rangerluver
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- Location
- Wylie, Texas
- Vehicle Year
- 2011
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 5.0 (412 hp)
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey guys,
I have a '97 Ranger so when my dad called with questions on his chevy truck, I was kind of in the dark. I was kind of hoping some of you could help.
He has a 4 wheel drive 2002 Chevy Silverado with the 5.3 v8 ext. cab. 225,000 miles
About 2 weeks ago, he went to the oil change place to get the oil changed and decided to get the fuel filter changed as it had been a while. Also, the truck had been hard to start for a couple of days; he would turn the key and it would just crank. He said that it seemed like it was getting no gas. So they changed the fuel filter and when they pulled it off all this black stuff drained out of it. He said it was hard and gritty. So a mechanic he knows popped the hood and tried to see if he was getting fuel pressure to the motor and when he depressed the schraeder valve hardly any fuel came dribbling out.
So he went to the dealership and they said that they would have to drop the tank, pull the fuel pump, clean the screen, do a full fuel system clean, pull the fuel rail and clean that and the cost was like $900-$1100.
Does anyone have any suggestions that would take care of the problem? Is this endemic with these trucks with this many miles? He is a stickler with servicing his vehicles so I know he changes the fuel filter often I just am not sure if he has a bad tank or something else.
Any help would be appreciated.
I have a '97 Ranger so when my dad called with questions on his chevy truck, I was kind of in the dark. I was kind of hoping some of you could help.
He has a 4 wheel drive 2002 Chevy Silverado with the 5.3 v8 ext. cab. 225,000 miles
About 2 weeks ago, he went to the oil change place to get the oil changed and decided to get the fuel filter changed as it had been a while. Also, the truck had been hard to start for a couple of days; he would turn the key and it would just crank. He said that it seemed like it was getting no gas. So they changed the fuel filter and when they pulled it off all this black stuff drained out of it. He said it was hard and gritty. So a mechanic he knows popped the hood and tried to see if he was getting fuel pressure to the motor and when he depressed the schraeder valve hardly any fuel came dribbling out.
So he went to the dealership and they said that they would have to drop the tank, pull the fuel pump, clean the screen, do a full fuel system clean, pull the fuel rail and clean that and the cost was like $900-$1100.
Does anyone have any suggestions that would take care of the problem? Is this endemic with these trucks with this many miles? He is a stickler with servicing his vehicles so I know he changes the fuel filter often I just am not sure if he has a bad tank or something else.
Any help would be appreciated.