92 Bonny won't start
Unhook a wire from one of the fuel injectors & connect a light bulb to the wire. A #194 bulb works great for this. Just straighten the wires on the bulb & insert into the wiring harness for an injector. Bulb should pulse while the engine is turning over.
Code 58 (Pass-key fuel enable circuit)
Normally with a Vats problem the security light stays on & the starter won't operate. If the bulb doesn’t pulse (in above test) then I'm guessing you have a bad Vats module that is disabling the fuel injectors but allowing the starter to operate.
Code 58 (Pass-key fuel enable circuit)
Normally with a Vats problem the security light stays on & the starter won't operate. If the bulb doesn’t pulse (in above test) then I'm guessing you have a bad Vats module that is disabling the fuel injectors but allowing the starter to operate.
Originally Posted by wiktor
I think the fuel pump is fine because when we disconnected the fuel line, some fuel did come out.
Originally Posted by George85442
There is a difference between some fuel and proper rail fuel pressure. Check the pressure. You need at least 30 psi if not more.
) They told him the pump was fine and just replaced the sender. He got about 15 miles away, stopped for gas, and it wouldn't start. He had plenty of spark, and fuel shot out to the front of the car when he tested for fuel at the test port. He could hear the pump prime each time he turned on the key, but the problem was a bad fuel pump. They replaced that, and it starts fine, now.
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Originally Posted by Technical Ted
Unhook a wire from one of the fuel injectors & connect a light bulb to the wire. A #194 bulb works great for this. Just straighten the wires on the bulb & insert into the wiring harness for an injector. Bulb should pulse while the engine is turning over.
I also have another question. If the car is off should there be 12 volts of power going to the negative terminal of the battery?
Originally Posted by wiktor
I tried that and the bulb does not pulse.
What part of the car got wet from the sunroof?
Originally Posted by wiktor
I also have another question. If the car is off should there be 12 volts of power going to the negative terminal of the battery?
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Theres 0 volts at the injectors.
The whole headliner was soaked and there was a puddle of water under the rear seat.
I read in a repair manual that if you connect a test light to the negative battery post and the disconnected cable, the test light should not come on. On my car it did come on. It says in the book that there must be a short somewhere. We tried to remove each fuse one at a time to see what is draining the battery but there was still 12 volts of power going through the car even if the alternator was unpluged.
The whole headliner was soaked and there was a puddle of water under the rear seat.
I'm not sure how you're checking this but the battery has power whether the key is on or off. How'd you have the meter connected?
Originally Posted by wiktor
Theres 0 volts at the injectors.
Batteries going dead? What type of light bulb did you use for this test?


