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1995 Ford Explorer Question: will the plentume gasket under the fuel rail on a 1995 explorer vacum leak

 

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evart, Raleigh, NC, December 14, 2012, 05:43
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will a gasket under a fuel rail on a 95 ford explorer cause a vacum leak

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    Greg's Orange Auto (8805 Answers) , Orange, CA - (714) 482-6185
    globalhelper December 14, 2012, 06:07
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    yes anywhere there is vac is suspect to a vac leak. ck your fuel trim with a scanner and that will confirm if there are no other vac leaks

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    your.mechanic December 14, 2012, 08:59
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    yes it could

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    PARTS GUY December 14, 2012, 09:51
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    The gasket under the fuel rail is called the intake manifold gaskets (O-rings). It's very common to have a vacuum leak there. Replace those O-rings and upper plenium also.
    the most likely complaint is, runs bad cold and once it warms up to operating engine temp it seems to run better.

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    evart, December 16, 2012, 15:04
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    ok thanks what about the egr valve I pull the vacum hose off of the egr valve it run smooth and when i hook it back up it run like nothing wrong if it have a burnth valve will it run smooth i hook the egr valve back up nit run like missing

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    PARTS GUY, December 16, 2012, 15:45
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    Just replace the intake manifold and upper plenium o-rings. You are over thinking the problem. You have techs that have years of experience giving you the fix.

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