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2003 VAUXHALL ASTRA
75,500 MILES
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RINTOUL
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my vauxhall astra is sitting at 1000 rpm but when you up the revs it dies i got the garage to have a look and they said i needed the exhuast changed and the catilic converter but it is still doing the same.this only happened when i ran out off petrol.
Jul 10, 2012 at 11:54 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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In tank fuel pumps are cooled and lubricated by the fuel in the tank. When you run a car out of gas or very low, it pumps a lot of air through the pump which overheats it and causes some severe wear and many times, failure when they cool off.
You will need to use a fuel pressure gauge to verify this


Jul 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM
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