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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 10:42 PM
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Wassup guys,

I recently notice that my FPR gauge on my car stays at 40 psi when the car is turned off. Is this a sign of a bad gauge? Normal thinking would say it should go all the way down to 0 correct? The gauge does fluctuate higher when i hit the gas. The motor is a B18C1 if that matters and i am using the stock GSR fpr and gauge.


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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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mine stays at pressure too for a while after i shut off the car. its normal b/c the fuel system is still pressurized after you stop the engine
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 11:26 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dantastic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">mine stays at pressure too for a while after i shut off the car. its normal b/c the fuel system is still pressurized after you stop the engine</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanx Anyone else with the same thing?
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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Default Re: Possible problem with FPR gauge (spankey167)

What brand of fp gauge do you have?
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 11:39 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by @ries &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What brand of fp gauge do you have? </TD></TR></TABLE>
its just the stock gsr one
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 11:57 PM
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Default Re: Possible problem with FPR gauge (@ries)

no.... the fuel pressure gauge? what brand is it?
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 12:05 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by @ries &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no.... the fuel pressure gauge? what brand is it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

you are talking about the psi gauge right? If there is a type of brand for the type of gauge for a stock gsr. Then i dont know. Its just a stock one. My friends stock gsr has the same one.
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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I think we have a misunderstanding. Does the fuel pressure gauge you have look like any of these? Does it sit on top of the fuel filter?





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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 12:44 AM
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Default Re: Possible problem with FPR gauge (spankey167)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spankey167 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

you are talking about the psi gauge right? If there is a type of brand for the type of gauge for a stock gsr. Then i dont know. Its just a stock one. My friends stock gsr has the same one. </TD></TR></TABLE>'

Are you saying that you have a stock Fuel pressure regulator on your GSR?
@ries I think is asking about the gauge that you added to your fuel system to give you a reading. That portion is aftermarket, like the picture above.
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 07:05 AM
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Yea sorry for the misunderstanding. It looks similar to the first pic
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 07:22 AM
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My setup did the same thing. If it doesn't, then you have a leak some where.
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 07:26 AM
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Default Re: Possible problem with FPR gauge (spoonek9)

Almost all cars do this they have to hold residual pressure because no one hardly lets thier fuel pump up and prime for start up.
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 08:10 AM
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If you have a stock fuel pump, then this is completely normal as there is a check valve in the pump that helps to maintain the pressure when the car is shut off.
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 10:09 AM
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Ok guys when i checked my gauge in the morning... It went to 0 psi. So you guys were right... I guess there is residual pressure that stays for a while. But i guess it then goes away
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