I have a fuel problem i think?

Question

i was driving my sons 90 ford probe and it just died one .i had it towed home .about 3 days later it started and ran for about 30 min. and then died again. it will idle. but anything over 3000 rpms it just dies real quick.

Answer 1

Replace fuel filter

check all hoses that have fuel in them (could be sucking shut when heating up)

May have an injector going bad

May have a sensor going bad

My advice would be to take it to a trusted mechanic and he can do a diagnostic test on it. Most cars today should be able to pinpoint what the problem is with diagnostic test.

Answer 2

probably the fuel filter like he said, it is unlikely a fuel injector as that just normally causes a misfire. it probably isnt a fuel pump because when a fuel pump goes bad it doesnt start working again. as far as the fuel lines go ford uses mostly metal lines and plastic, ive been working on ford for a long time havent seen a line suck closed unless the cars is more than 30 years old, start with the fuel filter and go from there