My monte carlo ran out of gas, put gas in and now it won't start, fires great though.?

Answer 1

another thing you can do is push the schrader valve on the fuel rail, while someone else turns the key on - be very careful when doing this, if the system is going to prime properly, it WILL spray gasoline.

Cycle the key several times until you get fuel to the rail - once you've got a good flow of fuel coming out of the schrader valve, release the valve, cycle the key two more times to prime the system, and then start.

It's common for those cars to be a "hard start" after running out of gas, they get air in the system, and don't prime properly.

This is of course assuming you didn't burn out the fuel pump.

Answer 2

Contrary to popular beliefs, running out of gas in a fuel injected car does not suck up extra contaminants from the bottom of your tank. Here is what does happen, though. FI cars have two (2) fuel lines. One flows fuel to the engine, and one flows the fuel back to the tank. The fuel system is recycling the fuel, through your fuel pump and filter, and back to the tank perpetually as you drive. No extra junk has the opportunity to collect in the tank, since it is constantly stirred by the circulation of fuel. The fuel pump relies on fuel in the tank to cool it and to lubricate it. Running the pump for too long when it is not immersed in fuel can cause a rise in temperature and resistance in the electrical flow to the pump and blow a fuse. (check your fuel pump fuse). Also, if the system has cavitated (taken on air), it may take a while to bleed the air from the system and get things primed up again. Turn your key on and off several times (without starting the engine) to energize the pump and remove the excess air in the system. If this is an older car with a carburetor, then that's a whole different solution.

Answer 3

You neglected to mention what year your car is, so I will assume that it is new enough to have electronic fuel injection. with an EFI system if you run it out of fuel you create a lot of problems from plugging up the fuel filter to burning out the fuel pump itself. You should first try the fuel line to make sure the pump is working properly, if it is then the next step is to change the filter. After changing the filter if it still does not start you will need to now pull the fuel line off at the point that is closest to the intake manifold and bleed out the system, this should get your car started again.

Whatever you do Do Not Use any starting fluid it can ruin your engine permanently.

One last thought:

DO NOT LET YOUR CAR RUN OUT OF FUEL

Answer 4

Try pouring a small amount of gas in the carburetor. If that doesn't work check the fuel filter, it could be stopped up which sometimes happens when a car runs totally out of gas. If it's not that check your fuel pump, it may have gone out.

Answer 5

Try cycling the key off n on about 10 times if it won`t keep running check the fuel pressure running out of fuel wears out pump.

Answer 6

Change your filter. Letting a vehicle run out of gas stirs up the dirt in the bottom of the gas tank which may clog the filter.

Answer 7

Probably sucked crap from the bottom of the fuel tank. Try replacing your fuel filters. Look for an in-line filter and one on the engine block. I'm not sure which yours has, or maybe both. Good Luck.

Answer 8

Try spraying quick starting fluid into the engine air intake. If it immediately starts and runs but then stalls you'll know you've got a plugged fuel filter or bad fuel pump. Also try pressing the fuel pump emergency cut off switch (see your owner's manual) to reset it.
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