# Flooding 1999 Nissan Altima

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/flooding-1999-nissan-altima/162721>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [April 11, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flooding-1999-nissan-altima/162721 "2020-04-11T02:17:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LarryTMorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/larrytmorse/32/20338_2.png) [@LarryTMorse](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LarryTMorse)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flooding-1999-nissan-altima/162721/1 "2020-04-11T02:17:21Z")

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1999 Nissan Altima floods I try to start it smells like gas if I pull the fuel pump fuse out it will start sometimes but smokes and smells like gas what could be wrong with it?

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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:** [April 11, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flooding-1999-nissan-altima/162721/2 "2020-04-11T19:57:31Z")

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Locate the fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/9/09833147356f3d0b6462b2ce6b0ac8062d792eae.jpeg)

Remove the vacuum hose from the regulator.

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

Tester