87 740 Jetronic fuel pump relay grounding transistor is bad?'s

Discussion in 'Volvo 740' started by Shade\, Jul 9, 2003.

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    Shade\ Guest

    Me again.. I discovered that I have two Bosch Jetronics ECU's 0 280 000
    544 & 0 280 000 541 who's fuel pump relay's (ecu transistors) will not
    energize and make contact. I discovered this by switching a third,
    working ECU 0 280 000 511 from my 85 740 to my newly aquired 87 740
    turbo and the fuel pump relay energized, made contact and started
    without a problem.

    I read that there is potentially volvo aftermarketer's or independant's
    that sell a kit that allows you to fix the "transistor" problem
    onesself. Is anyone knowledgable of this? I called Bergerone Volvo here
    in New Orleans and a mechanic acted like he never heard of such a thing.
    If not, I am potentially interested in selling, trading, exchanging
    these two computers for a good ecu. Also, I read that it's possible to
    ground or overide the fuel pump relay. Is anyone knowledgable of this
    and if so, could you please elaborate. As well, could someone please
    tell me where this transistor is located in the ecu?

    BTW: If I manually close the fuel pump relay both ecu's will start and
    run the auto. Thanks for any HELP!! :(( SO SAD:((((
     
    Shade\, Jul 9, 2003
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    Mike F Guest

    What you do is take a fuel pump relay from a K-Jetronic car and use it
    to turn on your existing fuel pump relay (Volvo pn 3523639), which only
    turns the fuel pump on when there is spark. You need to tap into 2
    wires at your computer, and run a third to either the ignition coil or
    tachometer, and ground 2 more terminals on the new relay.

    Connect the following:
    Terminal 31 on the new relay to ground. (This is for the circuit inside
    the new relay.)
    Terminal 30 on the new relay to ground. (This is the current path for
    your existing relay.)
    Terminal 31b on the new relay to the red-white wire on the coil or
    tachometer for engine running signal.
    Terminal 15 on the new relay to a switched power wire on your computer
    (usually blue or blue-green).
    Terminal 87b on the new relay to the black-yellow wire on your
    computer. (This is the power path for your existing relay, and the
    wire that the computer no longer grounds.)
     
    Mike F, Jul 10, 2003
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    James Sweet Guest

    The usual problem is just a cold solder joint in the ECU, worst case is a
    blown transistor.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 11, 2003
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