2006-12-05 13:53:29 · 5 answers · asked by RONALD L 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
getting to much $hit going through it,never let your tank run down to empty,all the matter at the bottom of your tank will go through your pump and eventually stuff up..
2006-12-05 13:57:27 · answer #1 · answered by Jocko 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The biggest killer of an electric fuel pump is for it to run dry. They use the cool fuel that goes through them to keep them from overheating.
When you run out of gas, the fuel pump runs without fuel several times before the car actually dies. It maybe gets a bit of fuel and then you run off whats in the lines and vapor for a moment, then it gets a bit more, ect... Until you finally run out of gas completely and the car stops. Very hard on the pump.
I'd suggest that if you run out of fuel, not to try and start it back up. That will just hurt the pump even more.
2006-12-05 22:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by jeff_is_sexy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
New cars use the gas to cool the fuel pump and if you let the fuel get to low it overheats. Like any motor heat kills it.Plus letting the fuel level get to low you will suck up any rust or crap that get into your tank.This also kills the motor.Third if you forget to change your fuel filter it plugs up and the pump has to work to hard and again fails.
2006-12-05 22:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Rudedude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
quite often it is from the pump working extra hard like if you gas tank vent is plugged also if the pump is run dry quite frequently will make it fail and other times the just fail outta normal wear and tear.
2006-12-05 21:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
time ,use , wear, it a small machine and parts like that wear out like a pair of shoes ,thy dont last forever
2006-12-05 22:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋