I'm doing some work on my wife's accord and need to relieve the fuel pressure. The problem is, I can't relieve the pressure the way the Haynes manual says (disconnecting the wire to the fuel pump and running it until the car dies) because it won't start. There must be another way to relieve the fuel pressure. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

 

pull the fuel pump fuse and run the car until it dies...

 

But that's my problem - the car won't run. Is there another way without starting the car?

 

unscrew gas cap, and where the fuel line conencts to the fuel rail, you can loosen it with a 7/8" wrench if i remember right and this is a 4 cylinder right? are you pullin fuel pump?

 

Yes. It's a 4 cylinder. Thanks.

 

Oh, and no, I'm not pullin' a fuel pump. I'm gonna take the head off. It blew a head gasket.

 

ohh ok, yah its the dome lookin thing on top of the fuel rail where the fuel line connects, i cant think of the name of it though, haha.

 

Thanks for the information. I think that dome thing is called the fuel pulsation damper?

 

i think so man, i know that once you loosen it and take it off the fuel line comes off as well..

 

he's right, remove the fuel damper and the line comes off. just wrap a rag around the damper before you break it loose.

but you don't need to do that to take off the head. unbolt the the intake manifold from the head and push it back against the firewall. it barely makes it but it will clear. Then you don't have to disconnect fuel lines, injectors, vacuum, IAC, etc. It makes the job much easier. I've had the head off my F23 3 times.

 

good info man, so when i need to pull my head is it ok to hit you up?? haha!

 

thanks for the information. i'll give that a try. sounds a lot easier!