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Can a fuel filter cause the car to stall?

Updated: 10/21/2022
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It could , but it would have to be almost plugged totally , to restrict the fuel flow that it was starving the engine .

You could very well have another problem , but fuel filters can get very dirty and restrict fuel flow.

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