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Where is the fuel filter for a 94SL1
I thought the battery had drined after leaving the lights on. When I went
to jump it...the car starts...runs on iddle without cables for 10 minutes no problem, but when I try driving it, the car stalls and dies. When I try to start it again, the battery is dead. I jumped it again, and as running on iddle, I push the gas pedal..OK, once I try driving it again, when switching to second gear, it stalls and dies. I thought it could be the Fuel filter, does anyone have diagrams (.pdf) or any other format, where the fuel filter is located on a 94 SL1. Thanks |
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If you have to jump start this vehicle, it would not likely be related to
the fuel filter. As for it running 10 minutes after you jump it and then dying, this sounds like a bad alternator and possibly a bad battery as well. Once you put the jumper cables on the battery it gets charged from the running/good vehicles charging system. It builds up enough charge to run for a few minutes, but since the alternator is probably not recharging the battery it eventually dies since it can't generate the required spark and/or the computer does not see sufficient voltage to keep the system alive so it shuts down in either case. If you then need to re-jump to get it re-started, this would seem to confirm the bad alternator. By the way, as the voltage drops, the car will likely run like crap since the computer which controls everything is not getting sufficient power and the signals from the sensors are likely out of the desired range. Fix the electrical system first, then see how it runs before doing more. In answer to your question, I'm not exactly sure where the fuel filter is on a 1994, but on a 1996 it was on the driver's side firewall down near the bottom of the vehicle. Follow the gas line from the fuel tank and it should be easy to find. Bob "94SL1" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > I thought the battery had drined after leaving the lights on. When I went > to jump it...the car starts...runs on iddle without cables for 10 minutes > no problem, but when I try driving it, the car stalls and dies. > When I try to start it again, the battery is dead. I jumped it again, and > as running on iddle, I push the gas pedal..OK, once I try driving it > again, when switching to second gear, it stalls and dies. I thought it > could be the Fuel filter, does anyone have diagrams (.pdf) or any other > format, where the fuel filter is located on a 94 SL1. > > Thanks > |
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Buy yourself a digital multimeter. ( they are inexpensive these days and it
is kind of difficult to do any electrical troubleshooting without one). With the meter you can measure the voltage across the battery and it should measure about 13.5v when the car is running. If it measures less then that, turn the car off and measure the voltage again it should measure at least 12V (usually about 12.5V). Now turn the car on and measure the voltage again if the alternator is working properly the voltage should be higher then when the engine was off. If the voltage is not higher the regulator inside the alternator is probably gone and you have to change the alternator. As it was mentioned before if the alternator is not working the battery gets discharged and the computer starts being unpredictable and cause all kinds of symptoms. The symptoms you describe all point to an electrical problem rather then fuel problem. I have had to change the alternator on my 93SW three times already. It was the regulator every time. Alex "Bob Shuman" > wrote in message ... > If you have to jump start this vehicle, it would not likely be related to > the fuel filter. As for it running 10 minutes after you jump it and then > dying, this sounds like a bad alternator and possibly a bad battery as well. > Once you put the jumper cables on the battery it gets charged from the > running/good vehicles charging system. It builds up enough charge to run > for a few minutes, but since the alternator is probably not recharging the > battery it eventually dies since it can't generate the required spark and/or > the computer does not see sufficient voltage to keep the system alive so it > shuts down in either case. If you then need to re-jump to get it > re-started, this would seem to confirm the bad alternator. By the way, as > the voltage drops, the car will likely run like crap since the computer > which controls everything is not getting sufficient power and the signals > from the sensors are likely out of the desired range. Fix the electrical > system first, then see how it runs before doing more. > > In answer to your question, I'm not exactly sure where the fuel filter is on > a 1994, but on a 1996 it was on the driver's side firewall down near the > bottom of the vehicle. Follow the gas line from the fuel tank and it should > be easy to find. > > Bob > > "94SL1" > wrote in message > lkaboutautos.com... > > I thought the battery had drined after leaving the lights on. When I went > > to jump it...the car starts...runs on iddle without cables for 10 minutes > > no problem, but when I try driving it, the car stalls and dies. > > When I try to start it again, the battery is dead. I jumped it again, and > > as running on iddle, I push the gas pedal..OK, once I try driving it > > again, when switching to second gear, it stalls and dies. I thought it > > could be the Fuel filter, does anyone have diagrams (.pdf) or any other > > format, where the fuel filter is located on a 94 SL1. > > > > Thanks > > > > |
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