[mike-oat]

Should my key have a computer chip in it? Wondering because it does not and my fuel pump keeps shutting off every minute. Wondering if this may be the cause?

[Speedstang302]

yes it should..i think 96 was the only year some didnt..mine did.

[mike-oat]

do you think that is a possibilty that is why my fuel pump od being told to shut off about every min.

[Speedstang302]

are you talking the fuel pump is cutting out when the car is running? like its stalling? or as its turning over it cuts out?

[mike-oat]

Ill be driving down the road whether im doing 70 or 25 its is about every min the car starts shiftign down and then dies. I put t in the shop and they said the fuel pump was bad on it so i had a new one put in and a new fuel filter. They said it is still doing it and that something is telling the fuel pump to shut off. It will also do it when it is idling. It does 4 sets of 5 beeps also before it does it but they told me that the beeps were because it does not have a passenger air bag.

Originally Posted by Speedstang302 are you talking the fuel pump is cutting out when the car is running? like its stalling? or as its turning over it cuts out?

[G.T. Rags]

you wouldn't be able to tell if there was a chip in your key or not....

the key is just one key with a black piece of plastic around it that houses the chip

and it wouldn't start if the chip was gone.... PATS would disable the car

[BAD98GT]

does the anti theft light blink when it before it dies? if not, doubtful the key is the problem, shut off the pats with your tuner and that will tell you for sure. did you check the fuel pressure? i bought a new fuel pump a few yrs back and the damn thing pumped but had very little pressure.

Check the relay to see if you lose your signal for the pump

[G.T. Rags]

what kind of mpg are you getting?

does the car need to warm up first, or does it literaly shut off every minute?

[mike-oat]

yea its in the shop now and they said the fuel pressure was good. they said that something is telling the fuel pump to shut off

[mike-oat]

it literally shuts off every minute

[mike-oat]

it literally shuts off every minute. not for sur eon gas mileage i know i can drive 45 miles on a quarter of a tank

Originally Posted by G.T. Rags what kind of mpg are you getting? does the car need to warm up first, or does it literaly shut off every minute?

[mike-oat]

yes i check the relay switch and it was good when the button is up the car will not turn on.

Originally Posted by BAD98GT does the anti theft light blink when it before it dies? if not, doubtful the key is the problem, shut off the pats with your tuner and that will tell you for sure. did you check the fuel pressure? i bought a new fuel pump a few yrs back and the damn thing pumped but had very little pressure. Check the relay to see if you lose your signal for the pump

[G.T. Rags]

when did the car start doing this?

[mike-oat]

about two weeks ago i bought the car and about an hour after driving as i was on ym way home it started doing it. the car has been wrecked in the front but it was fixed all but the passenger air bag was not replaced and the horn does not work.

Originally Posted by G.T. Rags when did the car start doing this?

[BAD98GT]

Originally Posted by mike-oat yes i check the relay switch and it was good when the button is up the car will not turn on.

what button r u talking about? in the trunk?

[G.T. Rags]

disconnect the battery for a half hour..... see what happens

[mike-oat]

alright i will have to do that tomorrow when i go to the shop. what should it do then

[G.T. Rags]

we'll find out tomorrow

[mike-oat]

Alright thank you ill update this tomorrow

[mike-oat]

Alright a quick update. I just called the shop where it is at and they said that the car will stay running on carburator cleaner but as soon as you stop the spray it dies. Any ideas now. I really appreciate everyone trying to help me cause I have no clue about these cars. I just bought it a couple weeks ago