I think my fuel pump busted on me!
A few reasons I suspect the pump:
1. The car will start, idle for about 10-15 seconds normally, and then slowly start to drop from there until it hits about 300-500 in which case it barely keeps itself running - if left untouched it will die.
2. If, during the 10-15 seconds of perfect idling, I rev the engine up to say 3-4k and release the throttle it will instantly die.
3. Previously I could hear the fuel pump pressurizing the line coming out of the fuel filter when the key was turned on, but the car wasn't started - now there is nothing.
4. I just finished replacing the fuel filter during the troubleshooting process just to be sure it wasn't causing any issues.
Anyone have any objection to my theory of the fuel pump being bad?
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