# 2002 Ford Windstar has rough idle and fuel smell

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-windstar-has-rough-idle-and-fuel-smell/166885>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** windstar, ford\
**Created:** [July 6, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-windstar-has-rough-idle-and-fuel-smell/166885 "2020-07-06T13:35:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![windstar19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5fc32e/32.png) [@windstar19](https://community.cartalk.com/u/windstar19)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-windstar-has-rough-idle-and-fuel-smell/166885/1 "2020-07-06T13:35:21Z")

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rough idle low power then power kicks in all at once very strong fuel smell

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-windstar-has-rough-idle-and-fuel-smell/166885/2 "2020-07-07T16:12:33Z")

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Locate the fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/a/0a6a9249751d4297c91b734e155e8820f376225b.jpeg)

Remove the vacuum hose from the regulator.

If gas leaks out of this connection, the regulator is leaking and requires replacement.

Tester