lawrencel2
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- 2003 ford explorer sport
Hey guys!
First post, and I'm in need of some help.
I just recently purchased a 2003 explorer sport and upon the first day i had a problem.
Drove it to my brother's home to show him my new ride and it started, but then sputtered a bit and died. Then it would not start.. Tried it about 2 hours later and it started right up. No codes besides a thermostat issue showed up when i used the little scanner.
fast forward 2 months, the problem hasn't happened until last night, but this time it didn't start no matter how many attempts i gave it. it cranks, but doesn't start.
I took it to the shop and they diagnosed that the fuel pump has failed. They are quoting me 820 bucks! They say that i should replace the fuel pump, fuel filter and regulator to make sure none of them are culprits.
My question is, would it be dumb to just replace the fuel pump myself at home? Is it that hard?
I feel like its a large amount of money to throw at it for them to not be sure which component it is. Auto zone has a fuel pump in stock today for 250..
Thanks you for any help/tips!
First post, and I'm in need of some help.
I just recently purchased a 2003 explorer sport and upon the first day i had a problem.
Drove it to my brother's home to show him my new ride and it started, but then sputtered a bit and died. Then it would not start.. Tried it about 2 hours later and it started right up. No codes besides a thermostat issue showed up when i used the little scanner.
fast forward 2 months, the problem hasn't happened until last night, but this time it didn't start no matter how many attempts i gave it. it cranks, but doesn't start.
I took it to the shop and they diagnosed that the fuel pump has failed. They are quoting me 820 bucks! They say that i should replace the fuel pump, fuel filter and regulator to make sure none of them are culprits.
My question is, would it be dumb to just replace the fuel pump myself at home? Is it that hard?
I feel like its a large amount of money to throw at it for them to not be sure which component it is. Auto zone has a fuel pump in stock today for 250..
Thanks you for any help/tips!