# Fuel pump or filter

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-or-filter/28166>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 23, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-or-filter/28166 "2009-03-23T00:34:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![yennikcmr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c4cdca/32.png) [@yennikcmr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yennikcmr)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-or-filter/28166/1 "2009-03-23T00:34:46Z")

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99 silverado auto 5.3. driving homme, the truck lost power, like running out of gas.  
  
 it would still idle. push on the gas , nothing would happen for a few seconds, then rpm would come up and hold.

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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:** [March 23, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-or-filter/28166/2 "2009-03-23T02:30:45Z")

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That’s a hard choice: a $20 dollar part or a $200 part! Since the fuel filter is probably original, and 70,000 miles past due, I would go with a new fuel filter; then, test the fuel pressure.