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Is it normal for the fuel pump on a 1996 cadillac sts northstar to work when it wants to?

I checked the relay and its fine, I have tried taking out the relay and starting it and it will run the first or second time and then it wont start at all, it will just keep trying to turn over. SO then i plug it back in and it will start back up. But what made me do all these steps is that the car was ran past empty and then is sat for awhile and then it would not start until about the 7th time trying to turn it over (all of this after putting more fuel in)

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SOURCE: Please describe your what is

There can be a misfire too from the cylinders.

An engine that hesitates, stumbles or misfires when accelerating or when it is under load is an engine that is either sucking too much air, not getting enough fuel or misfiring. If the Check Engine Light comes on, you may find any of the following codes:

• P0171, P0174 Lean fuel condition codes
• P0120 to P0124 Throttle position sensor codes
• P0222 to P0229 Throttle position sensor codes
• P0400 to P0409 EGR related codes

If there are no misfire codes, a common cause of acceleration stumble is a bad throttle position sensor (TPS). The TPS tells the computer how far the throttle is open. The computer uses this information to determine how much fuel is needed to maintain the correct air/fuel mixture and when extra fuel is needed if the throttle suddenly opens wide.

Another common cause is dirty fuel injectors. If varnish deposits have built up in the tips of the injectors, they won’t spray as much fuel as they normally do, or will “dribble” fuel instead of spraying a fine mist. This creates a lean fuel mixture and conditions that are ripe for stumble and hesitation (also misfire). Look at short term fuel trim (STFT) and long term fuel trim (LTFT) with your scantool. If the numbers are high, it tells you the engine is running lean and the injectors need cleaning. Treat mild cases with a high quality fuel-injector cleaner additive. Severe cases require professional cleaning equipment.

Also if this sensors apply to your vehicle, camshaft sensor or crankshaft sensor if sensors bad you don't get any spark.

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  • Posted on Mar 16, 2010

SOURCE: Please describe your what is

I have been doing this work for 35 years and there is no certain cause for this no start problem, the 1st thing that needs to be done is to have the computer (called the PCM) tested for fault codes that will indicate what part of the electronic fuel and ignition system is malfunctioning, then tested are preformed to determine if the issue is a sensor or a connector or the computer causing the issue, the common area's are ignition problems, there are many component's in the electronic ignition system so the test is needed to ID which one may be at fault, the test connector is in front of the steering wheel and below the dash, u will need a shop to read the codes or buy a cheap code reader from kragen or a parts store like kragen

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  • Posted on Jun 13, 2010

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check ignition coil and ignition module sounds like there getting hot and shutting off very good sign that there bad

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