2008 Chevy Impala ran out of gas replaced fuel filter nad battery, runs slow now when accelerating

Tiny
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2008 chevy impala ran out of gas replaced fuel filter nad battery, runs slow now when accelerating
Saturday, December 24th, 2011 AT 9:19 AM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Do you have a check engine light?

Check the fuel pressure with a gauge, fuel pump could be fsiling-start here
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011 AT 11:53 AM
Tiny
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I agree with Ras.

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
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011 AT 12:40 PM

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