I turned my starite pump on and it just hummed for about 5 seconds then cut off. What could be wrong?

with motor off try turning the shaft of the motor from the back a few times then try to start up again if it doesnt need a new motor

with key in ON position can you hear the fuel pump humming uder the middle of car? the pump should hum for about 10 to 15 seconds,then go off and come back on when the key is turned off and then key turned back on.could possibly be a bad fuel filter, or a fuel pump going bad, it's definitly a fuel issue because it starts. try replacing the most inexpensive thing 1st. the fuel filter and then the fuel pump. hope this helps!!!

sta-rite pump is humming and no water

Yes. Remove the basket top and fill it with water ... as much as it will take ... replace the top and try again.

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SOUNDS LIKE THE START SWITCH IS DIRTY OR IT MAY NEED A CAPACITOR it's a 161start cap THIS IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST PUMP YOU CAN HAVE ! THESE AS ALL PUMPS CAN BE TRICKY TO WORK ON, THIS COULD HAVE THE MOTOR REPAIRED WITH NEW BEARINGS AND A SHAFT SEAL AND DIFFUSER ALL FOR ABOUT 100.00 .. LOOK FOR YOUR LOCAL POOL PUMP MOTOR REPAIR GUY OR SHOP.. USE YOUR ZIP CODE IN YOUR SEARCH .. GOOD LUCK AND VOTE .. Jay

Sounds like COULD BE something (a small stone or twig) jammed in the impeller. See if you can spin it using a long screwdriver, if it moves, it is not jammed. If it spins, I hate to say it might be the motor is gone.

Your fuel pump is supposed to hum, when you turn the key it primes the system and it will hum. When the car is running the fuel pump is running and it will hum. If the noise is excessive then try a higher quality fuel pump, it may be less noisy. You will hear the fuel pump on a lot of vehicles tho when you are sitting at a stop light with your radio off and everything quiet in the car.

you may not have enough fuel presur yet. try this -
turn key to on, listen for fuel pump noise (humming) for about 5 seconds. If no hum, you have a problem. If it hums, good. Now, turn key off for 30 seconds and turn key to "on" again. Repeat 5 times. Then try to start car.

The fel pump does run in "start" mode continually.