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15th February 2011, 04:05 PM
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I'm guessing the fuel pump has stalled!!! Drawing to much current trying to start and blowing fuzes.
Don't be cponned into a new fuel pump assembly you can change the pump as Amar can attest to.
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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16th February 2011, 10:40 PM
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problem resolved
Got my a8 back today....just as you had said....the fuel pump had failed....fortunately the chap I gave the car to was really reasonable and changed it for next to nothing far as I am concerned....think he just charged me for a fuel pump.....
Curious though...why would a bad fuel pump draw so much current....I would have thought it would just stop working.....
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#3
8th March 2011, 10:53 AM
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If the pump is stalled, ie some grit or crap stopping it turning then due to electrical mysteries it pulls more and more current to try to get it moving and therefore blows the fuse.
It's there as a safety device and it worked. No fuse then the pump would melt out and your car would go on fire and.....
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