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2006 Saturn Ion Repair Question


Topics covered: Gas, Fuel pressure, Fuel pressure gauge.
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Asked on July 26, 2011

Will not start after running out of gas.

I ran out of gas, and now it will not start.

Answer

Replied on July 26, 2011

In tank fuel pumps are cooled and lubricated by the fuel in the tank. When you run a car out of gas, 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

Tiny Answered by Wrenchtech (expert)
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