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Originally Posted by alltherage
Yeah, no it's not the alternator. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............................
I stopped by it today to see if it would magically go, and it didn't I don't think its getting fuel.
Do you hear a buzzing noise when you turn the key to the on position? A buzzing sound will indicate the fuel pump is priming. If not then a plugged fuel filter is most likey the problem.
OK so I'm pretty sure it's the fuel pump or something to that effect. It started up the other day again and then now I can't get 'er going. Turns over fine, everything seems ok but when I press the gass no RPMs nothing and IF it starts it idles lower and lower and dies within a few seconds.
If this is a fuel pump what should I expect to pay for repair?
Could this be fuel injectors?
Anyone know what the ballpark of this repair could be? I know this is a really ambiguous question but this machine is older, and I will not pay more than $500 to repair it.
When you roll the key forward you should hear a hum from the fuel pump. If it was toast it wouldnt work at all. I think its something else. Have you changed the fuel filter?
OK so I'm pretty sure it's the fuel pump or something to that effect. It started up the other day again and then now I can't get 'er going. Turns over fine, everything seems ok but when I press the gass no RPMs nothing and IF it starts it idles lower and lower and dies within a few seconds.
If this is a fuel pump what should I expect to pay for repair?
Could this be fuel injectors?
Anyone know what the ballpark of this repair could be? I know this is a really ambiguous question but this machine is older, and I will not pay more than $500 to repair it.
Change your fuel filter first. It's cheap to change and i suspect it's the problem.
#1 rule of mechanics. Change the cheapest part in the system first.
Kinda wish that was my mechanics first rule. I just took him my car and told him the problem and thought he'd know what was the problem. So he called me and told me he changed the spark plugs, cleaned my idle air control sensor and some other little things. So i went and picked it up and same problem it was still idling low, not giving any power and turning off. He told me ok let me change your fuel filter and SHAMWOW it was fixed.
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Kinda wish that was my mechanics first rule. I just took him my car and told him the problem and thought he'd know what was the problem. So he called me and told me he changed the spark plugs, cleaned my idle air control sensor and some other little things. So i went and picked it up and same problem it was still idling low, not giving any power and turning off. He told me ok let me change your fuel filter and SHAMWOW it was fixed.
In fairness to the mechanic there's not always one solution to every problem. Sometimes you have to do a number of fixes before you correct the problem. That said I find it odd that he gave you back your vehicle back with the problem still existing. Most mechanics will take it for a test drive to make sure the problem was fixed.
In fairness to the mechanic there's not always one solution to every problem. Sometimes you have to do a number of fixes before you correct the problem. That said I find it odd that he gave you back your vehicle back with the problem still existing. Most mechanics will take it for a test drive to make sure the problem was fixed.
If he was a half decent mechanic he would have figured the problem out in 15 minutes. That sort of problem is extremely common and fairly easy to diagnose. Theres a reason you always fix the cheapest thing first, its usually the part that fails first.
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If he was a half decent mechanic he would have figured the problem out in 15 minutes. That sort of problem is extremely common and fairly easy to diagnose. Theres a reason you always fix the cheapest thing first, its usually the part that fails first.
I don't disagree with what you are saying. I was merely trying to illustrate that there's not always a simple solution to every problem.
In fairness to the mechanic there's not always one solution to every problem. Sometimes you have to do a number of fixes before you correct the problem. That said I find it odd that he gave you back your vehicle back with the problem still existing. Most mechanics will take it for a test drive to make sure the problem was fixed.
I guess he likes the customer to test drive it first. Mechanics do have it hard though he tested it on one of those computers and the code was for a random misfire. Can't really complain because another emchanic i took it to told me it was my idle air control sensor and that would have costed me about 800 dollars for that alone.
