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'92 SSEi with this problem BIG TIME.The wife refuses to drive it if less than 1/3 tank. If parked facing downhill gets no fuel if less than 1/2 tank. If no obstruction can coast with no engine or steering to level ground then it starts & runs fine.
Have owned this car since new. Has done this since the first year. I presumed it was a problem with the fuel pickup not reaching the bottom of the tank except if cruising level & straight down the interstate can run the guage to empty without it coughing.
Is there a common solution? Is this a pump/pickup problem? Is it loose baffles in the tank?
Have owned this car since new. Has done this since the first year. I presumed it was a problem with the fuel pickup not reaching the bottom of the tank except if cruising level & straight down the interstate can run the guage to empty without it coughing.
Is there a common solution? Is this a pump/pickup problem? Is it loose baffles in the tank?
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Re: Stalling on turns
Originally Posted by along
I have a 92 SSE that was losing power on turns, I recently replaced the fuel pump and filters and it fixed it.
Everytime the tank got below 1/2 a tank of gas, any sharp turns or sudden braking would cause sudden loss of power. Sometimes the car would even stall on braking hard. It did idle ok though and ran fine as long as I had more than 1/2 a tank of gas.
The new fuel pump fixed it, bad news was that it isnt easy to change, its in the fuel tank. I didnt go with a cheap one, but got the OEM pump, hopefully it will last longer.
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Everytime the tank got below 1/2 a tank of gas, any sharp turns or sudden braking would cause sudden loss of power. Sometimes the car would even stall on braking hard. It did idle ok though and ran fine as long as I had more than 1/2 a tank of gas.
The new fuel pump fixed it, bad news was that it isnt easy to change, its in the fuel tank. I didnt go with a cheap one, but got the OEM pump, hopefully it will last longer.
Andrew
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So what is the concensus on this issue, I have the problem on my 1992 SSE only on right hand turns when below 1/4 tank of fuel. SHould I attempt to find a fuel tank out of a more recent model? Should I replace the fuel pump?
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The baffles in the fuel tank are the problem. A 93 tank is a direct fit, and 94/5 would be close if not direct as well. Nt sure about the 96-99. Get the fuel pump too, as yours has been stressed because of the lack of fuel that killed it.
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DeathRat had posted the solution to this issue, but the solution was lost when the server went down. The solution has to do with an improperly installed strainer. Hopefully he can repost the TSB right here.