Fuel Tank and Lines: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The fuel tank and lines consist of the:
- L-shaped fuel tank.
- Fuel Pump (FP) module.
- Easy Fuel™ (capless) fuel tank filler pipe assembly.
- fuel tubes.
- Inertia Fuel Shutoff (IFS) switch.
- FP control module.
- Fuel Tank Pressure (FTP) sensor (part of the fuel vapor tube assembly).
The vehicle:
- uses a 2-speed Mechanical Returnless Fuel System (MRFS).
- has a standard (L-shaped) fuel tank.
- has a FP module that supplies fuel under pressure to the fuel rail.
- has a lifetime fuel filter (serviced as part of the FP module).
- has a serviceable fuel level sender mounted on the FP module.
- has fuel tubes (liquid and vapor) along with brake tubes mounted on the underside of the vehicle in a bundle.
- has a FTP sensor (part of the fuel vapor tube assembly).
- fuel injection rail pressure is controlled by the electronic FP module which is enabled by the PCM.
- has an Easy Fuel™ (capless) fuel tank filler pipe assembly, which cannot be modified in any way and is serviced only by installation of a new fuel tank filler pipe assembly.
- has a supplemental refueling adapter located behind the RH quarter trim access panel.
- has a FP module that operates on 10 or 12 volts depending on load, that supplies fuel under pressure to the fuel rail.
- has a FP control module located behind the fuel tank, mounted to the underside of the vehicle.
- has an IFS switch located behind the RH cowl trim panel.