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Originally Posted by TerminatorX5
it took BMW of Minnetonka a week to deliver fuel filter via fedex - fedex was taking good old time...
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lol. Fuck that. Anyways, I am waiting on my dad to get home so that he can let me borrow his car to go down to harbor freight and pickup a gauge to check the pressure. Now, like I was stating yesterday, the engine was idling rough but was still running until it just died and didn't want to start again. This may sound like a stupid question, but would the car have a failsafe mode for the pump, essentially turning it off after a while if something isn't working correctly? Reason I ask is, if the car shows no pressure at all, could it be that the car has shut off the pump, or would it be safe to say that something (fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel relays) are done? I ordered a fuel filter from Amazon after searching online for results on that Mann-Filter brand. I also ordered jack stands (25 bucks, can't beat that price) so that I can jack it up safely on my inclined driveway. I am going to use Cinder blocks as Chocks behind the rear wheels and hope for the best. IF it turns out I have NO pressure whatsoever, should I purchase the fuel Relays FIRST before doing anything else? In other words, go from Fuel Relays -> Fuel Filter -> Fuel Pump? I found some cheaper pumps online for as low as $120.00.
I tried turning it on right now, and no dice. I sprayed carb cleaner and that started it up, so at this point, it seems to be a fuel issue, not an air issue.