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RX7Aggie 04-21-2003 05:20 PM

so i have this problem, and have had this problem for a while, where when i have a quarter tank of gas or less and make a left turn going faster than 10-20 mph, the engine dies. Then after less than a second, it comes back, full throttle.



it also does this when i accelerate real fast and am low on gas (not empty, or close to empty, just low). it has also done it when i have a full tank, which seems to throw out the theory that the gas sloshes around so much that it runs out of fuel.



Any ideas? My theory: something wrong with the fuel pump, but what do i know. Most likely, it will be some gremlin in the wiring that i will spend months looking for and never find.

j9fd3s 04-21-2003 05:27 PM

pull the pump out of the tank and have a look, its not hard to do



mike

RotaryManRX7 04-21-2003 05:42 PM

Yeah check the Filter screen on the pick up of the pump. Mine did the same thing and the screen was really dirty. I cleaned it and it worked fine after that.

RX7Aggie 04-21-2003 06:45 PM

cool, thanks for the tips, i'll have to try this out

RX7Aggie 04-22-2003 12:04 AM

Could it possibly be a clogged fuel filter? (my friend with a mustang 5.0 suggested that, but he drives a ford, so what does he know? lol)

RotaryManRX7 04-22-2003 08:19 AM


Originally Posted by RX-7Aggie' date='Apr 21 2003, 11:04 PM
Could it possibly be a clogged fuel filter? (my friend with a mustang 5.0 suggested that, but he drives a ford, so what does he know? lol)

Yeah I guess it could be that. But I would check out the screen on the pump pick up first, because I replaced my fuel filter thinking that it could be the problem but it wasn't.



If you need any help with how to get to the fuel pump let me know.

amp 04-22-2003 08:27 AM

your fuel gauge may not be accurate...

fuel level maybe lower than indicated....

Erik 04-22-2003 10:35 AM

my engine cut off recenlty during a very hard left...but then turned right on again. I remember this happened to my friend in virginia...and he bought a new foam filter from mazda that sits at the bottom of the fuel pump.



I did the same this week and stopped by the dealer to order one. It was $10. should solver your problems https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

j9fd3s 04-22-2003 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by RX-7Aggie' date='Apr 21 2003, 09:04 PM
Could it possibly be a clogged fuel filter? (my friend with a mustang 5.0 suggested that, but he drives a ford, so what does he know? lol)

he knows that if you dont change the fuel filter every 40k miles that the top speed drops to 30mph



mike

75 Repu 04-22-2003 11:09 AM

my windshield washer fluid buzzer comes on when I make a hard right...


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