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well my car died right when i got into a parking space at work today and i just thought i ran out of gas cause of how it died, well i got gas for it after work and it still wont start it sputtered a little at first but now just cranks and doesnt fire at all and ive narrowed it down to the fuel pump but i checked the fuse and the relay and im thinking im just gonna have the crapy job of changing it , can anyone think of anything else it might be besides just having to change the pump itself.

 
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When you first turn the ignition on, I can usually hear the pump prime itself for about 3s. Are you hearing that?

 
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it doesnt prime thats how i know it not working then i checked the fuse and relay for the pump

 
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If you do have to change the pump, its really not that bad if you do the "trap door" method Its not the 'recommended' method, but its the cheapest/easiest way to do it yourself.

http://home.comcast.net/~grayman99/Fuel-Pump.htm

Good luck.

 
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I personally wouldnt go that route unless I went through pumps like they were going out of style but they dont crap out all that often so i wouldnt cut my car all up for it.

 
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god that looks like such a pita. i hope my cars doesnt go out.

 
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sure you can do a trap door, i wanted to also. but good luck finding someone stupid enough to take a torch to that panel above the tank.

if you can get a fuel gauge put it on the rail. get a jumper wire and hook one end to your positive terminal of your battery and the other to the fuel pump prime connector:

http://shbox.com/1/fuel_pump_prime.jpg

if you hear it prime or the fuel pressure increases, the pump is working. otherwise, rent a lift. it makes taking the tank out easier.

 
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ugh ive done too many fuel pumps. its never a fun job. just try and hit the tank a few times with a rubber hammer to get it going for now. at least it will get you to a place to work on. ive gotten lots of fuel pumps going like that.

oh and i hope your tanks not full lol

 
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yea i know about the "trap door method" but i probably wont do that cause i usually wont do something like that unless i have to, im not really that worried about having to change it and its ok cause i have my bike so i can still get around but unfortunatly its getting to like 95-100 already and with all my gear on its pretty freakin hot when im not moving, but thanks ill test the pump like that, thats the type of thing i was looking for to make sure its the pump thats bad before i change it

 
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Take it in unless your for sure that is what it is. and if you are an *** you can buy your own part take it in and get the part back and take it to an autozone for a quick 75 bucks. i think i paid about 250 for instilation on a 97 v6. part was like 200. the idea of dropping the tank and the rear axle doesn't sound fun to me.

 
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yea doesnt sound like fun to me either but if it saves me 200 bucks ill be doing it myself because im more cheap that i am lazy

 
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yea im still not wanting to change this pump is there anything else that u guys think it could be cause it seems kinda weird that it would just randomly die on my like that when i thought i was out of gas is there anything that u guys could think of that may have stopped the pump from working cause the fuel was low or out of fuel or anything i really wanna make sure that its the pump before i change it cause i reall yneed the money now so i dont wanna keep it if i dont have to cause the stupid thing was 400 bucks

 
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Hmm 203B 40mm gernade launcher would fix it up.

 
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400 bucks? **** i spent200but that might be why mines still not running right. the best i can tell you is get it diagnosed and get an estimet. because then if it still doesn't work you can blame them and it will be their *** not yours. i'm not sure if there is a fuse and/or a relay because the book says nothing of it. and i can only find the part on one sight. and if it just dies and wontrun again it seems to sound like the pump because my parents had5 cars and all needed new fuel pumps down the road. hope this helps.

 
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yea its the pump i checked all the fuses and relays and then as a last test gave the tank a little slap with the mallet and the pump kicked on for a little while then went off again so yea its the pump im just gonna change it tomorrow