Loss of power and sputtering

155,000 MILES • 5.3L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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ARTIST01
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It started out just randomly sputtering and running rough at take off, and has progressively gotten worse. It is now dying and wont idle for more than 30 seconds to a minute. I started by changing the fuel filter, that seemed to help for just a short amount of time, it was still not right, but within thee same day it was back to bad again. Then I found a vacuum leak on the elbow going to the fuel pressure regulator, no Help at all. I added a can of seafoam fuel cleaner, and a fuel tank of fuel. It is still progressively getting worse. I noticed that after rechecking the new elbow on the fuel pressure regulator that fuel came out of the regulator. I then replaced the Fuel Pressure Regulator. Still no help. At this time the vehicle will not stay running long enough to drive it.This has all happened in a span of one week. My next thought was to check the fuel pressure. Any Help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Aug 9, 2019 at 2:08 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like the engine is misfiring due to worn ignition components. here is a guide to show you how to perform a tune up correctly:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-tune-up-a-car-engine

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output

Please run down these guides and report back.
Aug 10, 2019 at 7:10 AM
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