Dindo Perlas
Member
Hello fellow Trac'ers!
I have rarely used my trac for 2 years within which it accumulated only 1000kms . Needless to say, I didn't bother filling up the tank even if it was at E. I'm currently trying to revive my trac . But , after replacing the battery, cleaning the IAC, MAF, throttle, doing the seafoam, change oil, and change coolant, the trac has been stalling when idle at stop lights . Aside from that, hard starting is also an issue. :angry:
Last Saturday, I took it for a ride to a nearby supermarket to observe if it had more issues . Then when I was going down a steep ramp to the basement parking the trac stalled . Thinking that the trac had difficulty sucking fuel at an incline, I concluded right there and then that I had a problem with my fuel pump :unsure:. My fuel was less than 1/4, probably at 1/8. On my way home, it was stalling and gave me a hard time restarting it each time. So I dropped by a gas station and filled up the tank to the brim! From then on, it never stalled :banana:. However, when I parked my car and turned of the engine, I could hear the fuel pump whistling. :blink:
To all our experts on board (no pun intended), if I do have a failing fuel pump, will it get better in time by simply just keeping the tank near full hoping that the gas lubricates the pump and undoes whatever issue the fuel pump has? :wacko: If it has no chances of getting fixed (w/o replacement), would it get any worse even if I keep the tank near full from now on? :unsure: Obviously I'm trying to avoid a fuel pump replacement :lol:. But if I really have to replace it then let this be an expensive lesson learned. :angry:
TIA.
(Oops. sorry I had fun with the smileys )
I have rarely used my trac for 2 years within which it accumulated only 1000kms . Needless to say, I didn't bother filling up the tank even if it was at E. I'm currently trying to revive my trac . But , after replacing the battery, cleaning the IAC, MAF, throttle, doing the seafoam, change oil, and change coolant, the trac has been stalling when idle at stop lights . Aside from that, hard starting is also an issue. :angry:
Last Saturday, I took it for a ride to a nearby supermarket to observe if it had more issues . Then when I was going down a steep ramp to the basement parking the trac stalled . Thinking that the trac had difficulty sucking fuel at an incline, I concluded right there and then that I had a problem with my fuel pump :unsure:. My fuel was less than 1/4, probably at 1/8. On my way home, it was stalling and gave me a hard time restarting it each time. So I dropped by a gas station and filled up the tank to the brim! From then on, it never stalled :banana:. However, when I parked my car and turned of the engine, I could hear the fuel pump whistling. :blink:
To all our experts on board (no pun intended), if I do have a failing fuel pump, will it get better in time by simply just keeping the tank near full hoping that the gas lubricates the pump and undoes whatever issue the fuel pump has? :wacko: If it has no chances of getting fixed (w/o replacement), would it get any worse even if I keep the tank near full from now on? :unsure: Obviously I'm trying to avoid a fuel pump replacement :lol:. But if I really have to replace it then let this be an expensive lesson learned. :angry:
TIA.
(Oops. sorry I had fun with the smileys )