have a 1989 volvo station wagon it was running fine till today (the check engine light is on and the service light goes on and off..for about 21/2 weeks). I road the gas tank bone dry and it died!! I know big surprise. so I got about two gallons of gas in the car! and.. it starts and dies..so i pumped the gas pedal and tryed a few more times to let the gas flow through..well it starts and dies every time I press on the gas and when the car runs for a minute or so the car goes putttt puttt pop puttt and all the lights light up and it dies any ideas what this may be???
I get answers like this:
you have air in fuel injection lines.
might have burnt out the fuel pump. as for the other things I
thing you need to take in and get worked on. i am sad to report that you may have messed up your fuel pump.
will a pour in fuel line cleaner at least make it drive?
2007-10-19 04:42:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There may be some damage, but 2 things could help.
1) Replace in line fuel filter.
2) Fuel additive may help
after this, professional help would be advised.
2007-10-19 04:49:22 · answer #1 · answered by Wayne G 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the fuel pump is (and it probably is ) in the gas tank then when you ran it out of gas all the crap got sucked onto the "sock' (filter) that covers the fuel pump intake plugging it up. Try rocking the car as hard as you can for a bit to see if it will wash off enough to let the car run. If that does not work you will have to drop the tank, pull the pump out and clean or replace the "sock"
2007-10-19 11:52:49 · answer #2 · answered by MC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your fuel pump requires a certain amount of fuel to run .Once you have ran that out and still try to start or run the car the pump still activates even though their is no fuel. You properly killed the motor in the fuel pump. good luck i hope all gos well.
2007-10-19 11:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get more gas in tank. 2 gallons is not enough, fuel pump is getting air.
2007-10-19 12:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old dirty fuel filter can stop gas from reaching your fuel injectors. Also a car that old may have clogged fuel injectors. Unfortunately the older the car, the more things it could be.
2007-10-19 11:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
May be as simple as a clogged fuel filter from dragging the crap from the bottom of the tank, Cheap and fast; start there
2007-10-19 11:46:43 · answer #6 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try replacing the fuel filter.
2007-10-19 11:54:18 · answer #7 · answered by Alanrt1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hmmmmmmm...i have same problem w/same car i drove it home n parked it bout a month n now it wont start,mines a 89 volve 740 gl
2007-10-19 14:20:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋