# Sputtering sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 24, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-sound/17163 "2008-07-24T20:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-sound/17163/1 "2008-07-24T20:04:12Z")
1996 Dodge van 2500. At times there is a sputtering sound from under the hood. It happens mostly while going down hill. I can’t realy feel the engine shake. It was dying but we put on a new fuel pump yesterday, but it is sputtering sometimes today. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-sound/17163/2 "2008-07-24T20:07:08Z")
This could indicate a leak in the exhaust system. ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-sound/17163/3 "2008-07-24T23:09:53Z")
I don’t believe it is exhaust, sometimes I can drive it 500 miles and it won’t do it. For a long time it would only do it when the gas was low, today I had 3/4 tank, and it sputtered. ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-sound/17163/4 "2008-07-24T23:26:41Z")
Why don’t you check the exhaust any way. How about the fuel filter? ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-sound/17163/5 "2008-07-25T00:36:29Z")
I just drove the van and I don’t hear any noises. The only fuel filter it has is on the fuel pump in the gas tank, and we replaced both of them yesterday.