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HOMESERVICE MANUALSFORD1993TEMPO LX, 2.3 X, STANDARDREPAIR AND DIAGNOSIS (SINGLE PAGE)ENGINE PERFORMANCEREMOVE, OVERHAUL & INSTALLENGINE CONTROLS - REMOVE/INSTALL/OVERHAULFUEL SYSTEMFUEL RAILSREMOVAL (3.0L SABLE, 3.0L SHO, 3.0L TAURUS & 3.2L SHO)
1993 Ford Tempo LX, 2.3 X, Standard

Removal (3.0L Sable, 3.0L SHO, 3.0L Taurus & 3.2L SHO)

1993 Ford Tempo LX, 2.3 X, StandardSECTION Removal (3.0L Sable, 3.0L SHO, 3.0L Taurus & 3.2L SHO)
  1. Release fuel pressure. See FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE RELEASE. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove fuel supply and return lines. See FUEL LINE CONNECTOR. Remove wiring harness from injectors.
  2. On 3.0L SHO and 3.2L SHO, remove upper intake manifold. See UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. On 3.0L, remove throttle body. See THROTTLE BODY. Mark distributor housing for installation reference. Remove distributor hold-down clamp. Lift distributor enough to allow fuel rail crossover tube to clear distributor housing and lower intake manifold.
  3. On all models, remove fuel rail bolts. Carefully disengage fuel rail from injectors. Disconnect vacuum line from fuel pressure regulator. Remove fuel rail assembly.
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