so lemme start by saying i know im a dipshit for letting it get that far. lets end that now i dont wanna hear about it.

im driving home and i feel my car running out of gas. i pull off to the side of the freeway and walk to the gas station. i get 1 gallon of gas and walk back to the fit. i put the gas in the fit and attempt to start the car the first few attempts were total loss then around the 4th attempt the car seemed to start up idle for a few seconds and then sputter out and die. so basically all i need to know is. is this my fuel filter being clogged and im just not getting enough fuel to the engine or whats goin on? lemme know guys. i need this fixed first thing in the morning so i gotta figure out what to replace.

thanks so much
hope to hear from you guys soon
s0x
tony

 

try putting more gas in it?
I drive a tow truck for a living and I've seen it more then once where the small amount of fuel that I bring for motorclub customers isn't enough to actually get the vehicle going either because the vehicle is parked on an angle...or they are just that low on fuel.

Make sure your car is on level surface, and like I said...try putting more fuel in it. Just a guess, but unless your in the habbit of getting it down super low on fuel, you probably haven't gotten enough sediment in the tank to clog the filter doing this just the one time.

 

fuel inside your tank helps keep the fuel pump cool. When you let it get too low it could burn out your fuel pump, it has happened to my brother a few years back.

 

my mom's old accord had this happen to her. she had to reset the ecu...and it worked. not sure if this is the case.

 

you will have to keep doing what you are doing. I did the same thing, ran out of fuel, then tried to restart it.

It took about 15 starts, runs for a few seconds, then dies, repeat.

 

I don't know if it'll help but did you try letting the fuel system pressurize? Just leave the key in the on position to let the fuel pump prime. Then after its done buzzing, try to start the car.

 

i would reset the ECU and if that doesn't work, try hootie's trick above.

 

Hey sOx,
Sorry to hear about your problem. I carry an air tight, 1 1/4 gallon plastic gas container, full, Velcro strapped to the tie down ring in the left rear corner of my Fit. I live in the mountains, and the fuel gauge is never accurate with constant ups and downs. The stashed gas gives me around 50 extra miles, but obviously I have to use it BEFORE the tank runs dry to stay our of your situation. So far, so good.

 

when you first turn the key on the fuel pump primes for a couple seconds then stops...turn the key on and off a few times waiting a few seconds before you turn it back off then on....then try starting it

 

Either you didn't put enough gas in it, or you burned up your fuel pump. That's why I never let my car get below 1/8th of a tank. Most people don't know this, but yes fuel pumps burn up from not having enough fuel in the tank. Hopefully you just need more gas, but I doubt it.