Call the motor man Leon Kaplan on Sunday at kabc talk radio in L.A.
Try using different cuss words. If that fails, wave a stick of dynamite and tell the car that you ain’t kidding this time.
If beating on the fuel tank gets it to start occasionally, it sounds like the fuel pump in the tank may be fritzed. Many fuel injected vehicles have two fuel pumps, a low pressure in the tank and a high pressure close to the engine. If you’ve already changed the high pressure pump (closest to the engine) it may be that the low pressure pump isn’t getting the fuel to the high pressure pump.
It’s more common than folks may realize.
Good luck...
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Check the battery and terminal connections. The battery is the weakest link in the electrical system. If it’s anywhere near 4 years old, replace it.
Get a bigger hammer. Keep brother nearby at all times.
Take and spray some Starting Fluid in the intake after someone starts cranking the engine over. If you spray a bunch in then you try to start it you could cause damage. If it runs it is a fuel problem. If it just cranks it is ignition.
Do you have a video of yourself beating on the fuel tank with a rubber mallet while simultaneously turning the key in the ignition? I would loooovvve to see it. If it is a two-man job, that would make it awkward if you needed to go anywhere in a hurry.
You replaced the fuel pump in the tank? Did you clean the sock or replace it? Have you changed the fuel filter?
Low fuel pressure can mean either a clogged fuel filter or a defective in-tank fuel pump.
Try the fuel filter first.
Just to say consistent with technical questions and answers on FR I submit the following: I don’t have those problems...get a Mac.
This is a joke, right? If not, here’s my advice: Go to a website that specializes in discussing car repair problems.
Where is your fuel filter, in the tank or inline external to the tank?
Sounds like maybe a clogged fuel line and/or fuel filter.
Changed your fuel filter?
If you don't hear that, It doesn't mean the pump is actually bad. It could be, but you need to check power supply first.
There will be a fuel pump fuse, relay or circuit breaker in the fuse panel. Also there are sometimes a re-settable relay on some vehicles that stop power supply to the fuel pump in the event of an accident. Not sure if yours has this feature. Check your owners manual if you have it.
I was deer hunting with my cousin last fall, and his late '90's Chevy pick-up woudn't start. We did the checks, and confirmed it was a fuel pump. We pulled the pick-up bed off to get to the pump, and found the electrical connector on top of the pump had come off and was just sitting on top. Plugged it in and no problems since.
Hope your issue is resolve as easily. Good luck
Its winter, you may have water in the fuel, which will plug intake screens, filters, and pumps.
Try Fuel Antifreeze products before doing anything else that is more expensive.
if you have a bad alternator it will bleed the battery. try looking at the alternator
I had that prob with a 2000 jeep. It ended out to be a battery problem. New battery no more problem.
I’m answering this before I read the responses, but you shouldn’t be beating the gas tank. Its the starter. Bang on the starter and then take it directly to get replaced.