When i bought my teg, the guy told me that it had been sitting for about a year. I didn't drive it far. First thing I did was changed the fuel filter. Then i drained the tank (i know, this should've been done in the other order). It didn't even have gas in it, more like water. The tank has fresh gas now, but whenever I try to pull out, the motor sputters, knocks, backfires, etc. Is the new fuel filter already bad, or could it be the fuel pump. Also, on my test run after the fresh gas. I went up a hill, and i had to shift down to second just to make it upfrom where the motor was bogging down so much. thanks guys.

 

did you check other things like plugs, wires, distributor, etc. etc?

 

You should change the oil and check the plugs

 

you should check the fuel pressure and the other tune up items such as cap, rotor, plugs and wires. Probably wouldn't hurt to also do a compression check. Does it throw any codes? Check the timing also but without driving the car I couldn't really give you any other ideas.

 

what he said

when I got my car I changed everything.. brake pads.. oil, tranny oil, radiator flush, valve cover gaskets replaced, fuel filter, air filter, spark plugs, timing belt, steering fluid, i also did a compression test, cylinder leakage test, fuel to air ratio, fuel injectors checked..... all the stuff you can think of...

 

thanks guys. I haven't changed the plugs or wires yet. I changed the oil. And drained the radiator and added new coolant. Fuel pressure check is next as soon as i can get ahold of a tester. It got a new valve cover gasket, and now i'm needing a new cam plug.