Fuel pump not working

Asked by Pease420 Jan 07, 2020 at 03:49 AM about the 2002 Kia Optima LX

Question type: General

I bought a car that has say for 4 years so I drained
the fuel pump and into the tank and check the
wiring on the pump put it back together put new
gas in it and it won't start what am I not doing

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lrodri911 answered 4 years ago

First make sure it is fuel issue by spraying some quick start in the throttle body and see if it starts for a bit. If it does, then u know it's fuel related. It might need to be primed

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