Where is the fuel pump module located?

2010 LINCOLN MKZ
200,000 MILES • 3.5L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DAPHILLIPS
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I cannot locate the fuel pump module. I have taken out the back seat, trunk liner, backseat side modeling, trim around doors, looked under the car, and removed a small heat shield. The car has intermittent starting issues and all leads to the module. Does anyone have a picture or any idea where they hiding it?
Sep 6, 2024 at 8:38 AM
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STEVE W.
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That car with the 3.5 should only have a simple relay to control the pump and not a pump control module. The power comes in from fuse 30 and to the relay the relay is turned on by the smart junction box, Power then goes through the circuit and to the inertia switch and out to the pump. The common failures are in the connector at the pump that gets corroded and the grounds rusting.
Sep 6, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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DAPHILLIPS
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Thank you. I've been looking for this module for 3 days. I initially changed the fuel pump thinking it was the problem. I'll recheck that connections and the junction box and maybe replace the relay. Hopefully that solves the problem.
Sep 6, 2024 at 10:58 AM
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STEVE W.
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Been there, Ford likes to play games on them sometimes. If you had the hybrid, you would have a module. The 3.5 stayed with the earlier system until the 2013s came out when everything got control modules.
What does it do when it refuses to start? Just crank over and nothing else. Do you have any type of scan tool? For the Ford family https://forscan.org/ is a great program. Get the recommended dongle and the standard version and you can do a lot with it. If you decided, you wanted to change things the extended version gives you more access than the factory Ford scan tool! With it you could plug it in and when it doesn't start you could see the live data showing things like fuel pump, crank signals and all the rest. Would also allow testing of things like the relay easily because you could turn it on and off while you were right next to it.
Sep 6, 2024 at 2:36 PM