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Fuel Leakage Test

WARNING: Fuel line spills and leakage are dangerous. Fuel can ignite and cause serious injuries or death and damage. Always carry out the following procedure with the engine stopped.

1. Complete the "BEFORE REPAIR PROCEDURE".
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
3. Remove the dynamic chamber.
4. Remove the fuel injectors together with the fuel distributor.




5. Fasten the fuel injectors firmly to the fuel distributor with wire.
6. Connect the negative battery cable.

CAUTION: Connecting the wrong DLC terminals may possibly cause a malfunction. Carefully connect the specified terminals only.




7. Connect DLC terminals F/P and body GND using a jumper wire.
8. Turn the ignition switch to ON to operate the fuel pump.




9. Tilt the fuel injectors approx. 60 degrees and verify that fuel leaks from the fuel injector nozzles is within specification.

Fuel leakage
Less than 1 drop/2 minutes

10. Turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position and remove the jumper wire.
- If not as specified, replace the fuel injector.

11. Install the dynamic chamber.
12. Complete the "AFTER REPAIR PROCEDURE".