nlikens
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- July 11, 2011
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- City, State
- Georgia
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 sport
A few days ago I just topped the tank off in my 01 Explorer Sport (4.0L SOHC). A couple of miles down the road the engine quit on me. Had it towed back to the house, checked the plugs, they all have spark. I sprayed starter fluid into the throttle body and it started momentarily and shortly died, so I'm pretty sure I have it narrowed down to a fuel delivery problem. I hooked a fuel pressure gauge to the schrader valve on the fuel rail and there the needle moved MAYBE up to 1 or two 2 psi, so essentially I have absolutely no pressure in the fuel line. I decided to check the easy solutions first and removed the fuel filter but it appears to be fine. When I turn the key to the ON position I can hear the fuel pump turn on so I had assumed the pump is still operable. Is there any other tests I can do to determine if the fuel pump is working without having to drop the tank? As I said before I have a full tank of gas so I would like to determine if it is something else before doing that. I had replaced the fuel pump less than a year ago. Is it possible the fuel pump is still turning on and not providing any pressure or is the fuel pressure gauge faulty? help please