RS6 won't start - fuel pump issue

bigcw · Feb 1, 2014

I have a non-starting RS6 stuck on the driveway.

The history is that it had a water leak into the boot which destroyed the battery management module. That has now been replaced, but since then the car won't start. It just cranks over but doesn't fire.

VCDS suggests:

012425 - Signal Line for Fuel Pump Electronics: Electrical Malfunction
P3089 - 002 - Lower Limit Exceeded

Does anyone know what this actually means in real terms?

Thanks, Chris

desertstorm · Feb 1, 2014

19545/P3089/012425 - Ross-Tech Wiki

19545/P3089/012425 - Signal Line for Fuel Pump Electronics: Electrical Malfunction
Possible Solutions

Check/Replace Transfer Fuel Pump (G6). See Special Notes
Check/Replace Fuel Pump (FP) Control Module (J538).

Special Notes

When found in the M.Y. 2006 - 2007 NAR BPY 2.0T FSI engine see:
TSB 01-08-06 -or- TPI 2017131 which mentions "updated" electric/transfer (in tank) fuel pumps.

http://www.s4-mtm.com/images/RS6-C5StudyGuide.pdf page 26 - 28

If you put the car details on year , engine code etc I could get you the wiring diagram off Elsa Win.

Karl.

desertstorm · Feb 1, 2014

Just had a look at your previous threads and can see you have a new shape rs6 with the V10 not the V8 .
Looking on Elsa Win your car also has a fuel pump control module J538 .
Looks like it's on the back of the cover on the boot floor. So wouldn't be suprised if water has got in there and corroded a wire possibly.

Karl.

bigcw · Feb 2, 2014

Hi Karl

That's really helpful, thanks a lot. Yes, I have the V10 RS6 Avant, C6 shape, 2009.

I had been told that the pump control unit was under the car between the body and the fuel pump which is why I hadn't investigated further but it looks from your instructions that it's actually accessible without getting the car up in the air. I'm sure I've opened that inspection cover already though.

Are those instructions definitely for the Avant version? The reason I ask is that I've taken the oval inspection cover shown in the instructions out already and there was very little under there, just a hose connecting to the tank by the look of things, no sign of any electronic modules. The picture actually looks more like the cover under the rear seat where the infamous fuel tank sender plugs in.

Is there any other (more specific) indication in Elsa as to where the J538 module is located?

Thanks again for looking into this for me.

Cheers, Chris

desertstorm · Feb 2, 2014

Had another look at Elsa Win, there are many different options for the fuel tank system on the A6 and I think I got the wrong one. Above is for the smaller petrol engined cars. Of course on the RS6 they have to make it difficult.
It appears you have to drop the tank a bit to be able to get to the module.
It's held on by the two bolts marked in the picture. But to be able to pull it through the hole into the car the tank has to be dropped down a bit, not removed completely just bolts undone to allow the module to be removed. I presume you have checked all the connections on the fuel tank connector already.

If you PM me an E-mail address I will send you the correct instructions for getting the module out.

Karl.

bigcw · Feb 3, 2014

That looks a lot more like what I have. I've not checked the connections yet but will go out there now as it's light and has stopped raining.

Does Elsa have a part number for the fuel pump module? There are several on eBay, just want to check if they are the right ones.

Will pm you my email address now.

Thanks again for the help.

Chris

bigcw · Feb 3, 2014

Ok, no voltage output at all to the fuel pump, which is as suspected I guess.

The control module is wedged up above the tank, no chance of getting it out without dropping the tank down as you say. I would appreciate a copy of the instructions (have PM'd you my email address) to do that but I suspect I don't have the resources to do it here ie a ramp.

The only thing I could do would be to undo the tape and 'pin' the wires leading to the module but I'm a bit reluctant to do that in case it has to go to Audi eventually and it upsets them that it's botched.

Annoyingly the module, from what I can see from peering down the gap, doesn't look like any of the ones on eBay. It's in a little plastic carrier for one thing, not screwed directly to the bodywork. I can get a screwdriver in there and get it out of the holder but no chance it's going to squeeze through the gap between the body and the tank.

The other thing I would be interested to check is where the module is powered from. I assume there will be a fuse for it. Any clues as to which one it is?

Chris

desertstorm · Feb 3, 2014

According to ETKA the part number for the module J538 is 4f1906093 looks to be around the £90 mark.

Karl.

bigcw · Feb 4, 2014

Breathing a sigh of relief as the car has started after 10 days of being stuck on my driveway.

For anyone reading this in the future, there is a separate fuseable link inside the battery positive terminal, yes *inside*, you need to pop the plastic cover on the terminal open to see it. This feeds power to the fuel pump controller which in turn feeds the pump.

This link had popped although it was difficult to spot that it had done so as from a casual glance it looked in tact. I assume this had happened due to the wire being wet and shorting against the bodywork.

The link is equivalent to a 30A fuse. I didn't have the proper link so I've wired a 20A blade fuseholder across it temporarily which cleared the issue. I'll have to go to Audi and buy the proper link at some point.

Note that the fuse in the left side of the dash (right hand drive car) in brown position 1 just powers the pump relay not the pump itself. Your guess is as good as mine why it's a 30A in there when all it does is power a relay. Perhaps it's different on the non-RS cars where the pump controller is elsewhere.

Huge thanks to Karl for all his help, and for finding the key bit of information in Elsa to point me towards the fuse. I was honestly about to give up and trailer the car to Audi.

Cheers, Chris

desertstorm · Feb 4, 2014

Glad you have sorted it Chris, Turned out to be a cheap and easy fix in the end which are the best ones

.
ETKA doesn't actually show a 30A fuse part number but it is N 109 241 01 looks to be about £2 .

Sicherungen

karl

Hamilton69 · Sep 23, 2014

Hello there, writing to you from Finland Europe!
I would like to ask you for a little bit more information, regarding the fuel pump issue you had with your RS6.
I drive a regular A6 3.2FSI -05, but your symptoms sounded exactly like mine now at the moment!
Have checked everything I can imagine, but still no solution. There is power behind the fuse in the carrier on the passenger side in the front. And the pump itself works when applying power from a outter source. But the pins (1&5) that connect to the fuel pump are dead. Could be the fuel pump console, but since its hidden so good, im hoping on another fault. Never found the relay J17 eighter? Could you guys please help me out, and give me a little more specs on what you ment with this:
For anyone reading this in the future, there is a separate fuseable link inside the battery positive terminal, yes *inside*, you need to pop the plastic cover on the terminal open to see it. This feeds power to the fuel pump controller which in turn feeds the pump.
This link had popped although it was difficult to spot that it had done so as from a casual glance it looked in tact.

Where is this located, and would somebody happen to have any pics to show what this mean?
Thanx in advance for all your help and writing already so far!!
Hamilton69, Lahti Finland
jounikurko@gmail.com

desertstorm · Sep 23, 2014

On the RS6 there is a fuse located on the actual battery terminal connection. I am not sure if it is the same on your car.
A1 is the actual positive battery connection. C1 is the fusible link that had failed on the original posters car.

Karl.

desertstorm · Sep 23, 2014

I am taking a guess at what the model and engine is of your car but this is from an Audi A6 4F2 model with the BKH engine. The fuse you have checked should be a 20A on fuse box SC, should be marked up on the fuse box.

The 20A fuse is powered from the relay J271 which is located in the electronics box in the plenum chamber. These relays do fail but it also powers many other things so I would expect more than the pump not to work.

Karl.

Hamilton69 · Sep 24, 2014

Hello, and thanx a bunch desertstorm for your help!! Ended trying to figure out the problem once again this morning, in the cold blowing weather. Welcome back flu! Turns out, my fix was pretty simple. The plug to the fuel pump console was not connected, and was dangling half loose. Last place I looked was the solution!

Already gave up, and thought I´d have to tow it to the closest Audi marble desk. What comes to the consoles placement, non of the places I found on the net matched. Found it behind the back seat by accident, on the luggage compartment side under the bootcarpet. There I found a plastic lid and under that a similiar plate that the gas pump has, three screws and voilá there it was! Lots of pages and workshop programs gave me the thought that its between the gastank and the car body. But no. This is now the 3rd or 4th place they have installed these on the 4f I believe?! Anyway, thanx for the help, great forum to find! Ps. You where right about the "regular" A6 not having the fuse on the battery like the RS6! And the fusepanel in the luggage compartment was also different and with less cabels etc. Pps: MY car is a A6 3.2fsi Sedan -05 Engine code: AUK

Cookie RS6 · Jun 16, 2019

Hi, thanks all for posting re this fuse in the battery cover, saved my day. Hopefully that is all the problem was a blown fuse.

sedefcha · Aug 23, 2022

This fuse is a PITA: reading this made me find a BROKEN (not blown) fuse:

Symptoms of fuel starvation started few days ago and finally car died while driving. Problem is visible after a close look: at first fuse seemed all right

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