Original VW part: OEM fuel pump relay by Stribel! Fixed my occasional; fuel pump activation problem and no start issue!
2002 New Beetle Turbo S 1.8T
This is a genuine Volkswagen part; the oem is by Stribel and so, if you want it cheaper, buy it under the Stribel brand. Note: MSRP at a VW Dealer is over $60 USD!
After 17 years of use, my original fuel pump relay; was causing me a "no start" condition but eventually, it would start. I did a quick scan for trouble codes; a number of codes popped up, they were for "short to ground" and they listed a number of fuel system related parts (e.g. injectors, purge valve, etc). It would seem, to be a remote possibility, that all these parts would fail at once and I noted, that all of the power to these parts, are supplied by the fuel pump relay. Everything pointed to the relay; so, I figured I would check it. I took the relay apart, cleaned the contacts and put it back together again, it showed some signs of heat and it worked fine, after the cleaning, polishing of all the internal contacts, external terminals.
I figured, it was time for a new one and installed the new one; left the old cleaned up one, as a back up in my glove box. The new one, is quieter, consistently allows the start up of the engine right away and I am glad, to have a new one, to not worry about another no start situation. I sprayed the contacts with some cleaner and added a light coating of dielectric grease; to keep corrosion down and maintain a good contact surface.
If you have problems with the fuel pump not kicking on; when the door opens, key is turned on or have a no start condition, it maybe time to replace your fuel pump relay! :)
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