fuel pump staying on when car is off

1998 HONDA ACCORD
88,000 MILES
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POCOLACHRISTIAN
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i noticed when i turn my car off i can still hear the pump running it sounds like a humming. what causes that?
Jul 24, 2011 at 6:07 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Check and test the main relay could be sticking
Jul 24, 2011 at 9:19 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Are you sure it is the fuel pump? It coud be something else, usually the cooling fans continues to work intermittently when engine is turned off, at least until the cooling fan switch is deactivted when the coolant temperature drops to a certain level.
Jul 24, 2011 at 1:54 PM
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