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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: kowalski on September 18, 2006, 02:54:05 PM

Title: fuel presure
Post by: kowalski on September 18, 2006, 02:54:05 PM

what is the fuel presure supposed to be on these cars at idle, as in whats the regulator supposed to be regulating the fuel presure at when its idling. i want to line in a presure guage to see if my regulator is calling it quits.

Title: fuel presure
Post by: bmwman91 on September 18, 2006, 05:51:20 PM

It is supposed to be at 3BAR above manifold pressure at all times.  At idle it might measure like 1.5-2BAR above atmospheric (3 above manifold vacuum).

Title: fuel presure
Post by: kowalski on September 19, 2006, 04:13:37 AM

cool, thanks