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From: Duncan Wood on 15 Jun 2010 16:37
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:12:06 +0100, Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk>
wrote:

> john hamilton wrote:
>> "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:EWJRn.4127$BF.2704(a)hurricane...
>>> john hamilton wrote:
>>>> Our car has just developed the exciting feature of not restarting if
>>>> you have driven for a bit and then stopped for five minutes or so.
>>>> If you waited a few hours it would start again, but now it's not
>>>> even doing that.
>>>> Yesterday It broke down and the recovery mechanic squirted (eye
>>>> witness reported it said 'brake cleaner' on the can) an aerosol into
>>>> the air intake and the engine fired up. He then released the nut at
>>>> the end of the injector housing and said that petrol was not getting
>>>> up there.
>>>> He thought the problem was either the fuel shut of valve (which it
>>>> turns out this car does not have) or the fuel pump.
>>>>
>>>> Since its an old corolla (1994 GLi 1.3, 4E-FE engine) and it does
>>>> not seem to have any diagnostic system connection [at least nothing
>>>> is mentioned about it in the Haynes manual] what would likely be the
>>>> cheapest and easiest course of action for a novice to take.
>>>>
>>>> Is fitting a new fuel pump a specialist job and is it likely to be
>>>> anything else that is playing up?
>>>>
>>>> Is this really a job for a Toyota specialist? I would likely to
>>>> have to remorgage the house to take it to a Toyota dealer. I live in
>>>> north west London, near Finchley Central. Grateful for any advice,
>>>> thanks.
>>>
>>> when was the fuel filter last changed?
>>
>> Sorry forgot to mention that was changed very recently.
>
> generally fuel pumps fail and stay failed. testing fuel pump delivery is
> easily done in the workshop, usually I would power the pump directly and
> check the delivery pressure. if it will start (with assistance of
> something
> sprayed in) and keep running then the pump is working. in this case I
> would
> look first for an air leak.
>
> the data link connection is under the bonnet and it can be accessed with
> a
> couple of bits of wire to make the MIL lamp on the dashboard read out the
> codes.
>
>

Sounds like an air leak, check the tank end 1st.
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