Boone All American 5237 Posts user info edit post |
...as the gas tank nears empty.
'99 Civic. If it's around the E, it takes a good 5-6 turns before it gets going. What should I look at? 11/16/2010 6:20:05 PM |
toyotafj40s All American 8649 Posts user info edit post |
keeping the gas tank more full. 11/16/2010 7:32:48 PM |
Quinn All American 16417 Posts user info edit post |
open and shut case 11/16/2010 7:33:52 PM |
craptastic All American 6115 Posts user info edit post |
^^
[Edited on November 16, 2010 at 7:37 PM. Reason : ] 11/16/2010 7:37:04 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
Fuel pump 11/16/2010 7:45:49 PM |
Air Half American 772 Posts user info edit post |
mine does the same thing.
not turns of the key.. just revolutions of the engine heard through starter noise.
It doesnt worry me until it doesnt start. I still have good fuel pressure.
I think its a civic thing... Doesnt hold the pressure in the rail when the car is off. Try cranking it, turning it off, then cranking it again. Does the problem remain? 11/16/2010 8:57:53 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
Good point could be a fuel leak somewhere. Possibly high in the sending unit and when gas is low it drains the lines back. Doing what he said should fix the cranking cause the fuel pump will pressurize the system while the car isn't running rather than while you are cranking it. 11/16/2010 9:02:50 PM |
Boone All American 5237 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "not turns of the key.. just revolutions of the engine heard through starter noise." |
That's what I meant to say.
Quote : | "keeping the gas tank more full." |
you guys 11/16/2010 9:41:00 PM |
FenderFreek All American 2805 Posts user info edit post |
Get a pressure gauge on it and see how quickly you lose pressure on the rail in each case(full/empty). Since it seems to be related to the fuel pump/tank, perhaps you have a bad check valve? 11/17/2010 11:26:15 AM |
arghx Deucefest '04 7584 Posts user info edit post |
replacing the fuel pressure regulator may help 11/17/2010 11:27:56 AM |