2007-02-10 14:41:16 · 8 answers · asked by P.H. 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the fuel pump is in the gas tank. it relies on gas to cool it. repeated running car with less than 1/4 tank of gas causes fuel pump to run warmer than normal which does cause premature fuel pump failure. so unless you don't mind paying $300 - $600 to have fuel pump. its no problem.
2007-02-14 08:28:49 · answer #1 · answered by Sundew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has an electric fuel pump, most likely mounted in the fuel tank. If there's enough gas in the tank for the pump to pick it up, it will pressurize itself. Give it a small squirt of starting fluid in the air cleaner to get it to start. If it won't stay running, check your owners manual for the location of the fuel pump reset switch. It's possible it used all the fuel in the fuel filter, and now has air in the injector lines. Turn the key on, and listen for the fuel pump motor. It will turn fast if there's no gas in the line. You'll hear a different tone when it pressurizes the system. When it stops, try to start the car. If you don't hear the fuel pump when you turn the key on, then it's not working. (Whole other issue.) Hope this helps, Good luck!
2016-05-25 07:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What it messes up, is that sometimes you need to prime the injectors with gas to get it started again. Remember when you ran out of gas with the carburetor, you had to put a small amount of gas , prime it to start it up easier. Same thing.
I have a 92 Hyundai XL, bought new, and have run out a couple of times and my fuel injectors are working great. TIP though, I find that when I run out of gas, I turn the engine off and coast to the side. The reason is there is still gas in the line. If you try to step on the gas and make it go further you are just bleeding the gas dry from the fuel line, then you have to prime it. So my way, I just add gas and it starts right up. Works for me.
2007-02-10 14:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. If there is junk in the tank, it will get picked up anyway. If you run out of gas, the engine stops and so does the pump so you are not going to burn up a pump running it dry for two seconds. The fuel system will purge itself during cranking. Any other silly theories?
2007-02-10 17:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do it a few times, and you can burn up the electric fuel pump...the injectors should not be affected at all, since you should have at least one filter in the fuel line...you could get sediment clogging up the filter, but the fuel pump itself is the biggest worry here...
2007-02-10 14:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by Michael B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not the fuel injectors, its the fuel pump located in the tank. You see it relies on gas to lubricate it an when ya run the tank dry the fuel pump isn't being lubed
2007-02-10 14:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It also can pick up debris from the bottom of the tank that can clog up the filter and cause performance problems afterwards.
2007-02-10 15:57:52 · answer #7 · answered by David F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there is not.
2007-02-10 14:46:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋