chriskinlaw

On my way home from work, my low fuel light came on and I kept driving home about 10 miles. When I went to crank my car this morning, it tried to turn over but won't crank. I went and bought a couple of gallons of gas, primed the pump, then tried to crank. It tried to turn over but couldn't. I tried several more times to crank letting, letting the fuel pump kick in a couple of times before attempting to crank, but no luck. On my last effort to crank, rather than really trying to turn over, it kind of just clicked, so "maybe" the battery is low now - not sure. Anyway, I am parked on about a 15 degree angled slope and I don't have a way to roll to a safe flat spot. Maybe I just need more gas, but would appreciate some helpful suggestions how to resolve the problem from here. For the snipers out there, yes, i know its stupid to drive a car with low fuel, but s**t happens.

motoxxxman

throw a little more gas in and give it a jump or charge the battery a bit

Chance EG

Make sure the battery is charged, and put more gas in the tank.

That's probably all that's needed.

holmesnmanny

fuel helps cool the fuel pump so running low on fuel runs the risk of burning out the fuel pump if it's old enough, you need to actually check for fuel, it's possible the fuel pump gave out

chriskinlaw

holmesnmanny, I am concerned about the fuel pump possibly failing. I knew how to change it on my old 1999 civic, but have no clue if it's the same setup on my 2012 accord. when i turn the key, i can hear something that sounds like the pump.

chriskinlaw

Chance EG is the winner for the day. 2 more gallons of gas and a jump did the trick. Thanks for the help!

Chance EG

Glad it worked out It can be surprising sometimes how long it takes to move fresh fuel through the lines after running dry.

motoxxxman

you mean motoxxxman? he said it first lol

Chance EG

Moto-who?

Yeah I wondered that too lol.

weekendboost

It was probably because you were on a slope, lesson learned don't park on a slope with very low gas lol