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Old 03-05-2010, 05:07 PM
abiby abiby is offline
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Originally Posted by bluewater View Post
Thanks. I will make a proper fix for the warm start problem. This is more for my curiosity.

I have done a fuel pressure test. Both system and control pressures are fine. The only problem is that the system pressure drops to zero about one minute after engine is off. So, I am going to replace the fuel pump check valve and fuel filter first. If this is not going to fix the problem, I will replace fuel accumulator.

Dropping that quickly, there's almost no doubt it's the accumulator. Replacing fuel filter and check valve will be a PIA, but doing it twice would be terrible. You might consider changing the accumulator at the same time. Also, replacing all the rubber hoses in the immediate vicinity is a good idea, as disturbing these in a 25 year old car almost guarantees a leak.
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