fuel issues?

[SubySnacks]

Every once in a while my car is very hard to start iit revs over and over and over but nothing, then if I try again in a minute or give it a little gas it finally statrs and turns over and idles sooo low at like .01rpms, then when I get to start driving it idles high. Fuel gauge is (sometimes)inaccurate. Not sure if that's related though? Any thoughts? Thanks.

[javasti2004]

miles on the vehile?

[SubySnacks]

162,050.893

[subaru_crazy]

have you replaced the fuel filter?

[SubySnacks]

I didn't personally I'll have to ask dhgurs

[subaru_crazy]

it might be clogged causing low fuel pressure

[javasti2004]

best bet may to be starting with a fuel pressure test at the rail in most cars there is a valve very similar to ones on tires but dont use a tire guage

[SubySnacks]

Damn I just used all my money into this thing too lol. I have no way of testing anything. :(

[javasti2004]

maybe you can borrow one from auto zone. you put a deposit on a tool and when you return it you get your money back. have done it with brake line tools for my old truck. they may have a guage

[javasti2004]

thats if there is a valve to test from

[subaru_crazy]

there not a valve on the ej22 for testing

[SubySnacks]

Well at least i got a few ideas. Where is the location of the filter? As soon as I can get the $22 bucks from autozone lol. :( Anyone looking to hire someone? Haha

[SubySnacks]

Did the fuel filter a couple days ago, seemed a little better, but today it started again really bad it took like 5 minutes to get the car started. gave it some gas and it idled up again and drove itself, in gear lol. Sound like next step is the fuel pump? Someone please tell me they have a subaru they are parting out with a fuel pump they can spare lol?

[shtbxr22]

IAC motor? clean that beeitch!

[07xtreme]

if you end up needing a fuel pump i've got my 96 legacy fuel pump

[SubySnacks]

I'm pretty sure it is the fuel pump, only considering the other symptom to go with it(the inop fuel gauge) someone said the float can be all out of whack. I'm sure I could use the fuel pump lol.

[SubySnacks]

07xtreme did the fuel pump for me, already feels a TON better. Thanks a lot man.

[shtbxr22]

AWESOME!!!! :D

[SubySnacks]

Now to find an outback gauge cluster to fix my fuel gauge and get a rpm tack lol.

[apkarian100]

Junk yard. Now to find an outback gauge cluster to fix my fuel gauge and get a rpm tack lol.

[SubySnacks]

that's so mean, cars have feelings too, it's a salvage yard. lol

[SubySnacks]

So apparently it wasn't the fuel pump. While it definitely feels way better today it did that hard starting thing again, except it didn't have to give it a pump of the gas pedal to get it going. Turned the key once and let it try to turn over for like 10 seconds... stopped, waited a second, tried again and it started up. I don't know if it is cold, or just how subaru's are?

[shtbxr22]

see my post..... :palm:

[SubySnacks]

IAC motor? clean that beeitch!

Yeah I gutta do that shiz. Where is the location of its.... location?

[shtbxr22]

if facing the engine, it's on the back passenger side of the intake manifold.

[SubySnacks]

ah ok thank you.

[The Internet]

Crack on the fuel return line in the tank (right where it attaches to the sending unit) will cause a slow vacuum leak.

After sitting, the fuel will drain back into the tank.

:2cents:

[SubySnacks]

I think Nick(07xtreme) would have seen that when he did the fuel pump, right?

[The Internet]

It's something randon that can easily be missed. I would never even suggest that it's the problem if it had not happened to my buddy. He had the exact same symptoms as you.

[SubySnacks]

I know when I did the fuel filler pipe, that little vent pipe went into the cars body and wasn't connected to anything after that, it felt like anyways. Is that something? Also would he have seen the crack when he did the fuel pump?