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treay81
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:13 am Posts: 6 Location: Stockton NSW
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 Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:32 am |
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hi All, I purchased a suzuki Vitara (1995) JLX model SWb hardtop with advice from some blokes down the road with big 4X4's. So far I love it to death (The hole 4 times i have driven it anyway). but i hit a big bump today and it stopped working straight away.
I checked it over, can't find anything disconnected etc, checked the fuses, the fuse that reads "FI" was blown, so replaced it, it keeps blowing fuses. I now have the tank out, the pump out and it all looks fine, anyone have any ideas as to why my zook wont run?... the wiring all seems to be wrapped up fine so I would thing it is not a bad earth etc. but i'm open to any and all suggestions. i want it going again asap. i'm hoping to play with it way more before going back to work...
cheers in advance.
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treay81
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:13 am Posts: 6 Location: Stockton NSW
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:39 am |
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I just pulled the tank and pump out. fitted a new fuse, then hit the ignition, it turned the pump on straight away without blowing the fuse. so i bolted the tank and everything back in and tried it again, it blew the fuse again!!!.
Now I'm really buggered. think i'll go to bed and catch up with it all tomoz...
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MacDaddy
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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
Vehicle: Jeep
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:50 am |
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treay81 wrote: hi All, I purchased a suzuki Vitara (1995) JLX model SWb hardtop with advice from some blokes down the road with big 4X4's. So far I love it to death (The hole 4 times i have driven it anyway). but i hit a big bump today and it stopped working straight away.
I checked it over, can't find anything disconnected etc, checked the fuses, the fuse that reads "FI" was blown, so replaced it, it keeps blowing fuses. I now have the tank out, the pump out and it all looks fine, anyone have any ideas as to why my zook wont run?... the wiring all seems to be wrapped up fine so I would thing it is not a bad earth etc. but i'm open to any and all suggestions. i want it going again asap. i'm hoping to play with it way more before going back to work...
cheers in advance.
( My mistake... disregard... )
Last edited by MacDaddy on Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Fatzook
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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:57 am |
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Nice work Macbear 
Its F I. Stands for Fuel Injection.  
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MacDaddy
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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
Vehicle: Jeep
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:32 pm |
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Fatzook wrote: Nice work Macbear Its F I. Stands for Fuel Injection. No wonder i couldnt find an F1, its FI, they look very similar in this small type... 
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Fatzook
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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:33 pm |
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MacBear wrote: Fatzook wrote: Nice work Macbear Its F I. Stands for Fuel Injection. No wonder i couldnt find an F1, its FI, they look very similar in this small type... Bet you wish you hadn't consulted 2 different manuals looking for it
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MacDaddy
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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:37 pm |
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Fatzook wrote: MacBear wrote: Fatzook wrote: Nice work Macbear Its F I. Stands for Fuel Injection. No wonder i couldnt find an F1, its FI, they look very similar in this small type... Bet you wish you hadn't consulted 2 different manuals looking for it Nope not at all... but we better keep the chat to a min, as this is Tech... 
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treay81
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:13 am Posts: 6 Location: Stockton NSW
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:43 pm |
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HAHA. Yeah, its certainly not an F1....
I now have the wiring firmly in my sights... But I'm bloody lost. This thing is not looking like being fixed without a trip to the auto sparkies....
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Scrawny
I live here!
Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 10528 Location: Brissie
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:48 pm |
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I would say the pump is buggered
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BAZZOOK
Joined: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 1052 Location: MORNINGTON. VIC
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:03 pm |
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I had a similar thing happen on my td42. when i put it into 4wd. in the end i traced all the wires underneath and it was a wire shorting against the chassis.
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treay81
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:13 am Posts: 6 Location: Stockton NSW
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:39 am |
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Found it, After pulling the fuel pump from the tank for the 3rd time (total install and uninstall) there was one of the internal wires where the outer coating had come away, that was leaving it exposed to the metal housing. bout $8 worth of heat shrink and put it back in. now its running like a charm. so after a quick wedding rehearsal this afternoon I'm hitting the beach once again!! HAHA
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MacDaddy
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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:08 am |
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treay81 wrote: Found it, After pulling the fuel pump from the tank for the 3rd time (total install and uninstall) there was one of the internal wires where the outer coating had come away, that was leaving it exposed to the metal housing. bout $8 worth of heat shrink and put it back in. now its running like a charm. so after a quick wedding rehearsal this afternoon I'm hitting the beach once again!! HAHA
Good to hear you found the problem, and it was an easy, and cheap fix ! 
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treay81
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:13 am Posts: 6 Location: Stockton NSW
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:19 am |
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Yeah I love it being cheap...
I took it straight down the beach, rolled a tyre off the rim and then realised i left the jack back in the shed from when i was working on it! haha.
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Benz
Joined: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 1006 Location: Cervantes WA
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:44 am |
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haha bet that sucked!
stuck out there long?
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MacDaddy
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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
Vehicle: Jeep
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:00 pm |
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treay81 wrote: Yeah I love it being cheap...
I took it straight down the beach, rolled a tyre off the rim and then realised i left the jack back in the shed from when i was working on it! haha.
Ohh Shit... what pressure did you have in your tyres ?
How did you fix it and get out of there ?
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dm90
Joined: Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 4349 Location: Perth
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:03 pm |
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MacBear wrote: treay81 wrote: Yeah I love it being cheap...
I took it straight down the beach, rolled a tyre off the rim and then realised i left the jack back in the shed from when i was working on it! haha. Ohh Shit... what pressure did you have in your tyres ? How did you fix it and get out of there ? deodorant in the tyre then light a match?????
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