Q: Fuel pressure problem

asked by on January 28, 2017

car was running fine now it will not start put fuel pressure guage on and it will build pressure for two seconds and then goes to zero i changed the fuel pump relay the fuel pump and sock still no pressure i also pinch the supply line and return line no change have not changed fuel filter yet

My car has 100000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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