1996 Accord Ran Out of Gas and Won't Crank
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1996 Accord Ran Out of Gas and Won't Crank
So I ran out of gas the other day so I put a half a tank of gas in it and now it won't crank. The engine turns over and it will crank up and run for just a second then die. I've cycled the key several times to try and prime the fuel line and even loosened the bleeder valve on the fuel rail and fuel comes out just fine. It just will not crank up and stay running. Is it possible for the fuel pump to work but just not produce enough pressure?
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Re: 1996 Accord Ran Out of Gas and Won't Crank
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Have you changed the fuel filter or has it be a long time since it was changed? The filter on my 1997 is mounted below the Master Cylinder and above the steering box. It really sucks where the engineers at Honda decided to move the fuel filter. You need a 19mm crow's foot, a 17mm socket, a 14 mm flare nut crow's foot and a 10 mm combination wrench to remove and reinstall the fuel filter. The fuel pump had a plastic bag/screen filter on the input side of the pump. The Helm shop manual indicates it is necessary to remove the fuel tank, from the car, to change the fuel pump on a 1997 Accord. I think the 1996 is the same.
Below is a great YouTube video by Bushougoma that shows, in great detail, how to change the external fuel filter.
You can rent a fuel pressure test kit from AutoZone for $150.00. You get it all back when you return the kit. The helm shop manual tells you to remove the nut from the end of the fuel rail (upper support and connection for the fuel injectors) and attach the fuel pressure gauge. That is great if you have the Honda gauge. The kit you rent, or buy, uses an adapter that replaces the upper banjo bolt with a special adapter bolt with a schrader valve on the top. You then screw the fuel test gauge into the schrader valve. You test the system with the vacuum line attached to the pressure regulator and with the vacuum line removed and pinched off. 35 psi attached and 46 psi removed and pinched off. These are from memory and there is a range for both, however, I do not have my shop manual handy.
I hope this helps some. Let me know if this helps and if you have any other questions.
Best of luck.
Have you changed the fuel filter or has it be a long time since it was changed? The filter on my 1997 is mounted below the Master Cylinder and above the steering box. It really sucks where the engineers at Honda decided to move the fuel filter. You need a 19mm crow's foot, a 17mm socket, a 14 mm flare nut crow's foot and a 10 mm combination wrench to remove and reinstall the fuel filter. The fuel pump had a plastic bag/screen filter on the input side of the pump. The Helm shop manual indicates it is necessary to remove the fuel tank, from the car, to change the fuel pump on a 1997 Accord. I think the 1996 is the same.
Below is a great YouTube video by Bushougoma that shows, in great detail, how to change the external fuel filter.
You can rent a fuel pressure test kit from AutoZone for $150.00. You get it all back when you return the kit. The helm shop manual tells you to remove the nut from the end of the fuel rail (upper support and connection for the fuel injectors) and attach the fuel pressure gauge. That is great if you have the Honda gauge. The kit you rent, or buy, uses an adapter that replaces the upper banjo bolt with a special adapter bolt with a schrader valve on the top. You then screw the fuel test gauge into the schrader valve. You test the system with the vacuum line attached to the pressure regulator and with the vacuum line removed and pinched off. 35 psi attached and 46 psi removed and pinched off. These are from memory and there is a range for both, however, I do not have my shop manual handy.
I hope this helps some. Let me know if this helps and if you have any other questions.
Best of luck.
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Re: 1996 Accord Ran Out of Gas and Won't Crank
<<<@!1!@>>>
Have you changed the fuel filter or has it be a long time since it was changed? The filter on my 1997 is mounted below the Master Cylinder and above the steering box. It really sucks where the engineers at Honda decided to move the fuel filter. You need a 19mm crow's foot, a 17mm socket, a 14 mm flare nut crow's foot and a 10 mm combination wrench to remove and reinstall the fuel filter. The fuel pump had a plastic bag/screen filter on the input side of the pump. The Helm shop manual indicates it is necessary to remove the fuel tank, from the car, to change the fuel pump on a 1997 Accord. I think the 1996 is the same.
Below is a great YouTube video by Bushougoma that shows, in great detail, how to change the external fuel filter.
Honda Accord Fuel Filter Replacement - YouTube
You can rent a fuel pressure test kit from AutoZone for $150.00. You get it all back when you return the kit. The helm shop manual tells you to remove the nut from the end of the fuel rail (upper support and connection for the fuel injectors) and attach the fuel pressure gauge. That is great if you have the Honda gauge. The kit you rent, or buy, uses an adapter that replaces the upper banjo bolt with a special adapter bolt with a schrader valve on the top. You then screw the fuel test gauge into the schrader valve. You test the system with the vacuum line attached to the pressure regulator and with the vacuum line removed and pinched off. 35 psi attached and 46 psi removed and pinched off. These are from memory and there is a range for both, however, I do not have my shop manual handy.
I hope this helps some. Let me know if this helps and if you have any other questions.
Best of luck.
Have you changed the fuel filter or has it be a long time since it was changed? The filter on my 1997 is mounted below the Master Cylinder and above the steering box. It really sucks where the engineers at Honda decided to move the fuel filter. You need a 19mm crow's foot, a 17mm socket, a 14 mm flare nut crow's foot and a 10 mm combination wrench to remove and reinstall the fuel filter. The fuel pump had a plastic bag/screen filter on the input side of the pump. The Helm shop manual indicates it is necessary to remove the fuel tank, from the car, to change the fuel pump on a 1997 Accord. I think the 1996 is the same.
Below is a great YouTube video by Bushougoma that shows, in great detail, how to change the external fuel filter.
Honda Accord Fuel Filter Replacement - YouTube
You can rent a fuel pressure test kit from AutoZone for $150.00. You get it all back when you return the kit. The helm shop manual tells you to remove the nut from the end of the fuel rail (upper support and connection for the fuel injectors) and attach the fuel pressure gauge. That is great if you have the Honda gauge. The kit you rent, or buy, uses an adapter that replaces the upper banjo bolt with a special adapter bolt with a schrader valve on the top. You then screw the fuel test gauge into the schrader valve. You test the system with the vacuum line attached to the pressure regulator and with the vacuum line removed and pinched off. 35 psi attached and 46 psi removed and pinched off. These are from memory and there is a range for both, however, I do not have my shop manual handy.
I hope this helps some. Let me know if this helps and if you have any other questions.
Best of luck.
this should be very helpfull ↑
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The autozone and oreilly kit does NOT fit Hondas. Period.
Its $20 for a Harbor Freight kit and even if that is somehow WAYYYY too much you can take it back in 45 days or less and pay only a 15% restocking fee. I cant imagine $3 being out of anyones budget.
Its $20 for a Harbor Freight kit and even if that is somehow WAYYYY too much you can take it back in 45 days or less and pay only a 15% restocking fee. I cant imagine $3 being out of anyones budget.
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I haven't hooked up a fuel pressure gauge yet but I know that I am getting fuel to shot out of the bleeder bolt on the fuel rail when I turn the key on. I hooked up scanner to it also and it gave me an O2 sensor and the crankshaft sensor which I already knew needed to be replaced but has been driving just fine. I'm getting spark to all 4 plugs so I'm completely stumped. Is it possible for you to be getting fuel at the rail but not have enough pressure? Is there another sensor that would be keeping it from cranking?
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