Fuel Leakage Inspection

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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.

Disconnect the negative battery cable
Remove the fuel pump relay
CAUTION:
- Short the specified terminals because shorting the wrong terminal of the main fuse block may cause malfunctions.
Using a jumper wire, short fuel pump relay terminals C and D in the main fuse block.
Connect the negative battery cable and operate the fuel pump. See BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [MZI-3.7] .
Verify that there is no fuel leakage from the pressurized parts
- If there is leakage, replace the fuel hoses and clips.
- If there is damage on the seal on the fuel pipe side, replace the fuel pipe
Fig 1: Identifying Main Fuse Block
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.

Standard

There shall be no leakage after 5 min.
After repair, assemble the system and repeat Steps 4-5.