Fuel Leak
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I thought I smelled raw gas from the engine so I stopped driving my 94 FD, today I attempted to see if I could figure out where the problem was coming from. I started the car to warm it up while I looked in the engine bay and I smelled gas again, mainly by the UIM, looked under the car and saw gas trickling on to the ground by the drivers side of the engine. Am I right to assume that it would most likely be the FPD? The symptoms leading up to this were I occasionaly smelled a faint gas smell while driving under any condition so I stopped driving the car after I spent 4 hours researching this website, don't want an engine fire. The best answer I can come up with is the FPD, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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It's hard to say for sure that it's the FPD. Sometimes the injectors leak, sometimes it's the injector o-rings, sometimes it's the FPD.
The good news is you stopped driving it. Don't even start it again.
Remove the UIM and have a look at things. There is a small black box in front of the driver side wheelwell with "Diagnostic" on it. Use a paper clip to jumper the F/P and GND terminals in that box and turn the ignition on without starting the car. This will run the fuel pump and pressurize the lines. Now you should be in a good position to find the leak.
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The good news is you stopped driving it. Don't even start it again.
Remove the UIM and have a look at things. There is a small black box in front of the driver side wheelwell with "Diagnostic" on it. Use a paper clip to jumper the F/P and GND terminals in that box and turn the ignition on without starting the car. This will run the fuel pump and pressurize the lines. Now you should be in a good position to find the leak.
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Thanks for the quick response, so now the hard part... How would I move the car to my garage to work on it? I live in an apartment and I have to get the car to my parents house to start working on it. I am thinking about getting it towed over there, any other solutions, because I cant think of any. Can I pressurize the system after I pull the UIM? to see where the leak is coming from Also, I was reading the archives and people were saying this part cost $97, I can't find it any cheaper than about $140, is that about right? While I have ihe UIM off I am going to replace the vaccum hose with silicone hose, install new spark plugs and replace the injector o-rings, is there anything else I can do preventative wise while I am in there? Thanks you guys are awesome.
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Sorry I misread the first post about charging the fuel system, I am going to get the car towed hopefully today and pull the UIM and see if i can tell where the leak is coming from.
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If you are pulling the injectors, for the $100 or so, I would send them out to have them cleaned. www.rceng.com
By the way removing the UIM isn't going to help with removing the spark plugs.
You can rent a car dolly from U-Hell to tow it with. If I still lived in Edmond I would do it for you, but I moved.
By the way removing the UIM isn't going to help with removing the spark plugs.
You can rent a car dolly from U-Hell to tow it with. If I still lived in Edmond I would do it for you, but I moved.
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It's hard to say for sure that it's the FPD. Sometimes the injectors leak, sometimes it's the injector o-rings, sometimes it's the FPD.
The good news is you stopped driving it. Don't even start it again.
Remove the UIM and have a look at things. There is a small black box in front of the driver side wheelwell with "Diagnostic" on it. Use a paper clip to jumper the F/P and GND terminals in that box and turn the ignition on without starting the car. This will run the fuel pump and pressurize the lines. Now you should be in a good position to find the leak.
Dave
The good news is you stopped driving it. Don't even start it again.
Remove the UIM and have a look at things. There is a small black box in front of the driver side wheelwell with "Diagnostic" on it. Use a paper clip to jumper the F/P and GND terminals in that box and turn the ignition on without starting the car. This will run the fuel pump and pressurize the lines. Now you should be in a good position to find the leak.
Dave
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