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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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Fuel Leak

I hope this is not a stupid question but oh well.

I noticed that I was getting some fuel leakage behind the intake manifold.

It appears that it is coming from the bleeder valve on the rear side of the fuel rails. The valve looks like a tire stem valve and it is leaking from there.

Is there supposed to be a cap on the valve? Will simply putting a cap on the valve solve the problem or should I look to getting the valve repaired. Thanks.
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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take the valve out and put a new one in...its same as a tire valve.

Fuel will spray out.....
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Is there supposed to be a cap on the valve? Will simply putting a cap on the valve solve the problem or should I look to getting the valve repaired. Thanks.
If you are leaking fuel out of that valve, putting the cap back on won't solve the problem, but to answer your question, there is a cap from the factory on there. Do as Mdacton suggested and replace the valve core.
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Thanks, I went ahead and put in a new valve core. I bought a pack of four from Autozone for only $1.99 and the tool was the same price.
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