System Inspection

Fuel System Components:

1. Visually inspect the components of the fuel delivery system. Look for and correct:

Mechanical

^ Loose, leaking, or damaged fuel or vacuum lines.

^ Leaking fuel injectors.

^ Adverse driveability symptoms, such as rough idle, hard to start, misses, surges, hesitates, backfires.

^ Damaged components in the fuel system.

^ Insufficient fuel in fuel tank.

^ Verify correct fuel type and quality.

Electrical

^ Discharged battery.

^ Damaged connectors.

^ Damaged insulation.

^ Fuse integrity.

^ Tripped inertia fuel shutoff switch.

2. Exercise the wiring and connectors for the solenoids and other electrical components for obvious problems due to looseness, corrosion, or other damage.

3. If a component is suspected as the obvious cause of a malfunction, correct the cause before proceeding to the next step.

^ Do all systems inspected, check OK?

YES -- Proceed to the Fuel Pressure test.

NO -- Correct any problems and re-evaluate customer complaint.