# Faulty fuel pump?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/faulty-fuel-pump/5396>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 2, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/faulty-fuel-pump/5396 "2007-10-02T19:15:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hissyfit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecc23a/32.png) [@hissyfit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hissyfit)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/faulty-fuel-pump/5396/1 "2007-10-02T19:15:03Z")

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does anyone know how long it takes to diagnose if i need a new fuel pump? my car has been at the shop for two days and when i call they say they are looking into it.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/faulty-fuel-pump/5396/2 "2007-10-02T21:30:40Z")

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That’s not the question to the mechanic. That’s a possible DIAGNOSIS revealed by diagnostics. The question for the mechanic is, “What IS the problem, and what diagnostic test do I perform to REACH a diagnosis?”. After that, “What is the fix?”.// When you take the car to the shop, you can help whole process if you give a thorough account of the symptoms to the mechanic, or service person. Where do you think doctors, like Dr. House, learned there troubleshooting techniques? From mechanics, of course.