How to Hardwire Your Fuel Pump With A Relay

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@802Garage 10 ай бұрын

Nice work, John. Easy to follow and a necessary mod for any big power car. I have few suggestions or things you didn't mention. First, you should use a bulkhead fitting to go through the top hat. It will have rubber insulation inside to eliminate the chance of the wire ever chaffing and shorting on the fuel pump assembly, plus it creates a vapor seal. You can get them for around $10 if you search fuel cell electrical bulkhead. Your install should be fine, but this is more a tip for anyone reading. Second, make sure wherever you ground the relay that it is touching bare metal. I didn't see if you sanded off the paint where you bolted the connection, but you should ideally have bare metal under the connector itself and on the other side where the nut or washer touches down. If not, it may work at first, but you'll end up with intermittent issue later. Third, this is just a suggestion to increase wiring reliability, especially in the engine bay. Get a set of ratcheting crimpers specifically designed for heat shrink connectors and a box of various connectors. The crimpers work so much better than standard and make reliable connections. The heat shrink insulation with glue adds strain relief and water proofing. Take this all as just adding on to your video of course, not criticism. I have been slowly acquiring lots of wiring tips and tools over time. Gotta spread the knowledge.

@macanoon 10 ай бұрын

I would’ve ran an 8 gauge wire to auxiliary fuse block either in the bay or under the dash. Then send power to the pump from the aux block. This gives you the advantage of having a bunch of extra power sources instead of adding wires to the battery

@KimboEK4 9 ай бұрын

Great that you made this video because there is not much to find about that topic. Good arguments in the reactions to protect the wires at the fuel pomp. So we can learn from each other. Keep up the good work and still make these kind of video's. Greetz from Belgium and a happy new year 😉

@israelgonzalezjr.6083 2 ай бұрын

You think this can help with my issue with my Honda because I change my fuel pump and main relay it didn’t want to turn on I also change my distributor also still doesn’t turn on it only cranks that’s all

@brandoncruz682 10 ай бұрын

John, good thoughts here. On your next install can you please use rubber grommets when going thru metal to reduce chafing/shorts.

@junaidjunu1879 10 ай бұрын

Well explained. Its always better to have relays running high output components like fuel pumps / cooling fans and ofcourse the vtec solenoid

@AndreaDoesYoga 10 ай бұрын

Great tutorial, it really simplified the process! 👍

@Alpha-cr5cb 2 ай бұрын

Still no power to fuel pump git the pump out and tested it ran good

@andrewbresee 8 ай бұрын

Dude well done! Extremely helpful!! I searched a few months ago for a video like this and nothing. And then you did it. Thanks again!!

@alexformallyofchintzmotorsport Ай бұрын

What if you don't have a signal wire

@justinstirpe3672 10 ай бұрын

Casually finally understanding some electrical concepts 2am on a Friday…thanks John😎

@jdmnic1 10 ай бұрын

You should do these more! Cause I have an eg hatch as well so it helps out!

@Alpha-cr5cb 2 ай бұрын

Check ECU n and look good not burnt or broken

@crv6711 10 ай бұрын

Very good video as always. Keep up the good work 👍

@bigdaddymex2003 3 ай бұрын

If you don’t have a trigger signal in case in my case for my 66 VW bug , I can wire a positive lead to a switch to turn off and on power to mimic a trigger signal to the blue wire to activate that relay correct I think I just answered my own question I can. lol 🤔

@DustyLouis-le8kj 3 ай бұрын

I did a k20)24 with a hell cat fuel pump I'm still on factory wiring and my k pro is throwing dtc P0005 I wonder if this kit would fix my issue?

@timtrial3971 4 ай бұрын

I'm doing this to my toyota. My battery is now close to my fuel pump so my battery cable is much shorter.

@test-547 3 ай бұрын

You ran the larger gauge yellow wire all the way to the pump, then connected it to a smaller gauge factory wire anyway before it connects to the pump.

@lurice0 2 ай бұрын

@6:44 suppose u had a problem with your oem white green wire, and you wanted to replace all of it instead of tap into the end of it? Where does it come from?

@notone4029 10 ай бұрын

John, your right there are NO good or any videos covering THIS topic. You did an EXCELLENT job on video. Painless Wiring Company ALSO makes an EXCELLENT fuel pump relay kit. It's a great price and works just as good. I Used their brand on my 94 EG hatch for twin Bosch 044's. The DW kit you have John looks really quality as well.

@yeetplays3421 10 ай бұрын

Hey how did you get the AN fittings on the fuel pump cover?. can you make a video on that I wanna do the same so I can run AN lines from the tank to the front and back. Thx

@flyer116 10 ай бұрын

Let's goo

@hackzwiringperformance6902 8 ай бұрын

RUN A VOLTAGE METTER WHEN RUNNING CAR I CAN GUARANTEE THERE MORE VOLTAGE DROP NOW THEN YOUR STOCK WIRING SINCE YOU EXTENDED WIRES AND TWISTED WIRES TOGETHER THIS WILL LEAD TO VOLTAGE DROP IN HI RPMS

@thanosmaganiaris2960 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for helping us learn lots of useful things by uploading videon of your build. It really helps. keep it going john fr😊❤

@Lsx1320 6 ай бұрын

So if I wanted to use this setup on a toggle switch would I just wire the switch on the blue wire?

@ceelos87 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate you, I’m literally about to start this same process and you posted this video right in time for me to prepare myself

@styleispower9385 10 ай бұрын

Bruh cmon why would you drill it when you already have the connectors there

@isaacayala5937 8 ай бұрын

Nice videos man. No one really have a easy install video for hondas. One question. For the ground coming from the fuel pump connector. Did you just attach it to the assembly that drops in the tank just like how it is stock?

@boosted_john 8 ай бұрын

Nope. The ground wire is for the relay itself. The fuel pump has its own ground inside the hanger.

@SeerOfVoid 10 ай бұрын

Please please PLEASE disconnect that immediately John. The wire running through the fuel pump lid is going to chafe on that metal and short out. This is a HUGE fire hazard! You need to use a grommet or insulated stud for this

@boosted_john 10 ай бұрын

@typedrew 10 ай бұрын

You’ve been doing all this without this? Wow

@myPursesuitOfHappiness 10 ай бұрын

Great video John! LY ❤️

@Feelgoo49 5 ай бұрын

Thank you joung brother!

@DawenorR 10 ай бұрын

Pls build video JOHN! ❤

@jadalaspablo3695 10 ай бұрын

i have an ep3 so i was wondering if instead of connecting the power wire directly to the pump on the inside of the tank, can i just splice it into the connector on the top of the fuel module? like cut the power in the harness and run it to the wire directly to the pump side of the harness

@802Garage 10 ай бұрын

Yes, but then you are relying on the pin in the connector and the final length of skinny wire inside the tank to carry the current. It's usually the connector pin and/or housing that fails from excessive heat under high current loads. Your solution will work and can be reliable, it delivers higher average voltage than the factory wiring, but it can have reliability issues down the road. Look into fuel cell electrical bulkhead fittings.

@patrickpaul4901 10 ай бұрын

Hi John, I would remove the Amazon link that you provided for the fuel pump relay kit. I followed the link and purchased 2, one for myself and one as a Christmas gift for a friend. The image displayed is exactly what you used in your video, but what shows up in the mail is nothing like what you used in the video. It’s basically a pig tail and a universal pump sock. I went back to the listing after realizing there’s been a mistake and there’s multiple reviews about the false advertisement and not receiving what is pictured. Wish I’d have read it first but this is one time that I just really didn’t think I had to double check since I was following the link you gave us.

@boosted_john 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the heads up!

@patrickpaul4901 10 ай бұрын

@@boosted_johnyou’re welcome. After messaging the company they admit it was an issue on their end, they apologized and immediately issued a refund since they didn’t have the rewire kit in stock to send me. Customer service was really good.

@Zollie36 10 ай бұрын

Well played sir....well played

@alomechanthasinh4079 6 ай бұрын

Best tutorial. 🤝🏽

@4door_papi 6 ай бұрын

Dont you need to also put a bigger wire to the ground side of pump? Love the video!

@petergordon4525 Ай бұрын

@@4door_papi I ran 3mm thin wall wire (awg 13) to a fuel pump, positive and ground from bulkhead, 12metres total length. Battery voltage at idle was 13.9volts, voltage at fuel pump was only 12.4 volts. Upgraded 3mm to 4mm (12 awg) and voltage increased to 13.1 volts

@JamesCones-jj4jz 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@Freshjoe785 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video

@seanwilliams5403 10 ай бұрын

Great content

@turbob7437 10 ай бұрын

Thanks John

@ALLRealtySolutions 10 ай бұрын

The correct way is NOT to drill a hole in the cover. The correct way is to remove where the white plug is and put a fitting that the wires go through it into the tank.

@boosted_john 10 ай бұрын

Will look into this

@reiestrada9167 6 ай бұрын

Hi @boosted_john, is the fuse a 25amp capacity? Is the relay a 40amp? I wanna create my own, but I'm out of the States, need it for my 97 supercharged 4Runner 😈😉👉