Loud humming sound from fuel pump or gas filter

[jay44224]

My son has a 96 sunfire with over 200k on it.
The problem he has is it runs fine for a while but has this loud humming sound coming from either the Fuel pump or Fuel filter, after a while this sound changes and the car stalls, and then the real problems begin and we can not seem to keep it running. I also notice when we open the gas tank it sucks in a huge amount of air. any insight would be appreciated

[matt09524]

check your fuel lines. You can buy a fuel line pressure gauge and check that yourself. Make sure your filter and pump along with gaskets are clean and securely mounted. Also, make sure you are not leaking gas.

[hotbug1776]

it's gonna be the fuel pump most likely, regular fuel filter changes will help prevent the pump from burning up again. that's what it sounds like to me anyways.