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The check engine light came on and the van could not pickup speed. One time I had the fuel almost empty, and the check engine light showed and the van could not pickup speed. I tried to put on neutral and push the gas the engine sound find but when put on drive, the van doesn't pickup speed. sometime it backfire also. I filled the gas up and the van runs fine for a while. the engine light came back on the the same problem occur. I thought it is the o2 sensor. I could find the sensor. Is that my problem?
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Have the cat converter check as it may be blocking the exhaust system at high speeds . Check for fuel system fault not allowing the tank to vent correctly as you may be getting a vacuum in the tank not allowing the pump to suck fuel through to the engine.
thank obama for that it may be electric fuel pump and pickup in fuel tank. this has become very common since the intoduction of allowing a percentage of ethanol in our gasoline. it carries moisture with it which causes rust and the ethanol deteriorates any and all rubber seals hoses seals. if thats the cause tank must be droppeout cleaned pump and pickup replaced.$200 to $300. hopefuly not the prob.I would recomend checking coupons pep boys ,sears napa ect...they often offer free diagnostic test on vehicles. good luck.
YOU NEED TO ADJUST IDLE SPEED TO 750 RPM FOR THE 2.4L ENGINE AND THE 3.0L ENGINE IDLE SPEED NEEDS TO BE 800 RPM.THAT IS THE REASON WHY TRUCK STALLING YOU NEED REALLY TUNE UP ENGINE THEN ADJUST IDLE SPEED.
It could be a bad fuel gauge in the dash unit, but....
Usually it's "The bad".
The fuel level sending wipe arm and windings on the fuel sender wear and send erratic readings.The only cure is a replacement fuel gauge sender.
The check engine light should not be related to the erratic fuel readings.
"The good".
If you have over 200,000kms or 120,000 miles on your van you need a new fuel pump anyway,so have a complete assembly put in which will have a new fuel sender on it.
If it ran before you ran out of gas, and now it doesn't, it is a pretty safe bet that it is NOT getting the gas where it needs to go.
What I would try is using some starting fluid or squirting some fuel into the throttle body to give the van a chance to get the engine up to higher speeds (however briefly) to increase the number of times the injectors fire, hoping to speed the process of fuel getting from the tank to the engine. Hopefully, in this way, you can reestablish normal fuel flow.
Plus, if introducing fuel does not get the engine to show signs of life, the solution starts to look like perhaps something more serious...
sounds to me like the fuel pump is bad, when it warms up it dies, try to check this by filling the tank and running a while, then run the van with a near empty tank and see how it does. A full tank of gas should keep the fuel pump cool as it is surrounded by the liquid. I had a similar problem. when my tank got to about a quarter full (3/4 empty) the van would shut off after a short distance, then after sitting for a while would start up again get me a little farther then shut off again. i ended up changiung the fuel pump cost me almost $300. if this simple test shows no results the you got electrical problems, check distributor, and surrounding cables. good luck. also check your fuses could be dirty!
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