I have a 2000 ford contour se 6 cy and i almost rani it out of gas i made it to the speedway for gas and i kept it running why i pumped 2 gallons of gas in it. All of a sudden. It started spuddering .

Asked by GuruTQNQC Jul 08, 2018 at 02:32 AM about the 2000 Ford Contour 4 Dr SE Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I about ran my 2000 ford contour Dr out of
gas and when I put more gas in it I left it
running and now it's shuddering and Don't
want to idle and I drive about 5 miles it died
on me 4 times I had to drive it with two feet
now it won't even start. Can someone help
me with this

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When you run a vehicle's fuel tank nearly empty, there is a good possibility of any dirt or other foreign materials to get sucked up into the fuel pump and clog it up. First I would inspect your fuel filter to see if that may be clogged, and if that's not the issue it is more than likely your fuel pump. To get at these you do need to drop the gas tank. It is not a quick job but with somewhat limited tools and a little research, it's not unreasonable for a DYI job. Your looking at a pretty steep bill from a repair shop to do this. Best of luck to you I do hope for your checkbook that it is just the fuel filter, as those are easy to remove and replace!

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