Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 01:47 PM
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Default Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

I have a aem fuel pressure reg. When my car is turn off my fuel pressure drop stright to zero. Does this mean my reg. Is bad? I've seen on other cars and The pressure hold at their set pressure or drop a little while their engine is turn off. Let me know if this is a bad reg. If so I may need to purchase a rebuilt kit from aem. Thanks
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

when u turn the key off it goes to 0, or after a while it slowly goes to 0?
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:56 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

check valve in the fuel pump could be bad...
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

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check valve in the fuel pump could be bad...
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

Where is the fuel gauge set up at before the regulator if so then i'll be checking the fuel pump it could be bleeding off. If after the regulator it can be the regulator or the pump. I've seen more pumps bad than regulators.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

It fall to zero right away when key off. The gauge is before the reg. If I remember right my b&m didn't do this.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

my aem "oem style" regulator does same thing.
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 07:21 AM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

All the shitty aem regulator does this, it a pain in the ***
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

Is this normal for aem fpr or does it needs to be rebuilt? Anyone have one that hold pressure?
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 08:34 AM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

if the gauge holds the proper pressure while the car is running dont worry about it.
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

It could be a a fuel leak chexk your injector seals and all the lines or put a vacume gauge on the line. Then test. Dont just swap parts fool
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

Originally Posted by welfarepc
if the gauge holds the proper pressure while the car is running dont worry about it.
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 07:44 AM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

i never had this on my aem fpr's
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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Default Re: Bad fuel pressure reg. If pressure drop to zero when engine off

Hey I have a b&m gauge mounted right at the filter, on the line going to the fuel rail and it holds pressure for a few hours before dropping to zero ... I guess this is normal since I dont have any fuel leaks, etc.
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