99 Cobra won't start

sheenie1 · 03-11-2009, 05:32 PM

I store my car all winter as I'm from Detroit but i usually start it once a month and take it for a ride if there's no salt. I tried to start it two weeks ago and it cranked fine but did not turn over. Could the fuel pump go bad just sitting for three months?

tazzracing1 · 03-13-2009, 08:11 AM

You should be able to hear the fuel pump when you turn the key to the on position.

sheenie1 · 03-30-2009, 09:19 PM

the fuel pump is ok but now it seems it could be the fuel filter. do you need a special tool to remove it?

Z_Drifter_87 · 03-31-2009, 02:03 AM

You might need a quick disconnect tool, but i did mine just fine with a flat head screw driver. I slid out the locking pins on each side and popped off the hose on each side. thats all.

kng9nothing · 03-31-2009, 06:16 PM

you shouldn't have a problem with using a screwdriver or pliers to get the old plastic clips off. Just make sure that your new fuel filter comes with new clips as well...that way you don't have to worry about damaging the old ones getting them off.

03-11-2009, 05:32 PM	#1
sheenie1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	99 Cobra won't start I store my car all winter as I'm from Detroit but i usually start it once a month and take it for a ride if there's no salt. I tried to start it two weeks ago and it cranked fine but did not turn over. Could the fuel pump go bad just sitting for three months?

03-13-2009, 08:11 AM	#2
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	You should be able to hear the fuel pump when you turn the key to the on position. __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

03-31-2009, 02:03 AM	#4
Z_Drifter_87 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harlingen, TX Posts: 28	Well You might need a quick disconnect tool, but i did mine just fine with a flat head screw driver. I slid out the locking pins on each side and popped off the hose on each side. thats all.

03-31-2009, 06:16 PM	#5
kng9nothing Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 100	you shouldn't have a problem with using a screwdriver or pliers to get the old plastic clips off. Just make sure that your new fuel filter comes with new clips as well...that way you don't have to worry about damaging the old ones getting them off. __________________ ~Mike 1997 Cobra #3704/6961 Rio Red w/Saddle Cloth Interior MGW Shifter Steeda quadrant & firewall adjuster

03-30-2009, 09:19 PM	#3
sheenie1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	the fuel pump is ok but now it seems it could be the fuel filter. do you need a special tool to remove it?

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