Car won't start.

Asked by goingnuts626 Sep 13, 2017 at 12:56 AM about the 1999 Mazda 626 ES

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When I turn the key to the on position the
fuel pump does not run however when i
start cranking the engine the fuel pump
continuously runs and the car won't start
why??

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fuel pump circuit or relay or relay fuse is dead and that lights up the spark also. the currant your seeing is pump feed while in crank position fed from the pcm

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