VX is broke... This is where I'll hopefully get some advice :D

[Marlin]

Not bad ideas, if I turn my key to the run position, I can hear my fuel pump come on and run to pressurize the fuel rail. You may not need a two person fuel pump party!!

Apparently we don't have a fuel pump shut off switch? I thought all newer cars had them. Oh well.

As for replacing the fuel pump, some of the guys on the planet save a ton of time but cutting a hole in the floor above the assembly, make a sheet metal cover to fit the hole. This way you can easily change the fuel pump without dropping the tank. Its all covered by carpet, so at an aesthetic level has no impact. Pick up some RTV or door gasket to make a good seal if you so desire and makes it easy to do on the road/trail or whatever. They had some problems with aftermarket fuel pumps. One guy went through three of em in just a few hundred miles. Luckily he had the hole which makes it easy to change on the go.
This is on my list of things to do this spring. I have a brand new OEM fuel pump assembly I scored on Ebay for 50 bucks shipped a few months ago! OEM is 300+ bucks IIRC.

I hope its something simple like the relay or a fuse!!

[pbkid]

As for replacing the fuel pump, some of the guys on the planet save a ton of time but cutting a hole in the floor above the assembly, make a sheet metal cover to fit the hole. This way you can easily change the fuel pump without dropping the tank. Its all covered by carpet, so at an aesthetic level has no impact. Pick up some RTV or door gasket to make a good seal if you so desire and makes it easy to do on the road/trail or whatever. They had some problems with aftermarket fuel pumps. One guy went through three of em in just a few hundred miles. Luckily he had the hole which makes it easy to change on the go.
This is on my list of things to do this spring. I have a brand new OEM fuel pump assembly I scored on Ebay for 50 bucks shipped a few months ago! OEM is 300+ bucks IIRC.

I hope its something simple like the relay or a fuse!!

if i remember correctly the VX may of had an access under the carpet anyhow....
anyone who has removed the carpet and taken pictures can check for me??

granted it could of been in any of the 1000's of other cars i ripped carpet out of in the last 6 years, but i seem to remember seeing something....

[Marlin]

if i remember correctly the VX may of had an access under the carpet anyhow....
anyone who has removed the carpet and taken pictures can check for me??

granted it could of been in any of the 1000's of other cars i ripped carpet out of in the last 6 years, but i seem to remember seeing something....

Ummm, nope

(its not that shiny once it dries...)

[VXorado]

Not bad ideas, if I turn my key to the run position, I can hear my fuel pump come on and run to pressurize the fuel rail. You may not need a two person fuel pump party!!

Also you should be able depress the schrader valve on your fuel rail with your VX off. Fuel should spray out for a moment before it loses pressure (if working correctly) then turn the ignition on for a few seconds and check the schrader valve again. If the pump is broken, there won't be any pressure behind the valve to spray fuel out.

Good luck