold start time injector time switch may be failing.
Buy a can of starting fluid and have someone start the engine then spray short bursts of the fluid around all the intake fittings. If spraying the fluid in any particular area keeps the engine running, I'd start looking for leaks around that area.
It does sound like an AFM or COR issue considering it dies after a few seconds, but the fuel smell when trying to restart the engine may be a separate issue that needs corrected / isolated first.it will keep running.
... you smell fuel after trying to re-start when it dies.
Disconnect the plug to the cold start injector. Even if you have an issue with the engine running then dying after a few seconds after doing this, if you don't smell fuel after disconnecting the cold start injector and try to restart it, the cold start time injector time switch may be failing.
Buy a can of starting fluid and have someone start the engine then spray short bursts of the fluid around all the intake fittings. If spraying the fluid in any particular area keeps the engine running, I'd start looking for leaks around that area.
It does sound like an AFM or COR issue considering it dies after a few seconds, but the fuel smell when trying to restart the engine may be a separate issue that needs corrected / isolated first.
check fuel pressure, should be 40 psi.
try 2 things
spray starting fluid in air intake to see if it will stay running. It's fue then.
Try turning key to on nd wait 5 seconds for system to build pressure and pump to shut off. Turn key off, wait for relay clcik noise or 10 seconds. then turn key to ON again and wait 5 seconds to build pressure again. Then start engine. If it starts better, you have a bad check valve in the fuel pump or a bad pressure regulator on the fuel rail (unlikely).
The pump is only suppose to run for 3 seconds if the engine is off. It will only stay pumping if the engine is running so the circuitry seems to be just fine. You prabably just got a bad pump again. Its common for repair shop to put 2, 3, and 4 pumps sometimes before they get one that works. We find it very common that a gauge will malfunction and the real problem is you just ran out of gas.
Still sounds fuel related to me. Getting minimal fuel enough to start & or rev, but not maintaining proper pressure required. Try this. Get a can of WD-40 ready, remove air intake hose at throttle body. Start car & when it starts to begin to die, spray some WD-40 into front of throttle body & see if engine continues to run, as long as you keep giving it squirts of 1-2 seconds. If it does, change fuel filter first, but be prepared to do pump too. If you can get a fuel pressure test done on it, that would be even better. Let me know what happens.
need to have it scanned to see what codes it has but sounds like a security system problem factory or add on if key has chip in it security prob very likely.hope i helped
When gasoline sits for that length of time it turns into a varnish like substance. It gets the consistancy of something like real sticky warm creamy peanut butter. (basically turns to thick sticky muck). Which plugs the pick-up screen on the fuel pump, the fuel injectors and can even plug the fuel lines. Fuel injectors are designed to "spray" the fuel into the intake in a very fine mist. I believe the reason it starts then dies is because even though the injectors are plugged they will "drip" fuel because of the pressure that fuel injection works on. The "drip" is just enough to fire the engine and then die.
What you can do to confirm that the problem is actually fuel related is, using a can of carbuerater cleaner (in a spray can) start the engine while spraying into the air intake. If the engine keeps running as long as you keep spraying, the problem IS fuel related. If the engine doesn't stay running when sprayed. Then the problem is NOT fuel related. I don't recommend using "brake clean" to do this because some brands of "brake clean" are non-flammable. I hope I wrote this so that you understand what to do. Good luck.
Hi There,
Try this: You will need 2 people - Have someone Spray Starting Fluid in the throttle then start the car and have someone spray the fluid continuously into the throttle. If the car continues to run you have a fuel problem, but if it stalls out, replace the coil pak. Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa!
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