Ok, I ran out of gas on the way home from church yesterday. The tow truck guy brought out two gallons of gas to get me going and the car (2000 SVT) started right up and drove fine while I turned around and got ready to merge into traffic, while I was sitting there waiting for an opening in traffic the engine started to miss a little and the car died. I tried to get it started but no luck, so I had the car towed to my house.
My initial thought was the fuel filter, to change that I released pressure at the schrader valve but there wasn't any pressure, and not a drop of gas came out. I went ahead and changed the filter which wasn't too bad. When I tried to start the car again it seemed like the engine wanted to turn over and was fairly close to starting. Next I primed the engine by turning the key on and off four or five times. This time the car actually started up after cranking for four or five seconds, I let the car idle for about thirty seconds but when I tried to rev the engine it stumbled and died. After it died it wouldn't start again even when I primed it.
I have two questions, first does this sound like a fuel pump issue to you? If it does where is the best place to get a fuel pump, should I use a genuine ford part or is there an aftermarket one?
My initial thought was the fuel filter, to change that I released pressure at the schrader valve but there wasn't any pressure, and not a drop of gas came out. I went ahead and changed the filter which wasn't too bad. When I tried to start the car again it seemed like the engine wanted to turn over and was fairly close to starting. Next I primed the engine by turning the key on and off four or five times. This time the car actually started up after cranking for four or five seconds, I let the car idle for about thirty seconds but when I tried to rev the engine it stumbled and died. After it died it wouldn't start again even when I primed it.
I have two questions, first does this sound like a fuel pump issue to you? If it does where is the best place to get a fuel pump, should I use a genuine ford part or is there an aftermarket one?