Fuel leak

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xavier
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Post Sat Dec 14, 2019 9:59 am

I have found a fuel leak towards the rear of the car. Do I need to depressurise the fuel system before replacing the dodgy bit of pipe?
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Post Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:11 am

If it's leaking, it will mostly self depressurise, if the leak is from the one run of pipe that's under pressure.