Fuel filter or pump

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  1. rdb9401 New Member

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    My wife has a 05 Stang GT that has been running awesome, a couple of days ago it just quit, it would start but die if you tried to give it gas. I pulled it home and let it set over night the next morning running fine would this be the fuel filter or pump?
    rdb9401, Jul 29, 2009
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    Did you get a check engine light? Sounds like a sensor problem.
    SpartaPerformance, Jul 30, 2009
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    Could be the filter - its easy to change. Give it a try and see what happens. It can't hurt.
    jpplaw, Jul 30, 2009
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    where are the fuel filters? I have an 06 gt
    thanks,
    Doc
    DrSmith, Jul 31, 2009
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    About halfway back under the driver's side - its covered with a black plastic shield
    jpplaw, Jul 31, 2009
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  6. mustangdave My rearend needs a stud and two nuts.

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    And it should have been changed the first time at 15,000 miles.
    mustangdave, Jul 31, 2009
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    Could it be bad gas?
    Steel Horse, Jul 31, 2009
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    I would think with bad gas it would never run right, even after sitting all night.
    jpplaw, Aug 1, 2009
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    Were you driving it when it died? Is there much gas in the tank? Its probably the fuel pump, fuel filter would just make it run like crap not just decide not to run all of a sudden. The reason it probably stopped working was it got hot while driving, probably at a half a tank or less. The gas is what cools the pump and when its not submerged in gas its prone to getting hotter faster. Which would be the reason the car started the next morning no problem, the pump cooled down and was fine. Bet if you take it for a decently long drive it will sputter and cut out again.
    fallenauthority, Aug 1, 2009
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