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OK I HAVE REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP IN MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, THE FUEL SENDING UINT IS WORKING BUT THE PUMP IS NOT WORKING ,I HAVE CHECKED THE FUEL RAIL AND HAVE NO PRESSURE AND I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE FUEL RELAY AND ALL OF THE FUSES THAT GOES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. IS THERE SOMETHING I AM MISSING OR WHAT .I NEED HELP .

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O.K. this is going to be long but stick with me.
The gray wire that goes to the plug at the sending unit is the one to run the pump. We need to get power to this wire. This wire runs to the fuel pump relay. The relay has 4 pins one is the gray wire-one is the 15 amp power for the pump that has battery voltage with the key in the run and start position. one is ground and one is the relay trigger from the ecm. Pull the relay and look real close on the bottom side of it by the pins there will be numbers 30,85,86,87. 85 and 86 control the relay 30 is the power from the fuse and 87 is the gray wire going to your fuel pump. If you use a test light and see if it lights up between pin 85 and 86 when you first turn on the key (should come on for 5 seconds or so). If not we have a problem on the computer side. If so go to #2 below. If not ground test light and try 85 then 86 if it lights up on one of them when you first turn on key the other post (of 85 or 86) has a bad ground.
#2 So we now know the relay circuit is good Turn key on and check for voltage between post 30 and ground. if there is voltage then run a jumper wire from battery voltage through a 15 amp fuse to post 87 if the pump comes on its the relay if it stays off then there is a open in the circuit from the relay to the pump. don't forget to check for a good connection where the wires go into the plastic on the top of the sending unit. reply if I typed to fast and I can walk you through any step you have problems with.
Good Luck and God Bless

  • Donn
    Donn May 10, 2014

    I've tried all this and the relay is working fine, the fuses are good and the pump works, there is just no power going to the pump. Could this be the oil pressure switch or the computer?

  • Mark May 27, 2014

    if the relay is working than you need to check for a open in the gray wire going to the fuel pump

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