My 93 240 has had an intermittent issue lately. A couple of times while driving down the highway, the car losses power. Not the kind of loss where all the dash lights come on, just total loss of power. When I pull over and turn it off, it starts back up and runs fine. On a few occasions while running errands, I have parked the car and upon returning cannot get it to start. It turns over but will not start. After a few trys, the car starts and runs fine.
In an attempt to track down the issue, I have replaced the fuel pump relay and the noise suppression relay. The car seemed to run great after replacing these. Note: because this is a 18 year old car, I have no problem with replacing parts to resolve an issue. I have also purchased a new fuel pump and pre-pump in case either of these is the problem.
Today, I drove it a couple of hundred miles and was thinking how great it was running...AND THEN, I stopped for about 20 minutes and when I tried to start the car it would not start. I pulled the fuse panel cover and noticed that fuse #6 looked loose. When I touched it, it was hot. I pulled it out and was surprised to see that the red plastic was burned and had melted some. I did not have a spare so I was able to put it back in and position it so the car would start. While trying to get it in the right position, I noticed that when it was not making contact, that all the lights on the dash were lite up "except" the check engine light, when I got it right, all the lights lite up like they are supposed to just prior to engaging the starter.
I got the car running again and drove to the nearest parts store to purchase a replacement fuse. After I installed the new fuse, I started the car and touched the fuse to see if it was hot and it was.
Can anyone suggest what might be going on? Is it normal for the fuse to get hot? Do you think the fuel pump is going out?
As always, I appreciate the wisdom and expertise of the people who have helped me out on this site before.
In an attempt to track down the issue, I have replaced the fuel pump relay and the noise suppression relay. The car seemed to run great after replacing these. Note: because this is a 18 year old car, I have no problem with replacing parts to resolve an issue. I have also purchased a new fuel pump and pre-pump in case either of these is the problem.
Today, I drove it a couple of hundred miles and was thinking how great it was running...AND THEN, I stopped for about 20 minutes and when I tried to start the car it would not start. I pulled the fuse panel cover and noticed that fuse #6 looked loose. When I touched it, it was hot. I pulled it out and was surprised to see that the red plastic was burned and had melted some. I did not have a spare so I was able to put it back in and position it so the car would start. While trying to get it in the right position, I noticed that when it was not making contact, that all the lights on the dash were lite up "except" the check engine light, when I got it right, all the lights lite up like they are supposed to just prior to engaging the starter.
I got the car running again and drove to the nearest parts store to purchase a replacement fuse. After I installed the new fuse, I started the car and touched the fuse to see if it was hot and it was.
Can anyone suggest what might be going on? Is it normal for the fuse to get hot? Do you think the fuel pump is going out?
As always, I appreciate the wisdom and expertise of the people who have helped me out on this site before.
