Originally posted by NickP:
Hey guys and gals. I have already posted this question in the trouble shooting, but you guys may be able to help. Here is the deal. I have a 2000 Sport V6 manual. Lately if I have ¼ tank of gas or less and am driving hard the car sputters at around 5,000 rpm or higher. As soon as I fuel up problem is solved. It also does not do it if I gradually ease up to 5 grand. I plan to replace the fuel filter this weekend. Itâ??s happened a few times so itâ??s not bad gas. The troubleshooting forum came back with fuel filter, fuel pump. I might also drain the gas tank dry. Any ideas??????




Could be a couple of things. The first thing I would check would be the fuel filter (easiest). The next thing I would look at would be your fuel pressure. I would have that checked to see if the fuel pump is working properly. A classic symptom of a fuel pump going south is lack of fuel when the gas tank approaches empty (1/4 or less).


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