Hi I have a 99 Ford Taurus, 3.0 Lit. For the last week or so, when the car sits idle for a long time (e.g. over night) when trying to start, the starter motor cranks nicely but engine will not start, pumping the gas pedal several times finally gets the car going. After that the engine runs very s…

It could be any one of several things, but I think the fuel pump is the first suspect. There is a check valve in the pump that is designed to maintain residual fuel pressure when the engine is not running. With age and wear, or even a piece of debris stuck in there, the ball will not seal the seat a…

Just a couple of observations. Over filling the tank can cause problems, including some of those you have reported. It messes up the venting of the fuel system If you check your owner’s manual you will likely see a warning about topping off the tank when you are filling it. You may need to repla…

ok4450 thanks for the info and suggestion , I will try the turning the key on and off tomorrow morning (as I said the car has to be idle for a while). I am assuming by key on and off you mean turn the key so that all he lights (check engine , seat belt etc etc) are on but not all the way so that the…

Thanks for the info Joseph. The CEL is not on, also this problem seems to happen only after long idle time, wouldn?t a leak always cause a problem? Do all Autozone stores do this kind of diagnostics, or are there the ones that have service station (that is if such a concept exists in the first place…

Hi again, I talked to my wife to see if she had used the Taurus today and she said she had not (so it had been idle since last night). Therefore I went ahead and tried your suggestion (by the way every time I did this, I could hear a faint kind of hissing noise, which I believe was the pump pressuri…

It’s a nuisance at this point, but my opinion is that the pump should be replaced. You did not state the vehicle mileage but the pump is 9 years old and it’s about time. It’s had a good life. Changing the fuel filter is a must also, and the filter should also be changed every 25-30k miles. Even mor…

Thanks again for the advice. The car has just under 100K miles on it. I called Ford dealership parts, a new fuel pump is $300, called Autozone, they gave me a quote for $190. I am guessing this is about 2 hrs of labor @$75/hr (dealership rate), so assuming I go with the Autozone pump, I am out anoth…

I sincerely hope you were not ripped off due to a lot of unnecessary repairs… It is very, very unusual that you would have this many problems on one of these cars and especially considering the nature of those problems. Inner tie rods, possible outer tie rod ends, power steering pump, etc. are not …

I looked in the maintenance log book and it looks like the fuel pump was replaced around 3K under warranty. I kind of vaguely remember that the car would take several cranks to start and I think that is why the dealer changed the pump. Also according to the log book, the fuel filter was last changed…

Fuel Pump probelm?,99 Ford Taurus, 3.0 Lit

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ok4450 November 24, 2007, 2:38am 6

Correct. What this does is that it energizes the pump for a couple of seconds, which is normal. After doing this a few times the recycling of the pump will pressure up the fuel lines and force any air out (back into the tank).

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