I was driving to Winton this morning at 4.50am and not more than 100m from the driveway the car cut-out and wouldn't start again.
After almost kicking the crap out of the door (easiest panel to replace...) I checked all the fuses in the junction box (all OK) and in the relay box in the engine bay (all OK).
The car wants to crank, but I can't hear the Walbaro pump 'whining', so I'm thinking the fuel pump isn't getting power. I checked all the electrical connections, checked the terminals in the plugs (all by torchlight on the side of the road) and again - nothing. I gave up after 2hrs and had it towed home by a very understanding neighbour at 6.50am.
What frustrates me is that the car started and ran fine all week, right upto this morning when it fired up in the driveway. I drove it home from the suspension shop without a hitch last night. All I did was top up the fuel tank with BP Ultimate before 'tucking it in' for the night.
I've checked the sparkplugs for the 'white finish' that the contaminated fuel going around is supposed to give and they're all clean (thank god).
When it cut-out, the engine checklight and the turbo light on the cluster illuminated and the car sort of shuddered then stopped.
I'm going nuts over this car - to spend 4x weeks moving heaven and earth to get it ready for today then having to forfeit the event due to this sort of stupid issue which has never happend to me before has almost driven me to the point of tears (but crying won't help so I'm sucking it up).
Any suggestions on where to start hunting for the cause? I don't have the access panels in the rear floor section like the EVO/GSR, so getting access to the pump is a mission in itself.
After almost kicking the crap out of the door (easiest panel to replace...) I checked all the fuses in the junction box (all OK) and in the relay box in the engine bay (all OK).
The car wants to crank, but I can't hear the Walbaro pump 'whining', so I'm thinking the fuel pump isn't getting power. I checked all the electrical connections, checked the terminals in the plugs (all by torchlight on the side of the road) and again - nothing. I gave up after 2hrs and had it towed home by a very understanding neighbour at 6.50am.
What frustrates me is that the car started and ran fine all week, right upto this morning when it fired up in the driveway. I drove it home from the suspension shop without a hitch last night. All I did was top up the fuel tank with BP Ultimate before 'tucking it in' for the night.
I've checked the sparkplugs for the 'white finish' that the contaminated fuel going around is supposed to give and they're all clean (thank god).
When it cut-out, the engine checklight and the turbo light on the cluster illuminated and the car sort of shuddered then stopped.
I'm going nuts over this car - to spend 4x weeks moving heaven and earth to get it ready for today then having to forfeit the event due to this sort of stupid issue which has never happend to me before has almost driven me to the point of tears (but crying won't help so I'm sucking it up).
Any suggestions on where to start hunting for the cause? I don't have the access panels in the rear floor section like the EVO/GSR, so getting access to the pump is a mission in itself.