2000 3.8l mustang does crank but no start
So I was driving with my car the other day and It lost all power while I was driving, if you gave it gas it would bog down by the time I pulled over it shut off completely. I took it home and let it set for about a month and i went out and was able to get it to start with starting fluid it idled rough till I reved it up. To get it to start I had to hold the throttle wide open. Now it won’t start it has spark and you can hear fuel pump
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Do you have an external fuel filter? If so, I would change it. 20 years old, the throttle body might need cleaning also. Should be a lot of youtube videos showing you how to do it
Fuel pump could be going bad too...….
Do you have an external fuel filter? If so, I would change it. 20 years old, the throttle body might need cleaning also. Should be a lot of youtube videos showing you how to do it
Fuel pump could be going bad too...….
So I was driving with my car the other day and It lost all power while I was driving, if you gave it gas it would bog down by the time I pulled over it shut off completely. I took it home and let it set for about a month and i went out and was able to get it to start with starting fluid it idled rough till I reved it up. To get it to start I had to hold the throttle wide open. Now it won’t start it has spark and you can hear fuel pump
im just curious if you have been running some of fuel system additive regularly. If so it’s possible that injector are clogged from a some gunk that was built up on the Line that broke free. Also check the fuel pump impact switch or whatever the call it. It’s in the trunk. Good luck!
im just curious if you have been running some of fuel system additive regularly. If so it’s possible that injector are clogged from a some gunk that was built up on the Line that broke free. Also check the fuel pump impact switch or whatever the call it. It’s in the trunk. Good luck!
If it was your key on/engine off reading,its within spec,but its at the top of that spec (35-50 psi)
Last edited by wbrockstar; Apr 7, 2020 at 02:22 PM.
So I was driving with my car the other day and It lost all power while I was driving, if you gave it gas it would bog down by the time I pulled over it shut off completely. I took it home and let it set for about a month and i went out and was able to get it to start with starting fluid it idled rough till I reved it up. To get it to start I had to hold the throttle wide open. Now it won’t start it has spark and you can hear fuel pump
If a flood condition isnt present,check to make sure injector pulse is present.Use a noid light or test light to check it.Disconnect a injector harness plug from any injector and insert the noid light.If using a test light instead,insert a small paperclip into one of the harness plug terminals,attach the test light clip to it,touch the test light probe to the other terminal and have a assistant crank the engine.The light should flash repetitively during crank mode.If it doesn't, injector pulse is not present.
I'll be back shortly to add to this trouble shooting list so stay tuned.I'll list more info after the word edit below,as I add more info.
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