RE: Fuel pump dies.... steps to take?

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Unlike the milano & GTV6, Spider Fuel Pump on Bosch Injected cars are
controled by the distributor or coil not the AFM.

You might want to check the fuel pump fuse under the rear parcel shelf. 
The fuse holder somtimes melt.

Good Luck
Ralph DeLauretis
>>
If you suspect that the fuel pump isn't running, the best way to test
basic
functionality is to access the flapper in the AFM by removing either the
air
filter or big air duct running from the AFM to the throttle. With the
ignition turned on -- but the car not running -- open the flapper. You
should hear the fuel pump run.

A common cause for a 'failed' (non-running) fuel pump is the
'multi-relay'
from which power to the pump is controlled. I've heard of similar
symptoms
in a dying relay -- what happens is the relay begins to turn on and off
rapidly which causes the fuel pump to do likewise. This creates a
situation
where the pump produces some, but not enough, pressure to run the
engine.
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