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one trick that almost always gets the worn out fuel pumps to work... lay down under the car...   pound on the bottom of the gas tank....  while someone else cranks the engine over...   they don't have to pump the gas pedal... fuel pumps go out a LOT......   the ethanol in the gas has proven its even harder on fuel pumps.. running the car really low on gas.. is almost always hard on the pump..  

Well, a little more reading and a little more diagnosis has brought me to a conclusion.  I am curious if anyone here will have thoughts. I am basing some things on the premise that the passlock system shuts down the injectors and keeps them from firing.  If so, then logically I should have fuel on the rail, which I don't.   Also, I read where the passlock system if it kicks on, won't shut the car down if...

Well I took the other solenoid back in and just stuck with my old one. Two things I noticed immediately: 1. "Pop" noise and spark are gone(suggesting my solenoid is fine). 2. In my first post I mentioned a trip to dallas where the problem was particularly prominent. I just realized this issue probably started then. I was driving and then when everything was about to give out on me, I stopped the truck and looked under the hood(This...

This morning, I get in my car to go to work, try and start it, nothing. The dome light turns off as soon as I turn the key. I locked it from the inside. I decided to try it again, hit the unlock button on my keys and it unlocked and lights flashed as they should. But car still wouldn't start. Tried to turn the key, same thing, lights went out and nothing happened. I did the same thing, locked it, and waited a few minutes before I tried...

I have a pretty new Subaru Impreza with a manual transmission.... As of late there has been a very faint but noticeable squeaking sound when releasing the clutch into gear. I think it happens at all gears, but it's most noticeable in lower gears (most likely because I'm going slower, so it's easier to hear). I can only hear it with the windows open, not from inside the car, and it sounds like it's coming from underneath the...