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Where is the fuel pressure re?

Where is the fuel pressure re?

A fuel pressure regulator is located at the end of the fuel rail and it connects to the injectors of the car. To locate the fuel regulator, you must first find and follow the fuel rail in your engine and you can find it at the end, before the fuel gets into the engine.

What to do if your HHR fuel pump goes out?

There are physical signs that you can feel when your HHR’s fuel pump is going out. Before taking anything apart, check to see if your engine’s computer has any trouble codes saved in it. The engine may throw a P0087 trouble code. This trouble code detects that the fuel rail/system pressure is too low.

What are the symptoms of a bad fuel pump?

Also, the symptoms are almost exactly the same as bad/clogged fuel filter. Here are the most common symptoms of a bad fuel pump in your Chevy HHR: One of the most common signs that a fuel pump is going bad is a whining sound. The whining sound can indicate that the fuel pump is going out before there are any performance based issues.

Where does the fuel pump go in a car?

In modern fuel injected vehicles, the fuel pump sits right in the fuel tank and “pushes” the gasoline to the fuel rail (s). It is in the fuel tank because “pushing” fuel to the fuel rail is easier than “pulling” the fuel, which is what an inline pump would do.

There are physical signs that you can feel when your HHR’s fuel pump is going out. Before taking anything apart, check to see if your engine’s computer has any trouble codes saved in it. The engine may throw a P0087 trouble code. This trouble code detects that the fuel rail/system pressure is too low.

When to know if your fuel pump is bad?

Sometimes when there is low fuel pressure, you may also get an oxygen sensor related trouble code as well. The real issue with diagnosing a bad fuel pump is that it resembles many other vehicular issues in terms of symptoms.

In modern fuel injected vehicles, the fuel pump sits right in the fuel tank and “pushes” the gasoline to the fuel rail (s). It is in the fuel tank because “pushing” fuel to the fuel rail is easier than “pulling” the fuel, which is what an inline pump would do.

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Ruth Doyle