VERY VERY BAD NEWS

Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:25 am

First the motor on my s13 blew and now this
happens to my E30!!!!.........

dont know how bad the damage is til daylight....i dont even know if i could sleep tonite...AHHHHH!!!!!!!

.......

Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:27 am

WTF?????

Looks like you parked under pompeii??? What happened??

Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:37 am

??

Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:39 am

looks like he had engine fire and put it out with an extinquisher to me

Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:40 am

small fire,fuel leaked out from the FPR...I was able to put fire out quickly.lucky it happen in front of work.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:53 am

Is this an adjustable FPR...? If so, I've heard numerous stories of this happening.

My sympathy's with you on this one.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:56 am

E30_Pilot wrote:small fire,fuel leaked out from the FPR...I was able to put fire out quickly.lucky it happen in front of work.

I witnessed the same thing on E30Adam's FPR, rip it out, they are a fire hazard as you have just witnessed....

The fuel leaks out and sprays over the dizzy cap, nice.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:35 am

And a FPR is.......

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:38 am

massive wrote:And a FPR is.......

Fuel Pressure Regulator?

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:38 am

Fuel Pressure Regulator

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:41 am

fuel pressure regulator i guess

gutted.. hope it aint too bad

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:43 am

Unlucky on the engine fire bud. Hope you get it sorted.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:45 am

Crap, thats bad news. Hope its better than it looks mate and the car is fine.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:47 am

Is this at the front of the engine attached with a Jubilee clip?.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:01 am

It's bolted to the front end of the fuel rail.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:34 am

i was horrified to discover that this little device is just "friction fit" into the injector rail. i inadvertently removed my FPR when stipping the engine as i couldnt get the fuel hose off. i cant believe how badly it seems to be engineered considering the consequences if it comes slightly dislodged.
1) how can it be removed - ie what do you replace it with ?
2) if there is no FPR what regulates the fuel pressure (i have a racing fuel cell and swirl pot so do i need it anyway ??

thanks

Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:35 am

The standard FPR will be fine... it's only the aftermarket adjustable FPR's that have horror stories attached to them.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:30 am

To me that looks like a standard FPR though, a slight tear in the seal can do that.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:06 pm

It looks like the fuel line thats been kinked and split.. Look closely.. I could be wrong, but it's still leaking!

Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:17 pm

JCB wrote:i was horrified to discover that this little device is just "friction fit" into the injector rail. i inadvertently removed my FPR when stipping the engine as i couldnt get the fuel hose off. i cant believe how badly it seems to be engineered considering the consequences if it comes slightly dislodged.
1) how can it be removed - ie what do you replace it with ?
2) if there is no FPR what regulates the fuel pressure (i have a racing fuel cell and swirl pot so do i need it anyway ??

thanks

The standard one is held in place by two bolts.

Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:25 pm

yeah - its just that the seal didnt look very good. i guess i am just being cautious !!! can it still pi*s fuel out even if the bolts are tight ?

Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:49 am

turn out the seal isnt to good and the fuel line is a bit kinked.
In the pic you an see thatswhere the leak came from.

the fire wasn't to bad as i check it this afternoon.
Look like only the hood insulator got burnt up real good.
Cause I put out the fire quick looks like All the hoses and lines didnt get melted. So after I clean the bay
up I'll see if there was anymore damages. Hope I just have to replace the FPR seal and all
the hoses and lines and the car should be ok.