Originally Posted by Mrmiata
Send him $500 and I'm sure he'll be more than happy to take it in for "proper diagnostics" since the opinions and symptons aren't enough to convice you where the problem lies.. or are you not that concerned since it would now involve "your" dollars? Real easy to arm chair quarterback when it's not reaching your check book. What part of "limited budget" is half of everyone missing here? When the fuel pump quit on my Chevy I didn't have to have it towed in to the dealer to tell me "your fuel pumps out". Have you taken your car in for diagnostic to know the heating element is out instead of the switch or are you planning on throwing dollars at the element and hoping?
sorry this problem ,,most of the time does not show up on a diagnostic check, and i would guess that he just wants to change both because what ever ( dirt) made the pump go bad could be in the filter, i have done the same thing changed both. jim