gas smell on fuel pressure regulator vaccuum hose
11-16-2006, 10:43 AM
#3
Originally Posted by budhayes3
Sounds like it...they don't always spew fuel when they go bad, it may be just starting to rupture. If you have the original fp reg on a 99, it's more than likely on it's way out, mine went at around 37k if I remember correctly.
11-16-2006, 11:51 AM
#4
Originally Posted by hourang
yeah i have 108k miles on original. any other way of testing besides smelling for fuel?
11-16-2006, 11:56 AM
#5
Originally Posted by budhayes3
I guess you could pump the fpr up with a vacuum pump and see if it holds pressure or just bleeds down...might even suck some fuel through if it's NG. I'd pump it up around 20 in/hg.
11-16-2006, 02:08 PM
#7
Originally Posted by budhayes3
Hook it up to the port on the fpr (I'm talking about one of those hand-held mityvac style pumps)
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11-16-2006, 09:49 PM
#9
Originally Posted by hourang
yeah i know i have one, ok so i just hook it up on the top of the fpr, seems easy enough. thanks man. oh also wheres a good place to get a replacement?
Originally Posted by Holty
i could be wrong, but i thought only if fuel came out after unplugging the hose meant that the fpr was bad. not sure though.
11-17-2006, 09:44 AM
#10
Originally Posted by budhayes3
I got mine at the dealership, not sure if it's available elsewhere.
That's usually the case, but when I originally checked mine (had a hard start and rough idle, accompanied by black smoke from the tailpipes), I pulled the hose a few times for poops and giggles to see if different conditions created fuel in the line (checked it cold, after a hot soak, etc.) A couple of times (usually after a hot soak), fuel was present and pouring out, a few other times it seemed dry as a bone, but I still could smell the gas, (this seemed to happen more over-night, when I checked it in the morining). I guess it depends on the conditions, ambient temp, fuel quality, etc....the gas may possibly evaporate if it sits for a while. I played with mine for about a week before I finally got a chance to get to the dealer to get the part (about $60-$80, depending on what kind of deal you get)...they had it in stock too, and mentioned how they replace them quite often.
That's usually the case, but when I originally checked mine (had a hard start and rough idle, accompanied by black smoke from the tailpipes), I pulled the hose a few times for poops and giggles to see if different conditions created fuel in the line (checked it cold, after a hot soak, etc.) A couple of times (usually after a hot soak), fuel was present and pouring out, a few other times it seemed dry as a bone, but I still could smell the gas, (this seemed to happen more over-night, when I checked it in the morining). I guess it depends on the conditions, ambient temp, fuel quality, etc....the gas may possibly evaporate if it sits for a while. I played with mine for about a week before I finally got a chance to get to the dealer to get the part (about $60-$80, depending on what kind of deal you get)...they had it in stock too, and mentioned how they replace them quite often.