Originally Posted by
tom wu
Matt and Brian Hoffman both came to my house and worked on the car . Hoffman said his dx showed a bad MAF, and someone here said fuel filter, so Matt, after replacing them, and the issue persisting, said it was the fuel pump. Unfortunately putting a new pump made the problem worse. I reached out to him again, cause maybe if I bring it to his shop he'll get a grip on it
There is no reason to change the fuel pump unless the fuel pressure is low, and even then, that can be the filter/regulator. Just changing parts because of someone's opinion is a waste of money, but you already know that now, don't you?