Q: Fuel pump
My 2001 Buick Century won't start. The gas gage floats so I've ran out of gas a few times, the last time I did which was 12/28/16 it wouldn't start back up. I. Assumed that I may have needed more fuel so I put a couple more dollars worth of gas in the car. It started and ran long enough for me to make it home and that's less than 4 miles from where the car was parked. Once I got the car home and turned it off it no longer started back up. I asked a buddy if he'd take a look at it, he suggested a new fuel pump so I've been doing some research and realized it could be a multiple of things such as fuel filter, or the fuel pump relay. I'm curious to know if there is a way for me to know which it is for sure before I can get a quote or spend to much on a needless part and labor.
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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