Fuel pump location

1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
210,000 MILES • 5.0L • V8 • AUTOMATIC
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SRHCRTZ06
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Will not start acts like there is no gas. It has over half a tank. Want to know where fuel pump is located.
Mar 12, 2017 at 5:28 PM
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KASEKENNY
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This does sound like a possible fuel issue but we need to confirm that. Here is a guide that helps with checking the pressure:

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

If it turns out to be low pressure then we need replace it. Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-electric-fuel-pump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1AyqeftAmA

Lastly I attached the process out of the manual that will give you the info needed as well to replace the pump. The location of this is in the fuel tank so that needs to come down in order to replace it.

Let us know if you have questions. Thanks
Dec 2, 2020 at 2:38 PM
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