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Originally Posted by shadow2k I started my old Taurus up in the garage, backed it into the driveway, and turned it off one day. The driveway is on an incline,

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Old 10-16-2009, 08:42 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I started my old Taurus up in the garage, backed it into the driveway, and turned it off one day. The driveway is on an incline, and it was not registering the 1/4 tank it had just a second ago in the garage. I stuck another gallon in, still no dice, wouldn't start.

I had to roll it out into the street on a level surface to start her back up. The Taurus' fuel sensor will cause that issue on inclines due to its placement in the gas tank. If what little gas is left is pooled up in the back, it will think it's empty.

Not sure where the Z's sensor is located, but it could likely be caused by the same thing. Whether it's a hill, or you're taking hard turns and moving all the fuel to an area where the sensor won't see it.

Just a guess...
I think that is the case, however it's not really the sensor but rather the fuel pickup. If the pickup isn't completely submerged in fuel, the pump can't reach the required pressure on the fuel line and the injectors won't fire.
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