Fuel run down too low and now the car wont start?

Tiny
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  • 2002 FORD FOCUS
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I have let the fuel run down too low and now the car wont start how do I rectify it?
Thursday, February 24th, 2011 AT 5:35 PM

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Tiny
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Just letting the fuel run too low will not cause the engine to not start once it has fuel in it again.

So I suspect there is a greater issue. This means we need to start with checking the fuel pressure.

Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

I suspect what happened was there was some debris in the bottom of the tank and when you ran it low, it pulled this in and clogged the tank.

I am attaching the info from the manual that will help with replacing the pump as I suspect this is the issue.

Please run through this info and let me know what questions you have.

Thanks.
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 AT 7:22 PM

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