1998 Mercury Sable after driving for awhile you start loosi

MARKDECKER33

MEMBER
1998 MERCURY SABLE
V8
FWD
AUTOMATIC
150,000 MILES

I was driving to the air port to pick up my daughter was driving for about a hour and a half when all the sudden I started to loose power. I costed to the shoulder turned the engein off and then started it again and it ran fine. This lasted for about 30 min and it did it again. This time I was on a brige so I just put the car in nuetral shut it off and then restarted it and it did fine. Happened about 4 more time on the way home. I changed the fuel filter and it is still doing it. I feel its the fuel pump but was wanting your advice before I drop the tank. Thank you.

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

MECHANIC
108,192 POSTS

If it starts right back up, I feel it may be ignition related. Has the check engine light come on?

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Thursday, June 10th, 2010 AT 1:16 PM

MARKDECKER33

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The check engein light never comes on. It just slowley looses power I was doing 70 and it just slowly started slowing down. No light cam on or anything. And even here at home I can park it let it run it idles great and then all the sudden the rpms start to drop and it dies and I can then start it right back up. And it will run fine for a while and do it again.