bfrinkus
Active member
Hey guys!
My 1997 Jetta TDI has been having some weird issues that feel an awful lot like fuel starvation under load. I've been down the diagnostics rabbit-hole and have determined that my injection pump is having a hard time pulling fuel from the tank up to the engine bay. My solution is to add an electric lift pump.
I have installed an AirTech lift pump and done some road testing with the pump wired straight to the battery and it seems to resolve my weird fuel supply and power issues.
Now, I obviously need to power this lift pump in such a way that is safe and provides key-on power. The pump is rated to pull 2amps.
I'm a pretty good DIYer, but also know that electrical isn't my strong suit. Can anyone provide fairly idiot-proof suggestions as to where I might draw a key-on power source for my lift pump?
Thanks for reading, I really appreciate any help or input!
Brad
My 1997 Jetta TDI has been having some weird issues that feel an awful lot like fuel starvation under load. I've been down the diagnostics rabbit-hole and have determined that my injection pump is having a hard time pulling fuel from the tank up to the engine bay. My solution is to add an electric lift pump.
I have installed an AirTech lift pump and done some road testing with the pump wired straight to the battery and it seems to resolve my weird fuel supply and power issues.
Now, I obviously need to power this lift pump in such a way that is safe and provides key-on power. The pump is rated to pull 2amps.
I'm a pretty good DIYer, but also know that electrical isn't my strong suit. Can anyone provide fairly idiot-proof suggestions as to where I might draw a key-on power source for my lift pump?
Thanks for reading, I really appreciate any help or input!
Brad