Engine keeps flooding
06-01-2009, 01:11 PM
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Engine keeps flooding
I have a 4.6l and it keeps flooding itself. I replaced the fuel filter and it still starts, and runs, then floods itself and dies. The color of the fuel though looked really like a brown clolor when it poured out of the old filter. What needs to be replaced and does anybody know how to check fuel pressure with a fuel rail pressure gauge on these cars? Thanks for your time.
06-02-2009, 04:36 PM
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Is the fuel pump located inside the tank on my car (2000 mustang gt)? If not where is it located? Please somebody help me out I dont have money to take it to a shop right now and I have been out of a car for almost two weeks. Somebody must know the answer to my question.
06-02-2009, 05:09 PM
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sounds like crap in the tank is clogging the fuel pump sock/pick-up...you may need to lower the tank and empty it /clean it/replace the sock......check and see if the new fuel filt has the same crap in it now that the old one did.........and yes your pump is in the tank
06-02-2009, 06:16 PM
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When I cycle the ignition to "on" the pump just makes a slight clicking noise. There is also a clicking noise comming from the passenger side front fender in the engine bay. Is there a way of telling if there is a short somewhere?
06-02-2009, 07:17 PM
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Here's your answer. Check ur fuel pump filter sock.
How do you know that your car is flooding? i have never heard of a fuel injected car flooding, i thought that was for carburators (sp). If your car was flooding that would mean one or more of your injectors were stuck open.
How do you know that your car is flooding? i have never heard of a fuel injected car flooding, i thought that was for carburators (sp). If your car was flooding that would mean one or more of your injectors were stuck open.
06-02-2009, 09:38 PM
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Here's your answer. Check ur fuel pump filter sock.
How do you know that your car is flooding? i have never heard of a fuel injected car flooding, i thought that was for carburators (sp). If your car was flooding that would mean one or more of your injectors were stuck open.
How do you know that your car is flooding? i have never heard of a fuel injected car flooding, i thought that was for carburators (sp). If your car was flooding that would mean one or more of your injectors were stuck open.
With my old tune my car would flood all the time, OP, if it happens, hold the gas pedal all the way down, and start the car that way, it turns the fuel rails off.