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[victorludorum]

I just tried testing the current draw at the brown wire to the inertia switch and it's tiny. The 10A setting was registering nothing, so I dropped it to the 200m and then 20m setting and was getting a reading of 0.01. Does this sound about right?

[spiguy]

Err no. You usually need to move the positive probe toa sspecific input on the meter, marked amps. Did you do that?

[victorludorum]

Ahh, that explains it! I'll give it another go...

[victorludorum]

On the 10a setting I am getting 0.01

[FlyingScot]

You are putting the meter between the connecting wire and the terminal on the fuel shut off with the ignition on?

FS

[victorludorum]

I'm putting the 2 connectors into the brown wire with the engine running. That's what I understood by 'breaking into the wire', but maybe I'm way off course?

[victorludorum]

Ok, here's the latest. The car made it back to the UK without any problems. It was plugged into the diagnostic computer and I have been assured that nothing out of the ordinary was showing up. I drove the car back to Paris (about 4 hours in 25/30 degree heat), and it conked out literally in front of the house! I re-checked the relay unit and the solder joint is still intact, along with the 30a fuse. I wasn't getting any noise from the pump, so I checked the 10a fuse and it has indeed blown. I am guessing that this indicates that the fuel pump has had it, and that this caused the scorched relay connector; would I be right? By the way, the fuel filter was changed just before the journey back from the UK.

[victorludorum]

I've just realised that I never closed this subject.

 

I changed the fuel pump shortly afterwards and that was the problem. No problems at all since, so fingers crossed...