Drpower

Hey guys,

My car ran out of gas, my battery died and it wont start at all. I put in 2 gallons of gas and got a boost but no luck. It cranks but it doesn't start. Any ideas on what might be the problem? Can it be because it was a very cold day? I already did the following:

- Unplugged the battery and plugged it back. No luck
- I also banged on the alternator to see if it was the problem. No luck
- I can hear the fuel pump but not sure if that is the problem.

Any other suggestions would be really appreciated.

Thanks.

Drpower

Anyone?

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

how old is the battery

Drpower

It came with the car when i bought it 4 months ago, so I can really say how old it really is.

SC400slide

iTrader: (11)

Sometimes it takes a bit to get the gasoline running back through the system again.

Drpower

How long you think? Its been like this since yesterday afternoon.

nosurprise

iTrader: (1)

So did the car stopped because your battery died or ran out of gas? If you were empty, the fuel pump could have failed.

Drpower

Both. I was changing a bulb in the trunk of the car and I had the doors open for most of the afternoon. But I was also way below E on gas. I had turned on the car a few times during the day and I didn't think it would be a problem waiting until I was done to get gas, being that I am only a block away from a gas station.

Drpower

I didn't drive the car at all yesterday.

SC400slide

iTrader: (11)

I meant it may take more turning over to get it to start. I had a focus run out of gas before. Put a good 5 gallons into the tank and it took 5 minutes of cranking to get it to finally fire up.

Drpower

Thanks guys. I got the issue resolved. It turned out to be a clogged fuel line. The mechanic got it done in 30 minutes.

Mrfix

Run a detergent cleaner through with a full tank of gas. Something like Berryman Chem 12 complete fuel system cleaner.