5 GT Turbo Renualt 5 gt turbo start procedure. ??

[Matwom]

Hi guys
Can someone please please clarify this issue I’m trying to solve ,
So am I correct in saying when the car has been standing for an hour or so and I turn the ignition key to the first click where all the dash lights come on , should I get a 3 second prime pump sound ? (Which i did get ) but if i straight away turn the key back off so no ignition lights then turn back one step so all the ignition lights are on again should the prime reprime again. ? Because I did that and it didn’t re prime ,, so to clarify- key in ignition / turn one click so dash lights come on , u can hear 3 second prime pump ,,,,,, turn key off so dash lights go out and turn straight on and it doesn’t prime ? Is this normal? Thanks guys

 

[Brigsy]

No fuel pump prime on a gtt, pump only works when engine is cranking.

 

[SouthendBen]

Yeah as Brigsy says. Sometimes if ive no fuel and ive filled up with a petrol can or 3 i have to continuously hold the key cranking the starter constantly for maybe 10 to 15 seconds before the pump activates and primes supplies fuel to catb etc. Afterwards itl start very easily. In your case after an hour or 2 of sitting it should start relatively easily without the need for excess cranking to prime, so deffo an issue there somewhere most likely

 

[SouthendBen]

*carb

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Three presses of the accelerator to inject a bit of fuel into the engine, key in, and crank the engine, giving the accelerator the odd prod whilst cranking.