2001 Oldsmobile Alero starting problems

DLH12104906

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2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO
2.4L
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
189,000 MILES

My 2001 oldsmobile alero trys to start but shuts down and wont even start for days, I had the fuel pump changed and the problem continued, it ran for a short period of time like about a week, then it started shuting down when trying to start

Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 AT 7:54 AM

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Have you had it scanned for both soft and hard codes? What made you change the fuel pump? When you try cranking it, is there fuel pressure? (You'll need to rent or borrow a gauge.) Can you hear the fuel pump relay clicking and the pump energizing when you first turn the key?

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 AT 12:45 PM

DLH12104906

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The fuel pump is working, and it was changed about three weeks ago. It was working fine then it started with the problems. But I do hear the pump relay working

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 AT 1:54 PM

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I need you to have all the codes pulled and check fuel pressure when the problem is happening. Do you get spark when it won't start? Does it even crank over (ruh-ruh-ruh-on and on) or just not start?

You could have a defective pump that works only when cool or warm. Or that has some other issue.

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 AT 2:03 PM