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Originally Posted by mdxj I had what I thought was fuel starvation today. Car died on a right hand turn. Pushed it to the side of the road, let it

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Old 07-18-2016, 12:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I had what I thought was fuel starvation today. Car died on a right hand turn. Pushed it to the side of the road, let it sit for a bit then tried to start it again. It would turn over but the rpms were low then quickly die. Checked fuses, disconnected the battery and the same thing. Towed it home and how the starter engages and cranks but it won't fire. Anything else to check before it goes to the dealer. Oil level was fine, no leaks, no smoke or odd noises. I don't hear the fuel pump prime when turning the ignition on too.
Try adding a gallon of gas. If you fuel starved the car from a right hand turn and it died, it often will not start again no matter how long it sits, unless you add a gallon of gas.

If all the fuel has sloshed to the driver side of the tank, the pump on the passenger side has no way to get that fuel to build fuel pressure with. If you add a gallon, it naturally fills on the same side as the pump. Only once fuel pressure is established again, does the siphon system begin to recover fuel that has sloshed over to the driver side.

If it fires right up after adding a gallon, you just experienced your average fuel starvation. If it still doesnt run after adding a gallon, then you want to test your fuel pressure. If no pressure, then you have a dead pump. Easy to change out yourself BTW.
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