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    Could someone tell me if this pic a fuel pressure regulator?
    It's from my '91 GSi.
    If not a regulator then what is it?
    Also how much roughly from Vauxhall?

    Mine leaks optimax like it's going out of fashion!!




    Cheers in advance.

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    No one knows what it is?
    It sits by the rear drivers side wheel just after the fuel pump.

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    basically yes. its often called a damper. should be able to get one from a scrappy for peanuts

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    yes it is a damper, it helps take the shocks out of the fuel pressure, ensuring smooth fuel delivery. they cost about ?40 from the dealer. you cam run without it, using a piece of metal pipe as a joiner. I would not recommend doing this for long though. the fuel pressure regulator is on the fuel rail (near the injectors)

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    what happens if you run for long with out one as i had one on mine but it was correded and leaking fuel out of it

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    mines been running without one for yonks perfectly fine

    the idea is say u snap the throttle closed, flow rate changes dramatically as the injectors close down, for a split second the pressure spikes then falls once regulator catches up - that damper is designed to take some of that shock away from the pump itself

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