funfool
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- 1998 sport explorer
Be gentle with me, am looking for a good thread to follow.
I am 50+ years old and never owned a computer controlled car before.Time to learn.
It has had a rough idle when first started, but when warm it runs great.
Couple weeks ago it triggered the cel, and it has the p0171 & p0174 codes.
Wife drove it to a appointment Friday and it ran just fine like normal, comes out 45 mins later and it wont start.
We had it towed home.
The tow truck driver said it was the fuel pump, with the sport on the flat bed tow truck, ears are pretty close to the fuel tank and he turned the key on and it made no noise.
I am 1/2 deaf anyway and just take his word for it.
So I know the fuel pump is not making noise when turn the key and a place to start.
Can I use a tire pressure gage on the fuel rail? I do not own a fuel gage.
Any tricks here you can share?
If I turn the key on, can I check for juice at the fuel pump? Or will it only get juice for a few seconds if not running.
I also rechecked for codes and is only the same 0171, 0174 stored. Would a fuel pump throw a code?
Going out now to check fuses, and try some starting fluid, but if anyone has a good link or some advice, would be helpful.
In the past I had one car with the electric fuel pump, when it went out we had warning.
It lost power and would not get to full speed etc...
The explorer has awesome power and no warning, so hesitant it is fuel pump.
I am 50+ years old and never owned a computer controlled car before.Time to learn.
It has had a rough idle when first started, but when warm it runs great.
Couple weeks ago it triggered the cel, and it has the p0171 & p0174 codes.
Wife drove it to a appointment Friday and it ran just fine like normal, comes out 45 mins later and it wont start.
We had it towed home.
The tow truck driver said it was the fuel pump, with the sport on the flat bed tow truck, ears are pretty close to the fuel tank and he turned the key on and it made no noise.
I am 1/2 deaf anyway and just take his word for it.
So I know the fuel pump is not making noise when turn the key and a place to start.
Can I use a tire pressure gage on the fuel rail? I do not own a fuel gage.
Any tricks here you can share?
If I turn the key on, can I check for juice at the fuel pump? Or will it only get juice for a few seconds if not running.
I also rechecked for codes and is only the same 0171, 0174 stored. Would a fuel pump throw a code?
Going out now to check fuses, and try some starting fluid, but if anyone has a good link or some advice, would be helpful.
In the past I had one car with the electric fuel pump, when it went out we had warning.
It lost power and would not get to full speed etc...
The explorer has awesome power and no warning, so hesitant it is fuel pump.