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Please help, Suzuki wift fuel system issues. (Not VW)

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#402593
For the first time in it's whole life, our elderly swift has broken down. I traced it to a broken fuel pump. This was ok until I had to replace it which involved dropping the whole tank...which was half full. Took me 3 goes to find the right pump and now it will not pump properly. I assume the system should be self purging but it is not. The pump is running fine from what I can hear, but there is no petrol reaching the filter which is right next to the tank, or the carby.

Any ideas?

I have to get it fixed tonight so the boss (wife) can drive it tomorrow.

And yes the tank has plenty of fuel in it.
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#402627
do you need to prime it some how??
Futue te ipsum!!!

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#402657
don't know, sucked the fuel through the line in two places :puke

but it didn't seem to help. I have to say, even the buggy is easier to work on. 🙁
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#402659
Is the fuel filter blocked?
tssnq.com.au

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#402676
nope, there is plenty of fuel flow when I suck on the fuel hose in the engine bay. It seems like the pump is not pumping the fuel up out of the tank. Stuffed if I know why. The tank is half full and the pump should be pulling it up into the line no probs.
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#402686
you do have it connected the right way round??? 🤪
Futue te ipsum!!!

speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing

1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#402691
The + - connections right?
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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#402702
Doesn't look like it. Managed to get the old pump to run for a second. Seems like it only runs in one direction. The other direction. Oh another fun day tomorrow. I get to drop the tank for the second time and pull the whole pump assembly out again.
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#402803
Nasty pump manufacturers had a black wire for the active and a red wire for the earth!!!:cussing

Damn I hate working on new cars!
Now the clutch is starting to slip!!!!!😬
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#402809
lol... buy a VW!
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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#402884
Thanx for the tip Squizy, but the link doesn't seem to be working...:duh 😀

And to be fair, the car has done 245,000km and all we've replaced is tyres, battery and brake pads up until now. It was probably the closest thing to a beetle my wife could buy at the time. Cheap, light, not real pretty and not real powerful. Still all it has to do is last til the beginning of next year, then I can buy something new......sadly VWs are too pricy or too small for us (read the wife). It'll be a HDi pug wagon or a subie. 🙁
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

ratty 63 Custom Title Time!

1,083 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#403156
The Suzi's are a tough little car - as you say, nothing special but they just go and go and go.... not enough power to hurt themselves.

The company I work for runs 80 (no thats not a misprint) of them as delivery vehicles - so imagine the hardest you have ever driven your car, then thats about the easiest that our swifts ever get driven. The only regular problems so far have been the drivers side window reg failing and the gearboxes only last about 2 years (18 year olds attempting clutchless gearchanges make sure of that!🙅).

Hope you sort out the problem with yours ASAP.

R 🙂
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