up hill issues

[97rover]

97 disco se7 couple of weeks ago started acking up it would not start right had to pump gas peddle so i replaced gas filter. now when i excellerate uphill and it switches gears it sputters would that be my fuel pump??????? just need to know if anyone else has experience this problem

 

[joey]

Sounds like a possible fuel pump issue, but could also be a few other things... provide a little maintenance history (you may have done this in a prior thread, but it helps)

 

[penguinpwrd]

You will come to learn that typically on these vehicles, the air/fuel systems are a very very delicate business. They age at the same rate when new, and after a certain amount of time, changing any part of the system - your fuel filter for example - can cause or reveal several other problems. This could be your fuel pump. You may have a dirty air filter and/or MAF sensor issues. You may just need to clean the throttle plate. It could be a number of things. I would start by hooking a pressure gauge up to the check valve on the fuel line under the hood. Typically anything other than around 30psi (+/- 1-2) denotes a problem with either the pump , the filter, or the lines....

Good luck!!!

-ppb

 

[fbrems]

The first aid is lined up here above, if no positive results, check the Ignition Cables. It took me some time to figure it out but after a lot of opening and closing the bonnet, I replaced the 8 leads from the collector to the sparkplugs including the caps and the "sputters" were (finally) history.