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Old 03-04-2011, 09:45 PM
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Default 97 taurus no spark or check engine light

I was driving down the road and car quite.I got it started again but it died again.The fuel pump won't run the check engine light won't come on and there is no spark.Any ideas?
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Old 03-05-2011, 05:34 PM
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Check all fuses, the fuel pump relay and the fuel pump cut off switch. If all of those are good, and the fuel pump still will not run, the pump has probably failed.
 
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Old 03-06-2011, 10:12 AM
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I put power direct to the pump and the pump runs.What would cause the check engine light not to work?All the fuses are good.Thanks kurt
 
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Old 03-06-2011, 02:00 PM
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If the pump runs with direct power, it has to be a fuse, relay or the cut off switch. If the check engine light does not come on, it has to be a blown fuse, bad bulb, or a bad connection behind the dash.
 
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Old 03-07-2011, 08:46 AM
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The CEL wont necessarily come on with a bad pump relay. There is no diagnostic circuit to do this.

First, check the fuses and make sure they are good. Then, track down the reset switch, and make sure that it is re-set. Then find the fuel pump relay, and check it.
 
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