How do I remove FPR?

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How do I remove FPR?

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How does the fuel pressure regulator come out?

I smell gasoline in the line to it, so I'm thinking about replacing it. I have occasional bogging when motor is idling--just sounds like it's running rich when motor slows to idle. Doesn't stall. Sounds like a carburetor with the float set too high. Feels sluggish up to 1500 then drives normal. This has happened 3 times over 3 weeks.
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and sometimes they are a bitch to pull out..
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imidazol97 wrote:How does the fuel pressure regulator come out?

I smell gasoline in the line to it, so I'm thinking about replacing it. I have occasional bogging when motor is idling--just sounds like it's running rich when motor slows to idle. Doesn't stall. Sounds like a carburetor with the float set too high. Feels sluggish up to 1500 then drives normal. This has happened 3 times over 3 weeks.
Hmm, I kinda have the same situation with mine minus the fuel smell. I figured it had to do with a leaking EGR valve.
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Slayer636 wrote:Hmm, I kinda have the same situation with mine minus the fuel smell. I figured it had to do with a leaking EGR valve.
I hadn't thought about an EGR not quite closing occasionally causing it? I just took it out and it looked clean as a whistle a few weeks ago. Also cleaned MAF.

How much gasoline smell from the tube to the FPR is acceptable?

Another symptom might be a lot of fuel smell in the exhaust when the car is first started for a half minute or so.
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imidazol97 wrote:How much gasoline smell from the tube to the FPR is acceptable?
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yes those plyers help a bunch trunt me i just changed mine it took about two mins
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I was able to change mine (twice) using two screwdrivers. Had it out in under a minute.
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how small were the screw drivers lol
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swiles wrote:how small were the screw drivers lol

Both were flat heads of normal size except one had a smaller tip than the other.
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sonoma_zr2 wrote:and sometimes they are a bitch to pull out..
x2 mine was a PITA
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This post is kinda old. :banana:
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GoldenBullet wrote:#-o
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