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Hit a curb...car won't start..... 850

posted by  someone claiming to be dp on  Wed Jul 2 16:35 CST 2003 [RELATED]

I have an 1995 850 Turbo that never gives me a problem. Today, in order to miss a swerving car, I ran up a curb and then down again. The down motion was jarring but me and the car are fine, or so I thought. I noticed that the engine died because all the dash lights were on. Went to start up the car and it would just crank and wouldn't turn over. Luckily, I was only a block from home and was able to park without incident.

I have a Haynes Repair manual and started to look for a fix to my problem. According to the FUEL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM CHAPTER (#4), when these cars are in an accident and the Fuel system ECU loses RPM signal from the ignition ECU, the System relay is de-energized and the fuel pump will stop operating.

Hey, this sounds like my exact problem. Now, how in the heck do you get the System relay to re-energize!

Note: When the key is in the #2 position, you can clearly hear the fuel pump click on and then off. It's a definately different sound than before the curb jump.

Any help this evening would be greatly appreciated, cause my mechanic is on vacation and the closest dealer is miles and miles away.

Did I mention that this weekend is July 4th and I had vacation plans!

PLEASE HELP!

Dan






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