ENGINE AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
6E1-35
B-3 FUEL PRESSURE CHECK (Page 2 of 2)
STEP
ACTION
YES
NO
7
Was no fuel pressure applied in step 1?
Go to Step 8.
Go to Step 9.
8
With fuel pump operated and fuel return hose blocked
by pinching it, is fuel pressure applied?
Faulty fuel pressure
regulator.
Shortage of fuel or fuel
pump or its circuit
malfunction.
9
1) Operate fuel pump.
2) With fuel return hose blocked by pinching it, check
fuel pressure.
Is it 450 kPa (4.5 kg / cm
2
, 63.9 psi) or more?
Faulty fuel pressure
regulator.
Clogged fuel filter,
restricted fuel feed
hose or pipe, Faulty
fuel pump or fuel
leakage from hose
connection in fuel
tank.
10
1) Disconnect fuel return hose from pressure
regulator and connect new return hose to it.
2) Insert the other end of new return hose into
approved gasoline container.
3) Check again if specified pressure is obtained.
While doing so, does fuel come out of return hose?
Faulty fuel pressure
regulator.
Fuel leakage from
injector, Fuel leakage
from between injector
and delivery pipe,
Faulty fuel pump
(faulty check valve in
fuel pump) or Fuel
leakage from fuel
pressure regulator
diaphragm.
Fig. for STEP 1
1. Fuel feed hose
Special Tool
(A) Gauge
(B) Hose
(C) 3-way joint