Leaking injector

Asked by Bonfirenites Feb 11, 2016 at 03:15 PM

Question type: General

What will cause my injectors to drip fuel
when engine is off. I removed air filter
because i notice fuel on my intake. I haven't
started the car in days but my injectors are
dripping

1 Answer
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Mark answered 8 years ago

The fuel system still has quite a bit of fuel pressure in it even when it is not running - so if you have a bad injector it will leak down until the pressure is relieved

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