Q: 2002 Chevy Trail Blazer dies out

asked by on April 14, 2016

I have an O2 Chevy Trail Blazer. I've changed the sparkplugs and also cleaned the throttle body but I didn't change the fuel filter. Couple of weeks ago, it died on me, but it started back up. I'm having this problem. Is it the fuel pump?

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