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Fuel Leakage Inspection

WARNING:
  • Fuel line spills and leakage are dangerous. Fuel can ignite and cause serious injuries or death and damage. Always carry out the following procedure with the engine stopped.
CAUTION:
  • Connecting to the wrong DLC terminals may cause a malfunction. Carefully connect only to the specified terminals.
  1. Short the DLC terminals F/P and body GND using a jumper wire.
    Fig 1: Shorting DLC Terminals F/P & Body GND Using A Jumper Wire
    G00990070Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  2. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position to operate the fuel pump.
  3. Pressurize the system this way for at least 5 min  to be sure of no leakage.
    • If there is fuel leakage, inspect for damaged fuel hoses, hose clamps, and fuel pipe sealing surface and replace if necessary.
  4. After repair, assemble the system and repeat Steps  1 to  3 .