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I have a 20-04 ford escape. Accidentally ran it out gas. Put gas in tank but won't turn over. Ran great before. I believe i also wore the battery down low What to do?
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possibly it did not run out but the fuel pump stopped running.. or possibly the fuel filter is clogged.. I have replace many filters that were clogged. Its under the car in front of the fuel tank. when you remove it try blowing through from the tank end of the filter, while you have it off hold a container on the fuel line and have someone turn the key. this will tell you if the pump is running. be careful.. if it is working it will squirt a lot of fuel under presure real quick !! yoiu may need a special tool to remove the filter.. Harbor Freight tools sells these for a very reasonable price. I own the Set of 4 that are anodised alumninum. for 4 different size pipes.. its almost impossible to remove the filter if it has these kind of fasteners without the correct tool.. .If you are lucky it might have the plastic clips. If so you just pull them out and replace them with the new ones that come with the filter.
I'm going to first assume that you've checked the battery terminals for gunk build-up. If the electrical system is OK, then the problem likely lies in the gas delivery. You might want to check out the starter anyway. Also, replace the fuel filter and put some Sea Foam or equivalent carb/electric ignition jet cleaner in the gas tank. I might add that your car is 17 years old. Start looking. . .
Most Fords have a fuel reset button. When you ran out of gas you tripped the circuit. Most of the time the button will be on the passenger side by the kick panel. The exact location should be in your owners manual or your local library or auto parts store will have a copy of one for your specific vehicle.
If you have dual tanks, like I have, the there is a mechanical fuel selector valve that both tanks hook to. When it fails, it usually fails so you can't get fuel out of the front tank. If you haven't tried yet, put some fuel in the back tank and give it a try. If the truck runs again, you need to swap out the shuttle valve.
I had the same problem but I did two fixes for it (1) when I bought the truck several years ago the duel tank switch was pushed in but i never fixed it and just would switch tanks with the switch pushed into the dash. after awhile it acted like it didn't know what tank to draw from point is i finally replaced the switch and it ran, but still ran rough, (2) on the left side of the motor their is an EGR valve (it was green colored vacum hose) I replaced that vacum hose and now it runs great.
if you have high milieage you may have sucked in the gunk on the botton of your tank when you ran out of fuel check if you can hear the fuel pump running for about 2 sec with key on engine off if you hear nothing the problem is with your pump as they will burn out if they run dry for too long,if you hear the pump check for fuel pressure if pressure low check fuel filter to see if clogged by gunk from bottom of tank.
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