Change Your Fuel Filter Lately?
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Actually was running pretty good... surprisingly enough! I jacked it up with my 3 ton floor jack at the rear jack point and that lifts the entire side of the car up. Then I just get under with a creeper and have at it.
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Did mine this week. 46,000 miles, I'm the 3rd owner. Had the car 2 months. Fuel filter was the last routine maintenance item i did. It was acdelco and assume it was original.
Didn't have all the solids yours did but a much finer rust colored semi liquid. It ran great but noticed it now starts much quicker. Won't wait 46,000 more miles to replace next time.
Bought a set of low incline ramps to do all my under vehicle work. All caught up now on all fluids, plugs, cap/rotor, and filters.
Didn't have all the solids yours did but a much finer rust colored semi liquid. It ran great but noticed it now starts much quicker. Won't wait 46,000 more miles to replace next time.
Bought a set of low incline ramps to do all my under vehicle work. All caught up now on all fluids, plugs, cap/rotor, and filters.
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Not to worry guys... 
Just because I didn't mention a jackstand, doesn't mean I wasn't using one... I'm 50 years old and been working on cars since I'm 13 years old.... I understand safety is first.
Just because I didn't mention a jackstand, doesn't mean I wasn't using one... I'm 50 years old and been working on cars since I'm 13 years old.... I understand safety is first.
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OP you should pull your fuel pump and change the strainer, not too hard to do. My car sat for a long time with what seems like less than a full tank of gas. The fuel pump assembly was very rusty which dropped a lot of rust particles into the tank. I got most of that out by using a siphon to vacuume out the bottom of the tank and I had paint filters in the funnel going into a gas can to monitor the stuff coming out.
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OP you should pull your fuel pump and change the strainer, not too hard to do. My car sat for a long time with what seems like less than a full tank of gas. The fuel pump assembly was very rusty which dropped a lot of rust particles into the tank. I got most of that out by using a siphon to vacuume out the bottom of the tank and I had paint filters in the funnel going into a gas can to monitor the stuff coming out.
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OP you should pull your fuel pump and change the strainer, not too hard to do. My car sat for a long time with what seems like less than a full tank of gas. The fuel pump assembly was very rusty which dropped a lot of rust particles into the tank. I got most of that out by using a siphon to vacuume out the bottom of the tank and I had paint filters in the funnel going into a gas can to monitor the stuff coming out.
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I've seen fuel filters go 50,000 miles and more and never looked like that. Hence there's got to be something going on in the fuel tank. I'm sure the tank is going to need a clean out and then see what the root cause is causing all this build up in the tank.
The filter on bottom of pump might be ripped. Possibly the whole pump & sender assembly may have to be replaced if it's rusting.
The filter on bottom of pump might be ripped. Possibly the whole pump & sender assembly may have to be replaced if it's rusting.
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I've seen fuel filters go 50,000 miles and more and never looked like that. Hence there's got to be something going on in the fuel tank. I'm sure the tank is going to need a clean out and then see what the root cause is causing all this build up in the tank.
The filter on bottom of pump might be ripped. Possibly the whole pump & sender assembly may have to be replaced if it's rusting.
The filter on bottom of pump might be ripped. Possibly the whole pump & sender assembly may have to be replaced if it's rusting.
So who knows....
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Perhaps the fuel pump is about to fail .....
All that crap has gone through OR come from the pump, they only last around 10 years from my experience.
20 years I have had my c4 and it has gone through 2x fuel pumps, they are cheap so don't wait to be stranded on the side of the road.