Hard starts, rough idle and stalling can occur. Adding a water remover can help until a new filter can be installed.
What happens when a 1989 buick reatta fuel filter goes bad?
Your fuel filter is important for maintaining free flowing gas to your engine. If the line or filter gets clogged, your car may sputter or stop while driving.
The fuel filter is part of the fuel pump. It doesn't need to be changed unless the fuel pump goes bad.
They don't go bad they just get clogged. Your engine will starve for fuel and your fuel pump will get hot and self destruct trying to pump fuel through a clogged filter. Replace the filter every 36,000 miles.
If the fuel pump relay is defective the fuel pump will not run.
Some possible causes for the engine to sputter: Bad fuel pump not enough pressure Bad fuel injector Bad air filter Bad fuel filter Bad spark plugs or wires
The engine will not run.
the car won't start
Well there is no fuel filter in your vehicle if it is 2001 or later. You can't, just wait until your fuel pump goes bad......ah, no fun!
no/poor gas flow to the engine. Results in stalling/stammerring motor.
If the fuel pump relay goes bad your fuel pump will not get power and you will get no fuel. If your fuel pressure is showing too low your pump is either weak and needs to be replaced, your fuel lines are restricted somewhere ( or possibly leaking ) or your fuel filter needs to be replaced.
The best thing to do is replace the fuel filter anyway. You will need to do it even if the fuel pump is bad, so you have nothing to lose. You can listen to hear iif the fuel pump is kicking on at all. If it is, just do the fuel filter. Its much cheaper and easier than the fuel pump. Then you can test the fuel pressure to see if the pump is bad after you replace the filter.