2003 tahoe service engine soon light

[droppedHoe]

man i can hardly get the thing to run, it turns off and just isnt safe to drive imo. im in duluth for a while at my girls crib... i can supply you some beer and some cash if you did decide to come my way and we get this thing running...

2 codes did pop up... bank 1 and bank 2 running lean...i checked the maf but couldnt really get it off but it looks very clean.

but let me ask you this... with the truck on or off, if i press the Schroeder valve in should fuel leak out or spray out?
also when the truck turned off leaving publix yesterday the msg center said low or check oil pressure.. i know it needs a oil change but i need to get it running correctly before i can drop it off to ntb for a oil change.

 

[Eagle]

hey guys, new to the forum and have a question for whoever can answer it...
i have a 03 tahoe and just had some work done on it (new fuel pump)

Bad pump (insufficient volume of fuel). or leaking connection at the pump, which is why it has to re-prime the lines every time you try to start it.


I'd be a serious ass and tell him I'm withholding payment until the work is completed to my satisfaction, and a proper fuel pump is installed. Then I'd call the bank right in front of him and put a stop payment on the check.

 

[Mac]

Sigh..shakes head....

 

[04Hoe]

Fuel pressure regulator would be my guess.

 

[droppedHoe]

man i can hardly get the thing to run, it turns off and just isnt safe to drive imo. im in duluth for a while at my girls crib... i can supply you some beer and some cash if you did decide to come my way and we get this thing running...

2 codes did pop up... bank 1 and bank 2 running lean...i checked the maf but couldnt really get it off but it looks very clean.

but let me ask you this... with the truck on or off, if i press the Schroeder valve in should fuel leak out or spray out?
also when the truck turned off leaving publix yesterday the msg center said low or check oil pressure.. i know it needs a oil change but i need to get it running correctly before i can drop it off to ntb for a oil change.

---------- Post added at 11:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:58 AM ----------

Bad pump (insufficient volume of fuel). or leaking connection at the pump, which is why it has to re-prime the lines every time you try to start it.


I'd be a serious ass and tell him I'm withholding payment until the work is completed to my satisfaction, and a proper fuel pump is installed. Then I'd call the bank right in front of him and put a stop payment on the check.

paid cash.
he's saying if i bought the pump from him he'd fix it free but since i bought the pump he's gonna charge another labor charge.
im just tired of arguing with him. the other day i went to his shop and told him he needs to fix it free and of course he refused... i was about to snap plus i had xd40 on me.. i just wanted to shoot him in the ass LOL

i'll try the FPR today

 

[Eagle]

You supplied the fuel pump?
Then he is right and you are wrong.


Your bad part, pay him again to replace it.
His bad part, he replaces it free. That is how business works.

What is the brand and model number of pump you supplied him?
That would be an easy way to check if it is even an appropriate pump.

 

[04Hoe]

Have them test the fuel pressure.

Fuel Pressure (Key ON, Engine OFF) 385-425 kPa (55-62 psi)
Fuel Pressure (vin Z) 335-375 kPa (48-54 psi)

 

[droppedHoe]

im gonna have it tested soon as my personal mechanic comes over b/c i really dont wanna drive the truck.
as for the pump that i bought, its from high flow fuel systems http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

as for business, i own my own own company so i know and understand business but if they put the pump in they should've tested the pressure before letting me drive it away. thats not good business,
and as for his part, he tried to charge me $438 for the pump and $180 for labor. he said he gets his pats from napa yet napa's oem pump is only $288 not $438 so thats why i picked up the replacement pump itself. he was trying to **** me with that price and when i pulled my laptop out to show him the price at napa he didnt know what to say.

i was thinking about buying this one if mine is the issue.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/E350...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[04Hoe]

By the looks of it the pump is junk. Spend once, cry once, now its going cost you some coin to fix the problem again.

 

[Eagle]

Did you off to pay him an hour's labor to check the pressure?

You hired him to put in a part, he did. Thus his job is complete regardless of outcome.

I wouldn't touch either one of those POS with a 10 foot pole.

Go to napa and buy the proper pump...
or buy an OEM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-...ccessories?hash=item5191a79080#ht_3332wt_1149