Yesterday i was investigating a noise coming from my car so i decided i would pull it into my garage and investigate by removing my rear driveshaft and checking the u-joints for any play. It started up fine and i pulled my car into the garage and checked the u-joints. After i reinstalled the driveshaft i went to move my car back into the driveway and my car will turn over but it wont start. My only guess is that it might be a bad fuel pump but i am having a hard time believing that because its a big coincidence that it would happen while i am checking my u-joints. I was wondering if removing my driveshaft would keep my car from starting in anyway before i go and drop my gas tank for no reason. When i turn the key i can hear the relay turn on then turn off a few seconds later, and i had someone else turn the key to the run position and i listened into the filler cap and i dont think the fuel pump is running. I found the ground for the pump behind the left tail light and i am getting 12v to ground. Any help would be appreciated. Oh and the car is a 1995 sidekick jx 16 valve.
Sometimes you can give the tank a kick or hit it with a stick to get the pump started, make sure the key is on, you have found you problem.
Have done this a few times with sucess, cant hurt to try.
Or pull/loosen a fuel line off at the engine and see if there is fuel.
Be sure to do this outside and have a rag to catch the gas.
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Thanks for all the info here.
95 Sidekick 4 door 16valve 5spd 225000kms
Rebuilt at 223000kms 235 tires.
The rest is stock.
I too never look to random coincidence when something fails immediately after I've worked on my car. But I don't see anything in your description that would cause a crank/no-start situation. Perhaps you touched something more that you didn't mention? .... When I was checking the fuel pump on my 89 Tracker, I removed the rear bumper to reveal the wiring on top of the tank. Once I identified the hot lead to the pump, I disconnected that wire from the pump, and then ran a long jumper cable from the positive post on the battery to the the pump. It was quiet as a graveyard, telling me the pump was bad.
thanks for the replies. I am now convinced that the fuel pump just happend to die while i was doing the other things. The only other two things i did was check my air filter and my radiator cap was leaking a little and was loose so i turned it a little. I just had the gas tank replaced about a year ago so dropping it in my driveway shouldnt be that big of a deal i would imagine.
This sounded odd:
"found the ground for the pump behind the left tail light and i am getting 12v to ground."
Do you mean you got 12V on the ground wire?
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In case I forgot to say, my '95 Sidekick was made in Iwata, Japan, I imported from Canada, (has DRL), Market code 03 (USA), JLX, 4A/T, 4Dr, 4WD, Hard top, Manual hubs, 1.6L 16V, Factory AC & Cruise, 133,000 mi. Converted IP to MPH for the US.
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HELP! Removed driveshaft, now engine won't start!
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