I have a 1987 Celica GT and it was running fine. Went to start it up, it chugged a bit and then nothing. It turns over but that's it. I am assuming the fuel pump has said farewell but would like to know if there is anything else I could check first before buying a new pump? And is the fuel pump accessible from below the rear seats or does the tank need to be dropped?
Probably not the best or safest way to do this, but you could disconnect one or all spark plugs (not take them out, just disconnect the cable going to them) and see if it spits any fuel out the exhaust. Of course, it might just be too little fuel. I have no experience with fuel pumps at all though. I hope someone more knowledgeable can help. Good luck, Teran
Just a hunch but before you go buy anything fuel related, check the AFM. I'm thinking the wire connector there isn't connected just so (maybe corrosion) or the AFM itself died. I had a similar problem a couple months ago where the connector vibrated loose. Tech EFI section is here for your reference: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=2113
get a windex bottle full of gas and a friend cranking it, spray, and keep spraeying into the throttle body, if she fires and runs while your spraying guess what.
Thanks for the help so far I have begun to drop the tank and am somewhat stuck at the next step. I do not know which lines are what coming from the tank and do not know which ones to disconnect. In the first picture I have circled the areas which I assume need to be disconnected still in order to free the tank. Can someone confirm? And in the second pic, would it be easiest to unscrew the pipe from the tank where circled or loosen the clamp around the hose and detach from there? And the third pic I'm assuming that needs to be disconnected right? I am a total noob at this so bear with me lol.
Ok, so I managed to get the tank dropped, and the new fuel pump installed. Now to put it all back together.
I will be intrigued if this turned out to be the fuel pump. They tend to be very reliable in Toyota's. Why on earth didn't you change the pump with the tank in-situ? It's accessible from underneath the rear bench. Jon
Just to add that easy way to check fuel pump is to crack the cold start injector union open slightly and crank it for a split second. If you get a spurt of fuel out the union you know the pump is fine. Jon
