My 2011 Dodge Journey 2.4l engine
For a long while I was smelling always gas outside after I was running the car but never found out where is coming from. Yesterday I did find the leak right at the connector at the fuel line in the engine compartment coming out of the injectors and connecting to the line going to the gas tank, I suspect must be a bad O-Ring inside the line or I don't know until I disconnect the line. But is under pressure and I cant get it off until I release the pressure.
Does anyone know how to release the pressure from the fuel line ?

Thank you in advance !

 

Several options.
Pull the fuel pump fuse, start the car, let it run till it dies.
Find the shraeder valve and depress it (wrap with a rag first so it does not spray everywhere)
Not sure if there is an inertia switch, never looked, but trip that and start the car and let it run till it dies
Wrap the line to be disconnected with a rag and just remove it.

Welcome to DF.

 

Thank you for your help !

I will try to disconnect the fuse, seems like the easiest way

Cheers !

 

Good luck and let us know how you make out.

 

I just replaced my oil filter housing gaskets for the second time at 190K miles.

I'm not sure what the big deal is about fuel line pressure. If you just start with a cold engine, simply disconnecting it spills only a tablespoon or two of fuel. From what I've read, if you break the connector, you have to buy the whole section of fuel line that it's attached to. Its probably not a standard buna o-ring in there, it needs to me more fuel resistant.