Fuel Pressure Regulator

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I am having little problem with my FPR. This is a new unit and its not holding fuel pressure when a vacum gauge is used. Could it be a fuel pump problem? Starting is very hard right now.
 
Most/all of the Denso pumps have an integral check valve to prevent bleed down, and according to the Supra FSM they're supposed to hold static pressure for at least 5 minutes without bleeding off.

If your fuel rail pressure is bleeding off quickly, it could be this check valve that's failing, or an injector leaking, or a bad o-ring somewhere, etc., or like you say, the FPR leaking, although if it's a new FPR, that's not as likely as the other two possibilities.

Although it might be a PITA, you could remove the fuel rails and injectors and pressure test the assemblies individually, or together, with air at 15-25 psi and try to find the leaks with soap suds.

If you can eliminate the rails & injectors, then you can be pretty sure it's the pump.
 


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