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ryanslloyd
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Aug 26, 2021, 4:12 PM
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Good evening. My 2003 Ford Mustang with roughly 204000 miles on it would not start and was leaking fuel. The fuel pump was replaced at a shop. Since then, the fuel gauge is unreliable and only occasionally reads accurately and mostly just reads empty even when full. I have to turn the ignition 3-4 times to get the engine to start. The orange Service Engine Soon light is now on. The codes are P0316 and P0300 and the engine runs and idles a bit rough. Any ideas? It seems like it needs service but I also don’t wan’t to take it to a shop that just does multiple rounds of pricey diagnostics and troubleshooting while never truly solving the problem, which is sort of how I got here in the first place. I just completed a move so I haven’t yet found a good mechanic in the area.
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Hammer Time
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Aug 26, 2021, 4:42 PM
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It sure sounds like the shop totally screwed up the fuel pump installation. It sounds like the fuel gauge float got damaged and the fuel pump is not working correctly. It seems to be siphoning back into the tank when shut off and it takes a while to get it primed when starting it cold.
They should be standing behind their work.
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Hammer Time
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Aug 28, 2021, 1:49 PM
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This stuff only happens if you let it. They screwed up the fuel pump installation and they are trying to bluff to blow you off and you are letting them. The squeaky wheel gets the grease and there is no question that this is their fault.
You need to find yourself a better quality of repair shop. These places give the rest of us a bad name.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 28, 2021, 2:09 PM
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Did I see this began TWO years ago and you just put up with two tries to start it but took that long for codes. It also has 204,000 miles on it sport - stuff is going to happen.
* I too think the fuel pump wasn't right nor solved fully but wasn't throwing codes? Two years! Where is the next shop for you to use this one if the same games of why do you go there. Shops go out of biz that don't play fair, still can make a bad call but fess up to it and handle it for you.
* Granted lots of that 2 years was a struggle with a pandemic unseen problems with places even open if home life got screwed up as we know.
Still unless impossible distance wise I'd look for another shop ones around me (fewer ongoing for years) are busy + not always fast to get all the work done in their hands not just you doesn't equal bad treatment or work.
Whatever reason (owners or bosses maybe) it isn't working out well - that's for the shop to fix,
T
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