I'll see

 

I got a fuel pressure regulator but no seal/gaskets, I'm assuming its best to replace those gaskets for safety reasons since I would be removing the pump assembly, however I did replace a bad battery cable end this morning and drove to a nearby town and back with no stalls, I'll keep an eye over the course of a few more trips to see if its been rectified.. I think I'll recheck the fuel pressure just for the crazy idea that for some strange theoretical idea or instance that a bad battery cable end possible have anything to do with the pump pressure not being high enough.. (ex: pump amperage possibly being affected by the cable end).. Probably not possible but still going to recheck the pump pressure just so I can sleep better..lmao

 

Our senior electreical engineer had some interesting experiece regarding "bad battery cable ends". He discovered that rust formation at the end of a battery cable creates a resistance that dropped the voltage to 6 volts, which made his car running very weak and even stalled some times. And as soosn as he cleaned the cables and battery terminals the voltage went up back to normal.

 

Its crazy how weird stuff happens like that isn't it?...lol, I kinda wish the van had metal ends but they just have the lead ones that wear out quickly. I went on a short trip again and nothing happened, but until I go to the next city over and back 25-30 miles round trip again its when it usually done it, like I said it didn't do it the other day, another few of those trips will tell me whether or not its still going to do it or not, so far it hasn't.

 

I decided to get rid or my 1997 Caravan, I knew it needed a new fuel filter, EGR valve, MAP sensor, throttle position sensor (TPS) and Bank1 O2 sensor. They all work together to let the computer decide what to do.

 

I realize you are going to sell the van. If the rest of the van was in good condition (body, Engine, transmission), it would not cost a lot to fix all of those things. Not a lot of labor, either. If it was mine, i would clean or replace the EGR valve. and check for vacuum leaks. I doubt all those parts are bad at the same time. If a leak was found and repaired, then i would clear all codes, drive and reassess the situation (rescan).

 

I agree with Offgas, I would probably fix that van and keep it, unless there was something I would feel uncomfortable tackling, since those are relatively cheap fixes I would keep it Mgoma99, how many miles is on your 97? Mine hit 250,000 about a month ago, still runs great.

 

My mechanic noticed that it started to burn a little bit of oil. And it has too much rust below the back doors. I understand that not all sensors could be bad, but a least the fuel filter which I cannot replace myself, EGR vavle must be real dirty and TPS. That is still require time and money. I will keep it behind the house incase I got some exrtra time to work on it, and learn how to lower the gas tank and replace the filter. In addition, both front CV boots are noisy and need to be replaced. Thanks for your positive points of view though

Also, I bought a 2007 Grand Caravan used, but very low mileage, and I am doing some little fixes on it here and there.

 

Replacing the fuel filter is an easy job, I done it by myself, just place a floor jack under the tank with a board to even out the pressure being applied to the tank by the jack, you just put enough pressure to keep the tank up, remove both strap bolts on the passenger side only, let the tank drop a few inches and you can get to the bolt holding the filter on. Then its all about pulling the 3 quick connect fittings on the fuel filter lines and it comes right off, slip the other on, bolt it, jack the tank back up, tuck the line behind the front strap and bolt both passenger side straps back up. Obviously release the pressure at the rail first and have something to catch the remaining fuel that runs out when you take the fuel filter off.

 

Thanks mcasdorph for the useful instruction information.