I ran out of gas one day refilled the tank and car still won't start. Took it to an mechanic he got it running ( saying it was the fuse and electrical problem) got it home and the next day it die on me again, so I called him up and he say it the fuel pump, so I got it replaced and it still won't start. So what's the next step on getting my car to start again.
I've never run out of gas, but will take a guess at this. Whats missing in the story is it must have run after replacing the pump, otherwise it would still be with the mechanic. Do you run fuel system cleaners like techron concentrate every so often? If not I would guess you fouled/clogged the fuel system somewhere with debris from the bottom of the tank.
Your headed back to the mechanic. And you should because he has a history with the problem. Put pressure on him to fix it, he took your money and its not fixed. Don't let him blame you for running out of gas while he has his hand in your pocket grabbing cash, doesn't work that way. Find out if the mechanic cleaned/replaced the filter sock surrounding the fuel pump.
Get 2 bottles of the techron concentrate fuel system cleaner in there so when you get it going the system will get cleaned up.
I never took it back to him again after the first time. I replaced the fuel pump myself. I might change the fuel filter tomorrow and see if that get it start back up again. Is there anyway to check if the new fuel pump is working probably?
You should have about 40/50 psi fuel pressure at the fuel rail. Like Smokey Yunick used to say, you put a little fuel with air and a source of ignition and you can't keep em from running. Debris in the fuel filter and or in the injectors. Regards
Probably the main clue here is your mechanic said he replaced a fuse and fixed an electrical problem. You should look on the receipt and see if he specifies what each of these were. If it's not there, call and find out. Generally, when you replace a fuse, you look to see what caused the fuse to blow. Usually a short circuit in a system component, sometimes a wire shorting to ground.
The fuse for the fuel pump is the EFI fuse, probably under the hood.
It it's blown:
What the mechanic thought was casuing the fuse to blow apparently was not the cause.
It is an intermittent problem because you were able to drive for a while after the first repair.
Interimittent makes it difficult to find.
Glad I could help
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