well i recently gotten my car back from the shop for a trans problem. well i got the car back and a day later my fuel pump wouldnt prime, so my car doesnt start it turns over but no start. now before i tear apart my rear to get to the tank, what should i check? i checked my relay already and still didnt prime or start. i also took my iacv out and cleaned it. i just wanna know what i need to look at or check before tearin out the rear end. thanks in advance!

 

fuel pump fuse would be obvious starting point
if that checks out then run 12V to the direct pump and see if it runs ;
if it does then your problem is with pump control , not the pump itself

For what ?
Does it have full time power on one of the heavy wires?
Does it get power on one of the smaller wires when key is switched on ?
Will pump run if you jumper the relay plug???

What did you "check " ?

 

can u tell me where the fuse is because i looked at my fuse box and just seen inj1 and inj2 fuses no fuses that said pump. and the pump control wheres that too?

 

Also try checking your Oil Pressure Switch. it is a sensor right above the Oil filter. if the oil pressure drops below a certain point the fuel pump quits. and if it is bad, the fuel pump wont prime until you spin the engine over enough times that it builds up oil pressure. if that doesn't make sense let me know i can try explaining it better.

edit: just noticed you have a '90 camaro. not sure if the pressure switch was on those or not. if you don't know what i am talking about, let me know, i can explain it better and maybe include a pic.

 

tyhat does cause i first had this prob at wal mart i had to try and get home so i kinda crank it a few times "sayin please baby get me home" lol and it started after the fourth attempt. ran fine all the way home kinda lackin lil power. as soon as i got home and turnt it off. it wouldnt turn back on. i shal check that out thanks man

 

I had the car die on me while driving because of this. thought it was the fuel pump. 6 hours later i got the pump out and realized it was good. then i tore apart the interior following the power line thinking it was broke because i wasn't getting any power to the pump. needless to say i spent the better part of a day pulling the rear end and interior apart on my car looking for a problem that was by the oil filter. i went to Auto Zone to see if any of those guys had any ideas. they didn't but a random customer overheard me and told me what it was. I really got lucky that I ran into that guy.

I know what you mean though, every time i get in the car I'm saying "please baby, just start for me." She really has a mind of her own and can be stubborn sometimes. Acutally my brother was trying to start the car to move it around the yard las summer and it wouldn't start at all. I walked out and turned the key and she fired right up. She must just like me

 

shoot i would have been mad if i were you. like the saying goes "if its not the one thing, its another"

 

Ya i was pretty ticked off but after i got it fixed I went for a nice drive to cool down

 

does any one know where that fuse is located or if it just vanother name for it and also the pump control switch?

 

turns out my battery was pretty low so now i have a red top optima in. its always the simple things that you kinda look over.