T4 (2.5ltr 1998) Starting problems

[touch107fm]

Hi Guys

Just a quick update on the issue I had with T4, I ended up getting a replacment fuel pump as mine went to custard. I never changed one before and man was it fun, the tank was nearly empty so it was not to much hassle to put in the new one.
Van fire up straight away and has been running like a dream since I put the new pump in.

I also had some fun trying to figure out how the pump guage sender worked, the pump I bought was an aftermarket one and had a slighty different fuel gauge sender. I also had fun putting all the seats and putting the floor matt back!

Overall quite pleased with myself for fixing this, I nearly gave up and went to the garage.
Cheers,
D

[Sunny43.5]

Good on you sometimes you just have to say bugger it I can do this .

[jets]

Well done, perseverance pays off[or lack of money] Your wife should be pleased with you. I read a long time ago, maybe 30 years, in a Popular Mechanics magazine that if you don't have a go your knowledge & experience won't progress. It's something that I have remembered & applied to my own life. It doesn't matter if you break something [I try not to] because it will probably still be cheaper than paying someone else & you will have learnt something.

[jasshrie]

Whilst you appear to be on the right track my old 97 T4 had a similar problem would be driving along and then all dash lights come on and engine stops it would aslo turn over but not start , then after a varied amount of time it would start again . After a frustrating number of visits to a VW dealer who could not diagnose the problem turned ot to be a $19 relay in the fuse box ran perfectly from that day on until I killed it [the van that is ]

Hi Sunny43.5 - Do you recall which relay it was? I'm having a similar issue with intermittent cut-outs when the engine is warm.

Thanks!

[Sunny43.5]

Number 30 seems to be the one common problem .

[supclean]

Also no 167 which is the fuel pump relay

[tobyashton]

hi guys having similar trouble with my t4. when i go to turn it on the engine starts but only for a second then turns straight off, i have lifted the fuel pump cap and can hear it running to prime when key is on accesories.
could this be the relay?
would love some help before dropping it to mechanics
thanks heaps
toby

[Sunny43.5]

For the price of a twenty dollar relay that's where I would start first , no point wasting money at a workshop . Relay 30 from memory is the BCM power supply relay , like I said fixed mine . Its right in full view when you open the fuse box .

[tobyashton]

so it started again today and its missing under load/pressure and shutting off when gets warm, still signs of relay or more like coil?
will shoot down tomorrow to supercheap for relay

[Sunny43.5]

The relay is a specific VW one not generic !!!!!