# ‘91 Celica. Little to no fuel pressure after fuel filter **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** celica, toyota\ **Created:** [May 7, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-celica-little-to-no-fuel-pressure-after-fuel-filter/190485 "2023-05-07T22:02:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ashxn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Ashxn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ashxn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-celica-little-to-no-fuel-pressure-after-fuel-filter/190485/1 "2023-05-07T22:02:27Z")
Working on a 1991 Toyota Celica GT 2.2L. Car would crank, but not start. Replaced bad fuel pump and filter, now the car will crank and start but die almost immediately after starting. Found out that there was almost no fuel in the lines and rail after the filter. Any suggestions as to what could be the issue? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-celica-little-to-no-fuel-pressure-after-fuel-filter/190485/2 "2023-05-07T22:11:45Z")
New pump & filter, low fuel rail pressure? I’d guess either the replacement pump is faulty, or the fuel pressure regular is faulty. I expect your Celica engine is configured similarly to my early 90’s Corolla, separate fuel pressure regulator at end of fuel rail. If so, remove the vacuum hose connected to the fuel pressure regulator. If there’s any gasoline inside that hose, replace the fpr. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-celica-little-to-no-fuel-pressure-after-fuel-filter/190485/3 "2023-05-07T22:25:48Z")
Try cycling the key off and on a half dozen times and then see if it starts. Tester ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-celica-little-to-no-fuel-pressure-after-fuel-filter/190485/4 "2023-05-08T04:08:07Z")
If you installed an Airtex or AZ fuel pump then you probably have a junk pump… Since this is a build a pump fuel pump, are you sure you wired it up correctly?? Can you hear the pump working?? Did you replace the fuel pump relay, sometimes they burn out with the pump… ---
**Author:** ![Ashxn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Ashxn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ashxn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-celica-little-to-no-fuel-pressure-after-fuel-filter/190485/5 "2023-05-08T11:26:17Z")
Can confirm the pump is working, and has pressure up until the new filter ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-celica-little-to-no-fuel-pressure-after-fuel-filter/190485/6 "2023-05-08T14:51:08Z")
If you have pressure up to the filter but not after the filter then you have either installed the filter incorrectly someway or another or you have a defective filter… I think the inlet of the filter uses a banjo bolt, the banjo bolt hole could be clogged and not allowing fuel to flow through it… I would remove the filter and energize the fuel pump to make sure you have flow and pressure, if so then you have a blockage in the banjo bolt or filter… ---
**Author:** ![Ashxn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Ashxn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ashxn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-celica-little-to-no-fuel-pressure-after-fuel-filter/190485/7 "2023-05-08T16:26:17Z")
Will try that next, thanks for the advice