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Old 11-14-03, 12:40 PM
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When EXACTLY is the best time to replace the PD.
At what milage would you guys say is good to replace it and with what symptoms like for example i know one is the smell of gas in the cabin.
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I recommend every 10 years or 100K miles which ever comes first
Old 11-14-03, 01:17 PM
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Just FYI.. I believe 10 years / 100k miles is not soon enough. My 90 S5 TII went up in flames a couple years ago (before I got it). Luckily the fire did not spread too far but appeared to start at the PD. My TII only has 50,000 miles on it..
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i smell gas on the cabin sometimes... but im runnign premix.. man it seems almost impossible to identify the symptoms
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please guys does nayone have any ideas...
Old 11-14-03, 03:01 PM
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smelling gas at anytime is a bad thing. I personally would check everything related to the fuel system until I could find the leak.
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Originally posted by Forcus
Just FYI.. I believe 10 years / 100k miles is not soon enough. My 90 S5 TII went up in flames a couple years ago (before I got it). Luckily the fire did not spread too far but appeared to start at the PD. My TII only has 50,000 miles on it..
Yeah, T2's seem to be more prone to it. Even the FD had recall because of fuel leaks and PD problems related to the extra underhood heat.

Two other things...

1. Your post shows that S5 PDs flame too. I wish more people would realize that and act accordingly. I hear of too many S4 owners claiming they are safe from the hazard of a PD failure because they found a S5 PD in a junk yard and put it on. Thank you for posting that.

2. A couple years ago and the car would have been approaching or past the 10 year replacement suggestion as it is 14 model years old right now, 4 years after I recommend.

Every 10 years old, 20 years old (from production date on the car) replace it even if there is only 30K miles on the car.

Every 100K miles, 200K miles, 300K miles etc, replace it even if the car is only 5 years old.

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Old 11-16-03, 07:58 AM
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they checked fuel lines for leaks but they didnt find any..ill get the PD checked on MonDAy
Old 11-16-03, 10:12 PM
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Originally posted by Icemark
(although I did have to swap PD sides when using the S4 rail lower rail with the S5 intake because of clearence issues).

I am going to be using a s5 intake mani on a s4 motor. Is this all that is needed to make it work? I do have the s5 fuel rail as well but would like to keep the s4 rail.

how hard was it to change the sides of the pd?

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Just swap the sides, and you'll need a washer.

Pretty easy swap
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Thanks for the info!
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GUESS WHAT GUYS... MY PULSATION DAMPER IS LEAKING LIKE A CRAZY MOTHER!!!

Im so very happy i could cry right now... I have to find a way to pull 140 bucks out of my ***.. any ideas? YOu got to love the rotary RELIABILITY! (j/k) But i wish sometime in my lifetime i could spend money on something besides the engine bay.. I mean the hotties like a radio or at least anything that will cover split wires or at least a paint job... ( my car is all primed with gas and oil stains all over )
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$130 for PD? Can't you just get that XS Engineering FPR which is supposed to come with built-in PD?

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Old 11-19-03, 04:39 AM
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"(my car is all primed with gas and oil stains all over)"

Now thats sexy!

"Can't you just get that XS Engineering FPR which is supposed to come with built-in PD?"

Is FPR a fuel pressure regulater? Where can I get one?
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