Where is the fuel pump relay on a 1989 2.8 Firebird, haynes doesn't have anything about the relay that i can find

thanks
steve

 

I thought it was on the passanger fender well by t he head lights...

 

anyone else to confirm this? Someone on the electronics board said it was near the brake booster on the firewall but i thought that one was the fan control.

 

Yes, break booster, drivers side firewall. Picture was posted by someone just ealier this week(or late last week). I posted in that thread if you want to search my user name, v6 section.

I belive fuel pump is ran off a gray wire.

 

Yup

 

cool thanks, i switched the a/c relay with the fuel and am still haveing the same problem so I am kinda lost on what to try next I did find a hose that i have no clue where it is soppos to go but is sucking in air (check out thread "completely confused)

 

do you or did the car from a state or city where they do smog test???

One trick to pass is to make a hidden vacuum leak.
Though its not good to leak vacuum all the time.
[PO might have left it open so you would pass]

Is the car still starting?


Mine has the bad relay system. It was fried, melted along with the AC relay. Like the connectors over heated. N E ways I spent some time trying to fix it right then said hell with it. And so far I have been happy with things. I'm glad my car doesn't start till I get 7psi of oil pressure. I might have to crank it 1-2 times to start but its probably why the car has run so well with so many miles. Cause it was like that when I bought it 6-7 years ago.

a first little anoyance turned into a blessing once thought out.
The car shouldn't start till you get oil psi first, then prime the fuel pump and then start.

I think it should be like that on all cars. Start up wear causes the most damage and a dry start up causes even more. Sure someone already figured that out but cars lasting to long was counter productive to sales.

 

car starts just fine, its running thats the problem it runs very roughly, surges, stuff like that..car has always been in florida so it has never had to pass any test of any kind

 

could that be a bad throttle position sensor?

 

surging is mostly caused by vacuum leaks and or bad intake gaskets.

 

ah ic ic....I guess i'd better do a check for those things on my car!