After replacing the fuel filter the car want stay running for very long.
What is your question?
Started noticing that running temp was one line above normal but it never over heated. Then while driving it just shutdown and after a period of time I could go drive home (short distance) Replaced the fuel filter and thermostat but still the same problem. Also prior the battery keep needing to be charged, but I'm thinking that was due to the bulb in trunk. I have had several opinions but I'm hoping it's a simple fix. Help a girl out I love my car and I'm not ready to give it up.
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take the bulb out of the trunk,if you think that's what's killing the battery!did you install the fuel filter in the same direction as the one you took off,it has an arrow on it for direction of correct flow?did you bleed the air off of cooling system after replacing the thermostat?
Thanks for your quick response. I personally didn't do the work but I can ask the guys that did. This was all done in June 2014 and has been sitting ever since I just recently charged the battery and drove the car around the neighborhood and it acted great, the next day I did the same thing only for a shorter amount of time then the following day I backed it out of the driveway into the street to park it and it died. The next day I started it up but didn't drive it. I have reached my snapping point now without my own car.
well,if its been sitting for almost a year,with the same gas in it,the gas is probably bad,condensation,(water) has built up in tank.
how much gas was left in it for 9 months?
Sorry, I took so long the gas amount was 3/4 full. One day I can drive a mile or so when I decide not press my luck and park it.
then another day may be from driveway to the street then before it dies. I've haven't restarted it any sooner than a couple of hours in the past.
I know the air was not bleed off the cooling system after replacing the thermostat. Not sure how to do this on my car.
Thanks for your quick response. I personally didn't do the work but I can ask the guys that did. This was all done in June 2014 and has been sitting ever since I just recently charged the battery and drove the car around the neighborhood and it acted great, the next day I did the same thing only for a shorter amount of time then the following day I backed it out of the driveway into the street to park it and it died. The next day I started it up but didn't drive it. I have reached my snapping point now without my own car.
well,if its been sitting for almost a year,with the same gas in it,the gas is probably bad,condensation,(water) has built up in tank. how much gas was left in it for 9 months?
Sorry, I took so long the gas amount was 3/4 full. One day I can drive a mile or so when I decide not press my luck and park it. then another day may be from driveway to the street then before it dies. I've haven't restarted it any sooner than a couple of hours in the past. I know the air was not bleed off the cooling system after replacing the thermostat. Not sure how to do this on my car.