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[Ben]

so i went over to my friends house tonight and i was there for about 10 minutes, and i went to start my car up and it just sputtered for 5 seconds and died. tried it again, same thing. and then it didnt even sputter, it just cranked. i know it has something to do with the fuel pump, i checked the relay, but somewhere i heard there are 2 fuel pumps. i know one of them is in the tank, but wheres the other one? which one would be the most likely to die? how do i test them??
thanks in advance.......

 

[vlad]

The second fuel pump is directly forward of the driver rear wheel. Typically, I have heard that the one in the tank dies way before the out board pump.

 

[Ben]

Sweet, because i just found a intank pump for $40. im definatly not getting a new one, they cost to much and i have an extremely limited budget.

 

[vlad]

But I would think that there could be other items that could cause your problem. I wouldn't buy a fuel pump until I knew that it was the problem.

 

[Ben]

i am almost positive that it is, its been making very loud noises, but how would i go about checking, and what would i check?

 

[vlad]

If I'm not mistaken, you check the fuel delivery pressure from the pump. And if you've been hearing a buzzing as the car idles, that's typically the out board pump, but that sound seems to be normal.

 

[Ben]

ok i guess ill worry about it tomorrow. btw, how do i test the pressure, is there a pressure tester or do i just take off the fuel line and see how far it shoots?