fuel pickup

[USCS14DUDE]

Last weekend i was driving home, i was about mile 50 out of 100. Anyways i pulled out to pass and gave it about 3/4 throttle, the car sudden shook and lost power but quickly regained it. I was worried so i didn't get on it for awhile. I tried it again later down the road and again at about 3/4 throttle the car lost power. It feels like it was having a fuel pickup problem. Anyways i changed the fuel filter, put in some fuel system cleaner and also premium gas to see if that would help, and it did, didn't mess up again til today. I was on another road trip and it starts sputtering and loosing power when i get on the gas about 3/4 to pass, but only then, not when i'm just cruising around. Anyone every had this problem or know someone who has? Do i have a fuel pump going bad or is it something else? It only seems to do it after i've been driving it for a while.

[NISTECH]

check your air intake for restrictions or a pugged air filter first.

[Kevlar]

Hey there,

My car had the exact same problem a week ago...I didn't know what it was but the first thing I thought was my fuel pump but instead I started off with my spark plugs...This fixed it immediately. I can almost guarantee that it is your plugs, mine plugs foul up pretty quickly...

Kevin

[Thecollector]

Over time bad gas or just silt in the gas tank that gets sucked into the fuel filter will clog it up. Gas will still flow thru (for a while) because of the fuel pressure, but may lag sometimes when you need it most. Thats one of the cheapest and easiest things to replace.

[NISTECH]

Hey there,

My car had the exact same problem a week ago...I didn't know what it was but the first thing I thought was my fuel pump but instead I started off with my spark plugs...This fixed it immediately. I can almost guarantee that it is your plugs, mine plugs foul up pretty quickly...

Kevin

This is a good point as well. check your plug wires closely and see if oil has accumulated on the plug wire boots.

[USCS14DUDE]

i checked my plugs, cleaned them off and also checked my air filter but they all seemed to be okay. I was thinking about it later on that night about the intake and remembered both days it was raining, and i have a cold air intake, i'm guessing now thats the problem. I just got it about a month ago and that was the first 2 times i had driven it in the rain.