hey guys i need to relieve my fuel pressure and im not really sure how...i looked in my repair manual but it was very vague.any help is greatly appreciated.thanks

 

There is a shrader valve (like a tire valve)on the fuel rail. With the engine cold, not running, & key OFF,(don't want to start a fire) wrap a rag around the valve to catch the sparay, press on the valve and fuel will squirt out till there is no pressure. Why are you doing this?

 

i blew the head gasket and im goin through the book and it said that i had to relieve the fuel pressure

 

Ok. Chances are the fuel pressure will be way down by the time you start working on it.

 

alright thanks for your help

 

i couldn't find the "shrader valve (like a tire valve)"on my 96 3.8 does mine have one.
i'm also thinking of changing my head gasket.

 

Try looking at the passenger side of the fuel rail towards the very front of the car. May have a cover on it, but there should be one there.

 

My advise to you is if you can't find the schrader valve on the fuel rail then don't even attempt a head gasket job lol unless you KNOW what your doing... in that case go ahead and do it.

 

no if i can't find the scharader valve, i'll just pull the fuel pump fuse/relay and run the car till it dies. That's what i do to all my other cars.

 

if you can find a fuel rail you can find the schrader. it will be at the xtreme end, or on its own stalk. it will not be rubber like a tire schrader, but instead will be hard plastic and will have (most likely) a black cap over it somewhat like on the tire valves.