2003 Vauxhall Astra Repair Question
Topics covered: Fuel pressure, Fuel pressure gauge, Fuel pump.
Mileage: 75,500 miles.
Mileage: 75,500 miles.
Asked on July 10, 2012
As below
My vauxhall astra is sitting at 1000 rpm but when you up the revs it dies i got the garage to have a look and they said i needed the exhuast changed and the catilic converter but it is still doing the same.this only happened when i ran out off petrol.
Asked by rintoulAnswer
Replied on July 10, 2012
In tank fuel pumps are cooled and lubricated by the fuel in the tank. When you run a car out of gas or very low, it pumps a lot of air through the pump which overheats it and causes some severe wear and many times, failure when they cool off.
You will need to use a fuel pressure gauge to verify this
