Issues starting my 2002 Ford Courier GL
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Asked by Sandy
My 2002 Ford Courier GL has had three electric fuel pumps in two years, a used relay fitted and a new fuel regulator fitted one year ago. I also removed the fuel tank and cleaned it out. The fuel level got low a few days ago and it wouldn’t start. I parked it on a slope and it started every time. It was then parked on the flat yesterday and won’t start today. What do you reckon?
Answered by CarsGuide
17 Apr 2024If the vehicle is running at all, then the fuel pump is working, It’s that simple. And while you’ve changed the pump twice in recent times, have you also replaced the pick-up tube that dangles from the pump and reaches down into the deepest depths of the fuel tank?
Sometimes, these tubes can split (and the split can be hard to see) allowing the pump to suck air rather than fuel if the split is exposed. Which could mean that your car, when parked on a slope sufficient to cover with fuel the split in the pick-up, started no problem. But, when parked on the flat and the fuel in the tank allowed to pool away from the pick-up tube, the split was exposed and the pump was sucking air again. It sounds like a long shot, but it has definitely happened before today.
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