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Return Fuel System? #605056 04/15/03 11:32 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 105 Raleigh J jcboeckl_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP jcboeckl_dup1 CEG\'er J Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 105 Raleigh	I've been having problems with my car horribly Hesitating below 3500 RPM's. After some research I decided to try removing the Fuel Pump and cleaning it. I just got done doing this and it didn't seem to help. I did notice that the L-Shaped Sock was slightly clogged with stuff but not overly clogged. I cleaned it with Carb cleaner and reinstalled it. Took it for a test drive and it still was hesitating like before. I am close to buying a new Fuel Pump because I have persued everything electronic it could be (Plugs, WIres..etc) I am going to buy a fuel filter and probably a Fuel Pressure Regulator and if that doesn't work then I will probably go with a new Pump. Anyone have any other thoughts....From what I have seen the returnless fuel pumps are the ones everyone's been having problems with....Should I just go for the whole unit or should I try replacing just the Stock? I saw just the L-SHaped Strainer Sock listed on Autozone's website....but from what I have read here no one has replaced just the sock. Or have you? Any help would be great! 2001.5 S4 Santorin/Silver Stock...For now!

Re: Return Fuel System? #605057 04/15/03 11:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408 R Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er
Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408	Not the sock, the screen under it. Run with a fuel pressure guage to see if it's a fuel pressure problem. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -George Santayana

Re: Return Fuel System? #605058 04/16/03 01:28 AM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 105 Raleigh J jcboeckl_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP jcboeckl_dup1 CEG\'er J Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 105 Raleigh	The Screen Under it? Where is this located at? I think your referring to a Returnless Fuel System...the Return Fuel system has a big L-Shaped Screen/Sock on the bottom of the Pump...unless its inside the pump? Can you pull Fuel Pressure from OBDII? Thanks 2001.5 S4 Santorin/Silver Stock...For now!

Re: Return Fuel System? #605059 04/16/03 02:11 AM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,319 Pickering, Ontario, Canada H horseydug_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
horseydug_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er H Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,319 Pickering, Ontario, Canada	Originally posted by jcboeckl: Can you pull Fuel Pressure from OBDII? I don't see any transducer feeding this info to PCM in wiring manual so the answer is no. 98 Mystique LS v6 atx 163,000km 97 Contour LX v6 atx 163,000km

Re: Return Fuel System? #605060 04/16/03 03:21 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408 R Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er
Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408	web page web page web page web page "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -George Santayana

Re: Return Fuel System? #605061 04/16/03 03:28 AM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 105 Raleigh J jcboeckl_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP jcboeckl_dup1 CEG\'er J Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 105 Raleigh	Thanks for the help! I hadn't read the second one and it was actually very helpful. I will take a look at the BAT catalog and possibly order from there. I bought a Fuel Filter and I'm just going to change it just for sanity sake...I will look into a measuring the pressure somehow but I have 80k+ miles on the car so its probably due for a new fuel pump....and the Fuel Sender has been going bad for some time now...maybe a new unit will fix this? Thanks 2001.5 S4 Santorin/Silver Stock...For now!

Re: Return Fuel System? #605062 04/16/03 03:53 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408 R Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er
Rogerm60 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,408	Yea, the sender is pretty much part of the pump. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -George Santayana

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