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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / November 2006

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1994 buick le sabre low fuel pressure

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shkjoon@gmail.com - 29 Nov 2006 14:11 GMT
hello. i have a 94 3.8 buick lebsabre that's been parked in my bay
since yesterday morning that's got only 10 psi of fuel pressure when
measured from the fuel rail port.

k, I replaced the fuel pump. car wouldn't start. fuel pressure was
still only 10 psi at the fuel rail.

when I turn the ignition on I can hear it pumping fine. relay? oil
pressure switch? I bypassed all that and gave voltage straight to the
fuel pump connectors and directly measured the fuel pressure coming out
of the fuel filter.

only 10 psi. thought defective fuel pump? replaced fuel pumpagain..this
time with the filter screen. blew out all the tubing there with air
hose.

same results with second fuel filter installed...10 psi when measuring
from the outlet of fuel filter and fuel rail.

yah the car got gas. i even put another old fuel pump I had lying
around..dipped that in a container full of gas and tried starting it.
same thing..

something i'm not getting here? im tired of all the gas smell. im
starting to get all kind of crazy ideals from people telling me its
defective key switch..bad module...but it aint getting enough fuel
pressure to begin with.
wws - 29 Nov 2006 20:43 GMT
> hello. i have a 94 3.8 buick lebsabre that's been parked in my bay
> since yesterday morning that's got only 10 psi of fuel pressure when
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> defective key switch..bad module...but it aint getting enough fuel
> pressure to begin with.

unplug the regulator
check pressure, report
Bob - 30 Nov 2006 02:39 GMT
>> hello. i have a 94 3.8 buick lebsabre that's been parked in my bay
>> since yesterday morning that's got only 10 psi of fuel pressure when
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> unplug the regulator
> check pressure, report

While I agree the fuel pressure regulator is the first place to look I can't
help but wonder what it is you propose to unplug?
hls - 30 Nov 2006 12:28 GMT
What about thte fuel pressure regulator?
shkjoon@gmail.com - 30 Nov 2006 17:37 GMT
update:

well. i found the problem. 1st fuel pump was defective. 2nd is
defective.

used a volvo fuel pump i found in the shed directly to the fuel rail on
top of engine and fired right up..

3rd fuel pump - will be from dealer.
 
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