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If You Have A Car With A Fuel Injection System On It And The Fuel Pump Is Electric, Located In The Tank. Turn The Key On And OFF. Five Or Six Times, But Don`t Try To Start Car When Doing This. In Doing This It Will Allow The Fuel Pump To Run And Fill Fuel Line. Next There Should Be A Pressure Test Port Located In The Fuel Rail On top Of The Engine. Looks Like A Tire Valve. After Doing The Thing With The Fuel Pump, By Way Of The Ignition. Use A Small Screwdriver & Push In On Valve In The Test Port Fuel & Air Will Come Out. If You Do Not Get Fuel Like A Good Spray From Test Port. 1. You May Be Out Of Gas 2. Your Fuel Pump May Be Bad 3. Your Fuse May Be Bad, Or Bad Relay. Have A GOOD MECHANIC LOOK AT THIS FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK

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If the air filter is dirty and clogged it will not allow enough air to pass for the engine to run, the filter should be changed along with the oil changes for best performance or at the least yearly, with quarterly cleaning of the filter.

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yes it also allowes moister in the fuel line

A leaky fuel filter can also cause FIRE in YOUR GARAGE. Probably ought to consider it a high priority fix.

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Yes since water is heavier than petrol.

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