Originally Posted by
Bilbob
Newbie here! My 2005 will not start on the first crank. After a few seconds of cranking, I turn off car and re-start, Engine will start immediately. I tried to listen for the fuel pump on the initial start, but heard nothing.
What might be the problem? Where is the fuel pump relay located?-in the RCM control ubit? Thanks for your help, Bilbob
My Ranger was doing that. The issue was that the fuel pump was dying and needed time to get pressure up to 60psi. I'd turn the key to "ON", wait 3 seconds, turn to start and it would start right up.
If I did NOT do that, it would crank and crank and MAYBE start. Turning to OFF and trying again would usually result in a start. Went on for almost a year. Then one day, under a traffic light, it failed instantly.
DJ's suggestion about the pump relay is a good thing to try. Getting him to fix the RCM is way cheaper than a fuel pump, so try that first, the relays on our RCMs are going bad more and more as the cars age. I replaced my RCM last fall and send my bad one to DJ, so now, I have a spare.
