please help a new guy out

[nos89lx]

i have a 97 sephia (recently purchased) that has started giving me trouble acting like its running out of gas. while driving at times the car will stall and if i push the clutch in and turn it off and restart the car it will go about 500 or 600 feet and stall again. the car does not do this everytime i drive it just in spells well today on my way home from work i was about half way into my 30 mile drive when the car started stalling again, with plenty of fuel i still stopped and added more fuel, i let the car cool for about 30 minutes and drove it home with no problems any info would be greatly appreciated.....thanks scott

[Raven1210]

it could be a sign of a fuel pump going sounds like its over heating

[ron1004]

Welcome to the forum.

Most often its an inline fuel filter thats long overdue for a change, or fuel pump suction strainer blocked, or bad fuel pump, or even a bad connection or ground on the fuel pump, or a bad fuel pump relay, or bad fuel pressure regulator.

The fact that it's intermittent would make it unlikely to be a bad pump.

[nos89lx]

Originally Posted by Raven1210

it could be a sign of a fuel pump going sounds like its over heating

yeah pretty much what im thinking

[nos89lx]

Originally Posted by ron1004

Welcome to the forum.

Most often its an inline fuel filter thats long overdue for a change, or fuel pump suction strainer blocked, or bad fuel pump, or even a bad connection or ground on the fuel pump, or a bad fuel pump relay, or bad fuel pressure regulator.

The fact that it's intermittent would make it unlikely to be a bad pump.

thanks for the welcome.....it has a new fuel filter...im gonna check the grounds and if i have no luck there i will drop the tank and check the pump...

[wasilm]

The access to the pump is right under the rear seat. There are two latches on the front/underneath the seat you have to push in order to lift the seat.