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Safety precautions

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CAUTION: The use of nails, paper clips, or another unauthorized materials to back-probe electrical harness connectors is strictly prohibited and may cause damage to the electrical harness connectors, terminal ends or damage to a component. Use only the manufacturers test lead kit or an equivalent aftermarket test lead kit for back-probing all electrical harness connectors.
CAUTION:
  • The fuel system is under pressure! Before opening the system, place rags around the connection area. Then release the pressure by carefully loosening the connection.
  • The engine section of the fuel system, after the high pressure pump, is under extremely high pressure! When working on the engine or the fuel injection system, the pressure must be relieved to residual pressure before opening the high pressure components โ†’ 24 MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION (MFI) .
  • Place sources of flame, e.g. cigarette lighters, as well as those sources of others in the area, out of reach. These can ignite fuel vapors.

Perform the following steps before beginning work on the fuel supply system:

When removing and installing components from full or partially full fuel tanks, observe the following: