Q: The engine will run real rough with no power and will die if at idle for too long.
I had these symptoms about a month ago at around a quarter of a tank so changed changed the fuel filters. It ran fine until two days ago. I just changed the fuel pump and engine oil today. It started and ran maybe 10 minutes before running rough and eventually died. It currently won't start. Batteries are a month old and fully charged.
My car has 222000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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