Troubleshooting Request! [SOLVED] Options

[rave2n]

Hello all. On my way home from work this evening, the cellie died.

I was just taking off after a light, and it started to feel like it was stalling in 1st when the gas about half down. It seems to have recovered and was going alright. Drove normal...til the next light. Did it agian, but worse.

After stalling completely while going 35, pulled over. Had trouble starting up, but would start. Idle was crazy, but tapping the gas you could get it up to 4k rpm easy. That didn't last long either. It started to drop asoon as I hit the gas after that. Now it'll have a really rough start up, then run like crap for about 10 seconds, then just dies.

I checked for any obvious leaks or anything of the sort..nothing. My limited knowledge of engines is a hinderence atm. I do know, you need air, fuel, spark. I have air, I have spark. So, my question is...do you guys think my fuel filter, pump, or injector is bad?

The spark plugs are less then a year old, the only recent thing i've done is got a oil change, and put in LED BA-15 bulbs in my rear lights =P

Any assistance would be greatly appreicated, as right now its sitting in a parking lot of a not so wonderful area. Hoping its something I can fix quickly and available at a local shop..

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 19, 2010 - 4:15 PM

[rave2n]

Well turns out taking a fuel filter out is a major pain in the ass.

As well, no frigging store in this area sells the Banjo fittings, or replacement fuel lines. I can get it out of the fuel rail, but it won't budge on the filter. Nor will the steel line on the bottom of the filter...the filter actually bent, and now it seems impossible to remove it....yay.

Update Edit: Got the filter out, when taken out, brown liquid came out...I can only assume that is rust. Put new filter on, and its started up easier, but continues to have the issue. Put in some fuel system cleaner, gunna let it run for 20 and see what happens. If no changes..on to the next stuff.. Which I should have checked first...the EFI relay and throttle body vacumn port. If those don't work, then its back to the drawing board.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Mar 20, 2010 - 2:06 PM