Monday, October 24, 2011

How does a car start acting when it needs the fuel filter changed?

I have an 02 mercedes s430, and I have noticed its lazy on me, its doesnt have the horsepower it did b4, the other night i had stepped on the gas pedal and it kinda hesitated to catch speed velocity, and it doesnt want to go past 70mph..what could this be. There are no noises coming from t he car its normal when im at a stop, its just the horspwer, seems weak, my friend said it sounded like a fuel filter problem... Advice please??How does a car start acting when it needs the fuel filter changed?could be the fuel filter. also take a look at the air filter. the air filter will do that tooHow does a car start acting when it needs the fuel filter changed?What you described could be a fuel filter, that is rather typical behavior for that. It could also be clogged fuel injectors or a clogged air filter.

I would change the filters, they are usually rather inexpensive, and add some injector cleaner.How does a car start acting when it needs the fuel filter changed?It could be several different things. I'm not familiar with Mercedes but it could be a fuel filter. That would fairly inexpensive to begin with.



When is the last time it had a tune up? It may need new spark plugs and wires, etc.



It could also be much more involved. I would change the fuel filter first. If that doesn't fix it then see a good mechanic.How does a car start acting when it needs the fuel filter changed?yes you seem to on the right track it sounds like the fuel filter the most commom speed for a filter sign is at about 60 to 70 mph. but dont be fooled it is an easy change if it is the external one it should take about 20 minutes because the benz has a disconnect type of connector even on the filter its self theres no mis.How does a car start acting when it needs the fuel filter changed?thats possible or ur fuel pump may be getting week and needs 2b changed either way changing both would b a good idea...its tune up time.. also consider plugs,wires and distributer cap and ur car should run like u want it 2 againHow does a car start acting when it needs the fuel filter changed?Before you start changing parts, I would take that car and have it diagnosed properly. There's nothing more wastefull than guessing and throwing parts in car and %26quot;hope%26quot; that it will fix the problem. First of all if you have a clogged fuel filter or fuel injectors, it will cause the car to run %26quot;lean%26quot; due to the restricted flow of fuel and the car will throw a %26quot;check engine%26quot; light. Take it to a dealer, and who knows they might just have a service bulletin regarding the problem you're having.
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