Car wont start after being parked for 4 months.
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I know Aisin or Denso are OEM for Toyota, so if you can get one of those brands, get it. Advanced Auto Parts probably will not have it.
If you are going to get one at Advanced Auto Parts, I am sure they offer a replacement warranty, just get that.
If you are going to get one at Advanced Auto Parts, I am sure they offer a replacement warranty, just get that.
Ok guys I dropped the tank and removed the fuel filter. I removed the fuel pump and want to check to see if it turns on. I also went ahead and ripped apart the fuel filter. The gas that poured out was a dark brown and it was completely full of crud inside.
I searched the forums but couldnt find anything on how to check the pump once its out of the tank. Does anyone know how this is done?
There is a positive and a negative. It runs on 12v so simply take the pump and use wires to connect it to the battery. Be careful if you do it directly since you wont have a fuse inline. If you connect it and it turns on, then you have some other problem. If nothing happens, you've got a bad pump.
If the gas in the tank/filter/pump was dirty and dark brown, I'd almost wager a bet the pump is bad. Fuel pumps can go bad rather easily if they sit in a car unused for anything more than 6-12 months.
If the gas in the tank/filter/pump was dirty and dark brown, I'd almost wager a bet the pump is bad. Fuel pumps can go bad rather easily if they sit in a car unused for anything more than 6-12 months.
Well, the results are in. The culprit is the fuel pump. I connected the wires and nothing no noise whatsoever. So I'll change it out as well as the filter, and while I have the tank off Im going to clean it out.
Thanks to everyone thats help me out. Glad I joined this forum.
Thanks to everyone thats help me out. Glad I joined this forum.
Cool. Keep this thread open and let us know how the install goes. The filter might have some rust on it so soaked it with some WD40 or something of that sort to help break the ends loose.
Ok guys I headed outside to put the fuel pump on but I noticed that I twisted to connector line on top a bit when removing it. Im pissed at myself but, oh well. Can I still use it or should i replace it? Heres a pic of what i talking about. Its the exit line on the hanger assembly.
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If you're having to ask yourself if it needs to be replaced, I'd replace it. Why have something stupid fail after all the work you're trying to do to get it to work?
Yeah, I pretty much asked because I want to see it run. Yet, im going to replace it because I dont want it messing up later on.
I've done the same thing. It's not likely to rupture or leak right away, but its certainly a possible failure point and could restrict flow.
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Ok I got my hands on another hanger assembly. But it real rusty and dirty. I cleaned the most off the assembly but dont know how to clean inside the tubes. It has some junk in the line. Any ideas?
Soak it with some degreaser and the wash it out with some brake cleaner. You can have a local tire shop or mechanic shop blow it out with some compressed air as well if you don't have access to a compressor.
Next time just remove the banjo bolt from the fuel filter instead of the line fitting as they seem to seize up pretty often/result in what you had happen.