Q: how do you no if you need a fuel pump or just a filter or lines replaced

asked by on April 19, 2017

Car won't turn over. Someone said it needed the fuel pump replaced . How do you know if its the pump or if it just needs a filter or the lines cleaned?

My car has 163000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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