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DISCUSSION => Engine management => Topic started by: takumei86 on May 30, 2008, 05:35:16 PM

Title: fuel pump bad???
Post by: takumei86 on May 30, 2008, 05:35:16 PM

today my car was running like shit! i put gas almost full tank now it runs nice!>?!>! coulkd that mean that the fuel pump is going or is bad!?

Title: fuel pump bad???
Post by: Wise Old Dog on May 30, 2008, 06:51:53 PM

I doubt it. A weak pump is a weak pump all the time. Maybe you had a tank of bad gas.

Title: fuel pump bad???
Post by: futron.sim on May 31, 2008, 07:56:55 AM

I too have similar problem to yours though its not as bad.

Whenever I pump a full tank of gas, the car will feel much more lively it will pull better. As the fuel level drops (esp. below 1/4 mark), the car will begin to feel sluggish.

I am thinking of replacing my fuel pump with a walbro one.

Title: fuel pump bad???
Post by: Cobra Jet on May 31, 2008, 09:50:13 AM

How old or when is the last time you changed your fuel filter?  

If the filter has not been changed in quite some time, I'm willing to bet that the fuel filter is clogged and is need of a changed.  I change fuel filters every 3 months - maybe it's overkill and not needed to be changed that often, however, I drive 114+ miles a DAY during my daily commute...